The demand for freshwater resources has increased in recent times and has been
exacerbated by escalating global population and increasing drought indices in the world's …

Agriculture provides for the most basic needs of humankind: food and fiber. The introduction
of new farming techniques in the past century (eg, during the Green Revolution) has helped …

Root zone soil moisture (RZSM) estimation and monitoring based on high spatial resolution
remote sensing information such as obtained with an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is of …

Vegetation indices (VIs) have long been a crucial tool for monitoring plant growth and
health, assessing the impact of environmental factors on vegetation, and supporting …

The water table and its dynamics are one of the key variables that control peatland
greenhouse gas exchange. Here, we tested the applicability of the Optical TRApezoid Model …

Surface soil water content plays an important role in driving the exchange of latent and
sensible heat between the atmosphere and land surface through transpiration and …

Remote sensing presents great potential for soil moisture map**, although a lack of high-
resolution, all-season suitable data and model-based complications hinders continuous …

Highlights•New parametrizations for wet and dry trapezoid edges improved soil moisture
estimates.•Sentinel-2 data revealed spatial heterogeneity of soil moisture and vegetation …

Effective and sustainable management of aquifers in regions with intensive groundwater use
for irrigation requirements accurate map** or irrigated areas to control water resource …

Over the past few years, the Optical Trapezoid Model (OPTRAM) has been widely used as a
means for high-resolution map** of surface soil moisture using optical satellite data. In this …