In 2009, the International Soil Moisture Network (ISMN) was initiated as a community effort,
funded by the European Space Agency, to serve as a centralised data hosting facility for …

Soil moisture (SM) is an essential parameter for understanding the interactions and
feedbacks between the atmosphere and the Earth's surface through energy and water …

Land use policies have turned southern China into one of the most intensively managed
forest regions in the world, with actions maximizing forest cover on soils with marginal …

Drought is a common hydrometeorological phenomenon and a pervasive global hazard. As
our climate changes, it is likely that drought events will become more intense and frequent …

Timely and reliable information about crop management, production, and yield is considered
of great utility by stakeholders (eg, national and international authorities, farmers …

Abstract Information about the spatiotemporal variability of soil moisture is critical for many
purposes, including monitoring of hydrologic extremes, irrigation scheduling, and prediction …

Soil moisture has a considerable impact on the hydrological cycle, runoff generation,
drought development, and water resources management. Soil moisture products provided …

Comprehensive assessments on the reliability of remotely sensed soil moisture products are
undeniably essential for their advancement and application. With the establishment of …

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 …

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)
mission has been validating its soil moisture (SM) products since the start of data production …