their stomata (Jones 2007; Passioura 2007; Waring and Landsberg 2011), which
decreases latent heat loss and increases canopy temperatures detectable in the thermal
infrared (Anderson et al. 2003; Kustas and Anderson 2009). Some species avoid
Fig. 20.4 (a) Landsat Thematic Mapper NDII and VWC for corn and soybeans during the Soil
Moisture Experiments (SMEX) 2002 and 2005 in Ames, Iowa (Yilmaz et al. 2008b). (b) A
comparison between VWC estimated from MODIS and WindSat (circular footprint of 25-km
radius) for agricultural areas in central Iowa 2003–2005 (Hunt et al. 2011b)
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decreases latent heat loss and increases canopy temperatures detectable in the thermal
infrared (Anderson et al. 2003; Kustas and Anderson 2009). Some species avoid
Fig. 20.4 (a) Landsat Thematic Mapper NDII and VWC for corn and soybeans during the Soil
Moisture Experiments (SMEX) 2002 and 2005 in Ames, Iowa (Yilmaz et al. 2008b). (b) A
comparison between VWC estimated from MODIS and WindSat (circular footprint of 25-km
radius) for agricultural areas in central Iowa 2003–2005 (Hunt et al. 2011b)
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