Monitoring vegetation dynamics using vegetation optical depth retrieved from L-band single-incidence angle backscatter observations: A field-based study over corn

Vegetation water content (VWC) is an important parameter for sustainable land and water management. In agriculture, VWC can be used to monitor drought and assess crop productivity. Being able to monitor VWC is important to reduce agricultural vulnerability and scientifically manage agricultural water use. Due to the dense in-situ networks are...