Project Number: 1265-13610-027-47
Project Type: Reimbursable

Start Date: Sep 15, 2004
End Date: Sep 14, 2008

Objective:
Develop and test method to determine the water content of vegetation using NASA Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) for different vegetation types. Global maps of canopy water content will be merged with satellite microwave data to get more accurate estimates of soil moisture.

Approach:
Collaborate with Soil Moisture Experimental Campaigns and measure water content per leaf and leaf index for different vegetation types. The product will be water content of the canopy. Use NASA JPL Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) to obtain canopy water content for scene. Use AVIRIS images to scale to single MODIS pixels.