Macro to micro

Microwave remote sensing of plant water content for physiology and ecology

Review (2019)

Authors

Alexandra G. Konings Stanford University
Krishna Rao Stanford University
S.C. Steele-Dunne Water Resources - CEG
Research Group
Water Resources (CEG) (TU Delft)
Radar Microwave remote sensing Radiometry Vegetation optical depth Leaf water potential Plant water content Relative water content
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Published Date

2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Water Management

Research Group

Water Resources

Abstract

Although primarily valued for their suitability for oceanographic applications and soil moisture estimation, microwave remote sensing observations are also sensitive to plant water content (M
w). Since M
w depends on both plant water status and biomass, these observations have the potential to be useful for a range of plant drought response studies. In this paper, we introduce the principles behind microwave remote sensing observations to illustrate how they are sensitive to plant water content and discuss the relationship between landscape-scale M
w and common stand-scale metrics, including plant-scale relative water content, live fuel moisture content and leaf water potential. Lastly, we discuss how various sensor types can be leveraged for specific applications depending on the spatio-temporal resolution needed.

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