Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture: A Comparison of Optical and Thermal Methods

Hassan Foroughi1, Abd Ali Naseri2, Saeed Boroomandnasab2, Morteza Sadeghi1, Scott B Jones1, Markus Tuller3 and Ebrahim Babaeian4, (1)Utah State University, Logan, UT, United States, (2)Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Irrigation and Drainage, Ahvaz, Iran, (3)Department of Environmental Science, The University of Arizona, Tucson, United States, (4)University of Florida, Soil and Water Sciences Department, Gainesville, United States