The International Soil Moisture Network: serving Earth system science for over a decade
W Dorigo, I Himmelbauer, D Aberer… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2021 - hess.copernicus.org
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 …
funded by the European Space Agency, to serve as a centralised data hosting facility for …
SMOS-IC data record of soil moisture and L-VOD: Historical development, applications and perspectives
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 …
information on surface soil moisture and vegetation water content, which are related to the …
Widespread increasing vegetation sensitivity to soil moisture
Global vegetation and associated ecosystem services critically depend on soil moisture
availability which has decreased in many regions during the last three decades. While …
availability which has decreased in many regions during the last three decades. While …
Climate drivers of the 2017 devastating fires in Portugal
A record 500,000 hectares burned in Portugal during the extreme wildfire season of 2017,
with more than 120 human lives lost. Here we analyse the climatic factors responsible for the …
with more than 120 human lives lost. Here we analyse the climatic factors responsible for the …
Evaluation of the ESA CCI soil moisture product using ground-based observations
In this study we evaluate the skill of a new, merged soil moisture product (ECV_SM) that has
been developed in the framework of the European Space Agency's Water Cycle Multi …
been developed in the framework of the European Space Agency's Water Cycle Multi …
ERA-Interim/Land: a global land surface reanalysis data set
G Balsamo, C Albergel, A Beljaars… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2015 - hess.copernicus.org
ERA-Interim/Land is a global land surface reanalysis data set covering the period 1979–
2010. It describes the evolution of soil moisture, soil temperature and snowpack. ERA …
2010. It describes the evolution of soil moisture, soil temperature and snowpack. ERA …
SMOS-IC: An alternative SMOS soil moisture and vegetation optical depth product
The main goal of the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission over land surfaces is
the production of global maps of soil moisture (SM) and vegetation optical depth (τ) based …
the production of global maps of soil moisture (SM) and vegetation optical depth (τ) based …
Assessing multi-satellite remote sensing, reanalysis, and land surface models' products in characterizing agricultural drought in East Africa
Abstract Heavy reliance of East Africa (EA) on rain-fed agriculture makes it vulnerable to
drought-induced famine. Yet, most research on EA drought focuses on meteorological …
drought-induced famine. Yet, most research on EA drought focuses on meteorological …
Vegetation greening intensified soil drying in some semi-arid and arid areas of the world
Y Deng, S Wang, X Bai, G Luo, L Wu, F Chen… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2020 - Elsevier
Vegetation greening and soil drying, which are simultaneously observed, have brought
controversy about whether vegetation greening leads to soil drying or wetting. Relevant …
controversy about whether vegetation greening leads to soil drying or wetting. Relevant …
Evaluating global trends (1988–2010) in harmonized multi‐satellite surface soil moisture
Global trends in a new multi‐satellite surface soil moisture dataset were analyzed for the
period 1988–2010. 27% of the area covered by the dataset showed significant trends (p …
period 1988–2010. 27% of the area covered by the dataset showed significant trends (p …