C-band radar data and in situ measurements for the monitoring of wheat crops in a semi-arid area (center of Morocco)

This radar remote sensing database is composed of processed Sentinel-1 products in addition to field measurements of soil and vegetation (wheat). The data are collected during three years (2016-2019) on three irrigated wheat fields in the center of Morocco. The GRDH and SLC Sentinel-1 products are processed using SNAP platform to extract the backscattering coefficient and the interferometric coherence. NDVI (normalized difference vegetation index) is computed from Sentinel-2 products, available on Theia website. The soil measurements consist of surface roughness and surface and root zone soil moisture. Vegetation variables include canopy height, leaf area index, canopy cover fraction, vegetation water content and above-ground fresh and dry biomass. Meteorological data collected during the period 2016-2019 are also provided in addition to the dates and amounts of irrigation applied.