[5]SOIL-VEG.-ATM. MICROWAVE RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL Variables ATMOSPHERE (Liu, 1999) VEGITATION (Lakshmi, 2000) Physical Temperature LAI SAI Vegetation Water Content Leaf Inclination Index Leaf Thickness Branch Stem Ratio Polarization Mixing Ratio(Leaf) Polarization Mixing Ratio(Branch) SOIL Physical Temperature Soil Water Content Soil Roughness Dobson's Parameter(α) Dobson's Parameter(β) Dry Soil Density Bulk Soil Density Polarization Mixing Ratio(Soil) Too many variables for global Which variables are important(sensitive)? Which variables are negligible(can be fixed)? Which variables can be estimated globally? Which frequency (polarization) should be used? Sensitivity Analysis is needed.