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Many studies have been conducted in agricultural areas such as bare soil, grass, soybean, wheat, pasture, and corn to understand the relationship between soil moisture and microwave remote sensing. Most of these experiments conducted in agricultural regions have been short-term experiments that captured only a part of growing seasons. It is important to know how microwave brightness signature varies with soil moisture, evapotranspiration (ET), and biomass in a dynamic agricultural canopy with a significant biomass (4-6 kg/m2 ) throughout the growing season. This document is Circular 1470, one of a series of the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, Agricultural Research Station, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published April 2005. Cicular 14/AE288: Field Data Report for the First Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-1), July 17–December 16, 2003, Citra, Florida (ufl.edu)

The goal of MicroWEX-4 was to understand the land-atmosphere interactions during the growing season of corn, and their effect on observed microwave brightness signatures at 6.7 GHz, matching that of the satellite based microwave radiometer, AMSR. This document is Circular 1482, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2005. CIR1482/AE362: Field Observations During the Fourth Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-4): March 10–June 14, 2005 (ufl.edu)

The goal of MicroWEX-3 was to understand the land-atmosphere interactions during the growing season of cotton, and their effect on observed microwave brightness signatures at 6.7 GHz, matching that of the two satellite-based microwave radiometers (AMSR-E and AMSR). This document is Circular 1481, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2005. CIR1481/AE361: Field Observations During the Third Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-3): June 16–December 21, 2004 (ufl.edu)

The goal of MicroWEX-2 was to understand the land-atmosphere interactions during the growing season of corn, and their effect on observed microwave brightness signatures at 6.7 GHz, matching that of the satellite-based microwave radiometer, AMSR. This document is Circular 1480, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2005. CIR1480/AE360: Field Observations During the Second Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-2): from March 17 through June 3, 2004 (ufl.edu)

Circular 1515, a 56-page illustrated report by Fei Yan, Hwan Hee Han, Ruofan Yang, Joaquin Casanova, Jasmeet Judge, Jennifer Jacobs, Orlando Lanni, and Larry Miller, presents the results of experiments using microwave remote sensing to determine root-zone soil moisture at UF/IFAS PSREU. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, May 2007. CIR 1515/AE409: Field Observations During the Sixth Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-6): from June 19 through November 30, 2006 (ufl.edu)

Circular 1514, a 47-page illustrated report by Joaquin Casanova, Fei Yan, Mi-young Jang, Juan Fernandez, Jasmeet Judge, Clint Slatton, Kai-Jen Calvin Tien, Tzu-yun Lin, Orlando Lanni, and Larry Miller, presents the results of experiments using microwave remote sensing to determine root-zone soil moisture at UF/IFAS PSREU. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, May 2007. CIR1514/AE407: Field Observations During the Fifth Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment: from March 9 through May 26, 2006 (ufl.edu)