TY - BOOK AU - Wahbi,Ammar AU - Heng,Lee AU - Dercon,Gerd TI - Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing: Estimation of Agricultural Crop Biomass Water Equivalent SN - 9783319695396 AV - S1-972 PY - 2018/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing AG KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Foreword -- Editorial Note -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Scope -- 1.3 Structure -- Chapter 2: In Situ Destructive Sampling -- 2.1 The Concept of Representivity -- 2.2 Plant Sampling Pattern and Design -- 2.2.1 Sampling Instructions -- 2.3 Biomass Water Equivalent -- 2.3.1 Processing Instructions -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Remote Sensing via Satellite Imagery Analysis -- 3.1 Photo-Reflective Properties of Plants -- 3.1.1 Imaging Fields and Landscapes with Satellites -- 3.1.2 Vegetation Indices -- 3.2 Satellite Image Analysis -- 3.3 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Estimation of Biomass Water Equivalent via the Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor -- 4.1 The Role of Biomass in the CRNS Calibration -- 4.2 Relationship Between Neutrons and Crop Biomass -- 4.3 Direct Relationship Between Neutrons and Biomass -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Contributors to Drafting and Review UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5576616 ER -