Electromagnetic characterization of soil-litter media – Application to the simulation of the microwave emissivity of the ground surface in forests

F. Demontoux; B. Le Crom; G. Ruffié; J.P. Wigneron; J.P. Grant

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Electromagnetic characterization of soil-litter media – Application to the simulation of the microwave emissivity of the ground surface in forests

F. Demontoux, B. Le Crom, G. Ruffié, J.P. Wigneron, J.P. Grant

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In order to improve our knowledge of the emitted signal of forests at L-band (1.4 GHz) we focused this study on permittivity measurements of heterogenic natural media such as soil or litter consisting of plant debris and organic matter. This study was done in the context of the upcoming SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite mission that will attempt to map surface soil moisture from L-band (1.4 GHz) passive microwave measurements. In the field of passive microwaves, very little information exists about the behaviour of the L-band signal of forests especially when litter is included in the soil-vegetation system. To date very few analyses have investigated the dielectric behaviour of the litter layer and its influence on the microwave emission of forests is generally neglected. © 2008 EDP Sciences.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	303-315
Number of pages	13
Journal	European Physical Journal D. Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics
Volume	44
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:2008168
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Electromagnetic characterization of soil-litter media – Application to the simulation of the microwave emissivity of the ground surface in forests. / Demontoux, F.; Le Crom, B.; Ruffié, G. et al.
In: European Physical Journal D. Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Vol. 44, 2008, p. 303-315.

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