DocumentCode
3348732
Title
Integration of the spatio-temporal heterogeneity of ecosystems to improve the hydrological fluxes
Author
Amram, O. ; Cherchali, S. ; Monteny, B. ; Flouzat, G.
Author_Institution
CNRS, Univ. Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
Volume
3
fYear
34881
fDate
10-14 Jul1995
Firstpage
1988
Abstract
The soil water content is estimated using an hydrological model based on the radiometry surface temperature and some soil characteristics. The results are compared to the ground measurements and show a good fit. The test site for this study is in the Sahel of SW Niger
Keywords
evaporation; hydrology; soil; Africa; Niger; Sahel; arid region; ecosystem; evaporation; evapotranspiration; flow improvement; hydrological flux; hydrological model; hydrology; radiometry surface temperature; runoff; savanna; semi desert; semiarid; soil characteristics; soil moisture; soil water content; spatio-temporal heterogeneity; tropical region; vegetation; water basin management; water budget; Atmospheric modeling; Ecosystems; Equations; Hydrologic measurements; Land surface; Land surface temperature; Radiometry; Soil measurements; Vegetation mapping; Water resources;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
Conference_Location
Firenze
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2567-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.1995.524087
Filename
524087
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