@incollection{fdi:010084200, title = {{C} band radar crops monitoring at high temporal frequency : first results of the {MOCTAR} campaign}, author = {{F}rison, {P}.{L}. and {C}hakir, {A}. and {E}zzahar, {J}. and {F}anise, {P}ascal and {V}illard, {L}. and {O}uaadi, {N}. and {K}habba, {S}. and {Z}ribi, {M}. and {L}e {D}antec, {V}. and {K}asbani, {M}. and {E}r-{R}aki, {S}. and {J}arlan, {L}ionel}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his work is focused on the daily cycle of the backscattering radar coefficient over two different crop {M}editerranean types: olive trees and wheat, {T}he {MOCTAR} experiment consists in the acquisitions of radar fully polarimetric interferometric {C}-band data acquired continuously at 10 min time step from the top of a tower. {T}he study site is located in semiarid region, near {M}arrakech, in {M}orocco. {O}ur first results highlight significant daily variations of intensities and temporal decorrelation, and provide a core database to better explain their link with physical variables such as water content and sapflow.}, keywords = {{MAROC} ; {MARRAKECH} ; {ZONE} {SEMIARIDE} ; {HAOUZ} {PLAINE}}, booktitle = {2020 {M}editerranean and {M}iddle-{E}ast {G}eoscience and {R}emote {S}ensing {S}ymposium ({M}2{GARSS}) : proceedings}, numero = {}, pages = {310--313}, address = {{P}iscataway}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, series = {}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1109/{M}2{GARSS}47143.2020.9105177}, ISBN = {978-1-7281-2191-8}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084200}, }