Re: Temperature domain infrared sensing

[Baanda A. Salim]

>
> Does anybody know where I can get information on this type of technology and
> how or if it could be used to remotely sense soil moisture from afar (say
> several metres above the surface).  I understand it is used in measuring
> water stress in a plant canopy but what if there are no plants?
>
> All contributions gratefully acknowledged.

Dear list members,

As a follow up to Myhre and Shih (1990), I did conduct field experiments on a
bare soil site in semi-arid Tanzania under natural field conditions. I conducted
the field experiments between January and August, 1997. The ground-based thermal
infrared remote sensing of soil water content forms one aspect of my PhD thesis
"Modelling and Measurement of Soil Moisture Content Based on a Remote Sensing
Method for Applications in Semi-Arid Tropics" submitted to the University of
Bonn. I will be glad to share with you the results of my work.

Stay tuned!
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Baanda A. Salim
INSTITUT FUER LANDTECHNIK
UNIVERSITY OF BONN; NUSSALLEE 5;
D-53115 BONN. GERMANY.
TEL: +49 228 733046; FAX: +49 228 732596

[Thanks Baanda - can we expect to see the  abstract - or even the entire
thesis in pdf format on the web?  Bruce]