Passive and active microwave data for soils and crops characterization

Author

Macelloni, Giovanni ; Paloscia, Simonetta ; Pampaloni, Paolo ; Ruisi, R. ; Dechambre, Monique ; Valentin, R. ; Chanzy, A. ; Wigneron, Jean Pierre

Author_Institution

IROE, CNR, Florence, Italy

Volume

6

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

2522

Abstract

In the framework of EC Project ReSeDA, remote sensing measurements were carried out in 1997 to monitor soil and vegetation processes on an agricultural area located in South France. This paper discusses the sensitivity of microwave sensors in separating crops and in measuring soil moisture and vegetation biomass. Experimental data were compared with a radiative transfer model able to simulate the growth cycle of wheat and sunflower crops. The results confirm the potential of microwave sensors in detecting soil and vegetation features

Keywords

agriculture; geophysical techniques; hydrological techniques; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; soil; terrain mapping; France; agriculture; biomass; characterization; crops; hydrology; land surface; microwave radiometry; radar remote sensing; remote sensing; soil moisture; sunflower; terrain mapping; vegetation mapping; wheat; Area measurement; Biomass; Crops; Microwave measurements; Microwave sensors; Moisture measurement; Remote monitoring; Soil measurements; Soil moisture; Vegetation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6359-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2000.859627

Filename

859627