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Washita 92 Data Report
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1. Washita '92 Experiment Description   

      A. Remotely Sensed Data Sets

      B. Ground Data Sets

II. Little Washita Watershed

      A. General History and Characterization

      B. References

III. Hydrology

      A. Rainfall Observation

      B. Streamflow and Solar Radiation Observations

      C. References

IV. Washita '92 Site Characterization

      B. Site Coding

      C. Land Cover

      D. UTM Coordinates

      E. Soil Texture

      F. Bulk Density

      G. Vegetation Water Content

      H. Other Data Collected

V. Micrometerological Data

      A. Introduction

      B. Measurements at MS001

      C. Measurements at MS002

      D. Measurements at MS003

      E. Measurements at MS004

      F. Preliminary Results

      G. References

VI. Atmospheric Profiles

      A. Introduction

      B. Instruments and Data

      C. References

VII. Land Cover Mapping

      A. Introduction

      B. Methods

      C. Map Legend

      D. Summary

VIII. Vegetation Sampling

      A. Introduction

      B. Methods

      C. Results

IX. Surface Roughness Measurements of Washita '92 Test Sites

      A. Introduction

      B. Laser Profilometer

      C. Paint and Paper Profiler

      D. Profile Data

      E. Test Sites

          1. Bare Soil Surfaces

               a. Site PR00l

               b. Site AG005

               c. Site AG002

          2. Agricultural Sites

               a. Site AG001 Corn Field

               b. Site AG006 - Wheat Field

               c. Site AG007 - Alfalfa Field

          3. Rangeland Sites

               a. Site MS001

               b. Site MS004

               c. Site MS002

      F. Summary

X. Soil Bulk Density Sampling

      A. Introduction

      B. Results

XI. Ground-Based Optical Remote Sensing Measurements

      A. Introduction

      B. Data Acquisition

          1. Yoke-Based Measurements

               a. General procedure

               b. Instruments and observables

          2. Ancillary Measurements

               a. Pyranometer

               b. Optical depths

      C. Overall Data Quality

      D. Sample Data

      E. Data Summary

XII. Truck Mounted Radar System

      A. Introduction

      B. Radar System Description

      C. Field Site Descriptions

      D. Data Collection Schedule

XIII. Surface Soil Moisture Sampling

      A. Introduction

      B. Sampling Schemes

      C. Sampling Procedure

      D. Results

      E. Soil Temperature Sampling

XIV. Profile Soil Moisture

      A. Introduction

      B. Methods

      C. Profile Soil Moisture Data Base

      D. References

 XV. Drainage Transect Soil Moisture

      A. Introduction

      B. Study Area

      C. Sampling Procedure

      D. Results

XVI. C-130 Instruments

      A. Introduction

      B. Washita '92 C-130 Flightlines (Thomas J. Jackson)

          1. S204 - Lake Ellsworth

          2. S205 - Cement Low

          3. S206 - Lake Water Quality

          4. S207 - Cement Block

      C. ESTAR L Band Sensor (David M. Le Vine, Thomas J. Jackson, Calvin T. Swift, and A. Griffis)

      D. NS001 Sensor (K. S. Humes)

          1. Bands and Specifications

          2. Data Collected

          3. Data Calibration and Atmospheric Correction

      E. Thermal infrared Multispectral Scanner - TIMS (Thomas J. Schmugge)

      F. 37 GHz Dual-Polarized Radiometer (Bhaskar Chouldhury)

      G. Airborne Laser Profiler Measurements At Washita '92 (Jerry C. Ritchie)

          1. Introduction

          2. Methods and Materials

          3. Data Collected

          4. Examples

          5. Conclusions

      H. Aerial Photography (Thomas J. Jackson)

      I. References

XVII. DC-8 SAR

      A. Introduction

      B. Methods

          1. Instruments

          2. Data Collected

          3. Data Processing

          4. Data Form and Calibration

XVIII. Satellite Observations

      A. Introduction

      B. Landsat (K. S. Humes)

      C. SPOT (K. S. Humes)

      D. NOAA AVHRR (P. C. Doraiswamy)

      E. SSM/I Satellite Radiometers (Bhaskar Choudhury)

      F. ERS-1

      G. References