Tag: soil moisture
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How Reliable Is Satellite Soil Moisture at Field Scale?
Satellite soil moisture can help identify drying trends, track surface wetting and prioritize agricultural inspections. Whether it can support decisions for an individual field depends on what the product estimates, the area each estimate represents and how it performs against local measurements. A map displayed at 30 metres does not necessarily contain independent 30-metre observations.…
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Estimating soil moisture from satellite data
Soil moisture estimates can help farmers assess plant health, aid in predicting crop yields, let governments can help alleviate and protect against floodings, measure urban water use for city planners, and more. While ground sensors are the most accurate tools for tracking water, they are costly and difficult to move quickly. Using satellite sources provides…