EARLY RESULTS FROM CROP STUDIES USING IRS-1C DATA

The data acquired by WiFS and LISS-III cameras onboard IRS-1C during t he first month of their operation have been investigated for various a pplications related to study of crops. WIFS data over Andhra Pradesh a nd Punjab have been used for state-level major crop inventory and esti mating total cropped area in rabi season respectively, Multi-date WIFS data over West Bengal have been used to identify spectral changes ass ociated with crop phenology. The LISS-III data over a wheat- and musta rd-growing site in Pall district (Rajasthan) have indicated increase i n crop separability with inclusion of middle infrared (MIR) channel.