Title :
Monitoring crop growth on China Plains by using SSM/I data
Author_Institution :
Wave Scattering & Remote Sensing Center, Shanghai, China
Abstract :
Scattering and polarization indices at SSM/I channels are defined for monitoring crop growth. Examples are analyzed by using SSM/I observations over the China Plains. These indices and their temporal variations are characteristic parameters during crop growth
Keywords :
agriculture; geophysical techniques; microwave measurement; millimetre wave measurement; radiometry; remote sensing; China Plains; EHF; SHF; SSM/I; agriculture; crop growth monitoring; geophysical measurement technique; microwave radiometry; millimetre wave radiometry; mm wave; polarimetry; polarization; remote sensing; temporal variation; vegetation mapping; Crops; Land surface; Polarization; Radiometers; Rain; Remote monitoring; Rough surfaces; Scattering; Surface roughness; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3836-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1997.609214
