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Results from the pushbroom microwave radiometer flights over the Konza Prairie in 1985 (1987)

Lawrence, R. W. ; Schmugge, T. J. ; Wang, J. R.

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Publication Date: 2011-08-19

Description: Four flights were conducted by the NASA C-130 aircraft sensor platform bearing the 'pushbroom' microwave radiometer (PBMR) over the Konza Prairie in central Kansas in 1985, in order to monitor soil surface variations. When the brightness temperature maps thus obtained were analyzed, a striking difference was noted between burned and unburned watersheds; the latter had a very high emissivity despite having saturated soils, while the former had low values that increased with the gradual drying of the soils. The lack of sensitivity for the unburned watershed is tentatively attributed to the build-up of a thatch layer by the decaying vegetation, which serves as a good microwave absorber when wet.

Keywords: EARTH RESOURCES AND REMOTE SENSING

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