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Document Details
Document Type
:
Article In Journal
Document Title
:
Estimation of Surface Soil Moisture in a Semi-Arid, Mountainous Region Using Satellite Microwave Observations: A Case Study of Southwestern Region of Saudi Arabia
تقدير رطوبة التربة السطحية باستخدام الأمواج الدقيقة لتابع فوق المنطقة الجبلية الشبه جافة : دراسة حالة للمنطقة الجنوبية الغربية من المملكة العربية السعودية
Document Language
:
English
Abstract
:
This study presents the use of passive microwaves to classify and estimate the surface soil moisture in a semi-arid, mountainous region. The southwestern region of Saudi Arabia was chosen for this study. Two case studies have been considered to investigate the response of Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) brightness temperature to soil moisture. The first case is at satellite ascending overpass time (about 6:00 a.m. local solar time), and the second one is at satellite descending overpass time (about 6:00 p.m. local solar time). It is shown that normalized brightness temperature with respect to ground temperature may be interpreted in terms of the soil moisture in the surface layers. Normalized brightness temperature is not sensitive to soil moisture when precipitating clouds are present. The existence of precipitating clouds over the study area was determined through examination of the brightness temperature of frequency 85.5 GHz (Gigahertz).
ISSN
:
1319-1039
Journal Name
:
Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture Sciences Journal
Volume
:
6
Issue Number
:
1
Publishing Year
:
1415 AH
1995 AD
Article Type
:
Article
Added Date
:
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Researchers
Researcher Name (Arabic)
Researcher Name (English)
Researcher Type
Dr Grade
Email
عبد الوهاب سليمان مشاط
MASHAT, ABDUL-WAHAB S
Investigator
Doctorate
amashat@kau.edu.sa
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33992.pdf
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