Experimental Study of C Band Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture

Abstract:

Passive microwave remote sensing is one of the most effective methods for inversing soil moisture. Under the condition of laboratory, firstly, C band microwave radiation was used to achieve the trial of ground-based remote sensing soil moisture, and then regression analysis was carried out according to the data measured, finally, got the C band experience regression model of soil moisture inversion. The results showed that: in the level-off state of soil surface, soil humidity and soil microwave emission rate is linear negative correlation, in the other words, soil microwave emission rate decreased while the soil moisture increased. Besides, with the increasing of soil surface roughness, both the value of microwave polarization index (MPDI) and microwave emission rate polarization difference Δe have the same trend of quick drop, stabilization and slow raise, and it presented the relationship of quadratic curve with the change of roughness.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 477-478)
• Pages: 624-627
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.477-478.624
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Xiao Liu Gao, Hui Hui Zhang
• Keywords: Microwave Radiometer, Passive Microwave Remote Sensing, Roughness, Soil Moisture

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