Soil moisture (SM) is a key hydrologic state variable that is of significant importance for
numerous Earth and environmental science applications that directly impact the global …

Soil moisture observations are of broad scientific interest and practical value for a wide
range of applications. The scientific community has made significant progress in estimating …

Drylands are home to more than 38% of the world's population and are one of the most
sensitive areas to climate change and human activities. This review describes recent …

Evapotranspiration (ET) is an essential ecohydrological process linking the land surface
energy, water and carbon cycles, and plays a critical role in the earth system. ET remains …

Satellite remote sensing technology has been widely used to estimate surface soil moisture.
Numerous efforts have been devoted to develop global soil moisture products. However …

Soil moisture is a key variable of the climate system. It constrains plant transpiration and
photosynthesis in several regions of the world, with consequent impacts on the water …

Many physical, chemical and biological processes taking place at the land surface are
strongly influenced by the amount of water stored within the upper soil layers. Therefore …

It is now well understood that data on soil moisture and sea surface salinity (SSS) are
required to improve meteorological and climate predictions. These two quantities are not yet …

Abstract The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite (SMOS) was launched in November
2009 and started delivering data in January 2010. The commissioning phase ended in May …

The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission is European Space Agency (ESA's)
second Earth Explorer Opportunity mission, launched in November 2009. It is a joint …