Estimation of surface soil moisture based on thermal remote sensing: Intercomparison of four methods

YANG Yong-Min; QIU Jian-Xiu; SU Hong-Bo; TIAN Jing; ZHANG Ren-Hua

doi:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2018.04.014

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