Passive microwave remote sensing observations at L-band provide key and global
information on surface soil moisture and vegetation water content, which are related to the …

Research to understand the nitrogen cycle has been thriving. The production of reactive
nitrogen by humans exceeds the removal capacity through denitrification of any natural …

Siberian forests are generally thought to have acted as an important carbon sink over recent
decades, but exposure to severe droughts and fire disturbances may have impacted their …

Land cover and land use maps provide an important basis for characterizing the ecological
state and biophysical properties of Earth's land areas. The Collection 5 MODIS Global Land …

Solar energy has the potential to offset a significant fraction of non-renewable electricity
demands globally, yet it may occupy extensive areas when deployed at this level. There is …

Deficiencies of micronutrients, including essential trace elements, affect up to 3 billion
people worldwide. The dietary availability of trace elements is determined largely by their …

As climate change continues to exert increasing pressure upon the livelihoods and
agricultural sector of many develo** and developed nations, a need exists to understand …

Severe drought and extreme heat associated with the 2015–2016 El Niño event have led to
large carbon emissions from the tropical vegetation to the atmosphere. With the return to …

The increased frequency of drought events in recent years is known to be responsible for
significantly altering plant biodiversity in many of Earth's ecosystems, though the specifics of …

Earthquake‐triggered landslides are a significant hazard in seismically active regions, but
our ability to assess the hazard they pose in near‐real‐time is limited. In this study, we …