A review of remote sensing applications in agriculture for food security: Crop growth and yield, irrigation, and crop losses
The global population is expected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050. There is an exponential
growth of food production to meet the needs of the growing population. However, the limited …
growth of food production to meet the needs of the growing population. However, the limited …
[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities in precision irrigation decision-support systems for center pivots
Irrigation is critical to sustain agricultural productivity in dry or semi-dry environments, and
center pivots, due to their versatility and ruggedness, are the most widely used irrigation …
center pivots, due to their versatility and ruggedness, are the most widely used irrigation …
Weather and climate extreme events in a changing climate
Caption: Table A. 11. 2. Synthesis table summarising assessments presented in Tables 11.4-
11.21 for hot extremes (HOT EXT.), heavy precipitation (HEAVY PRECIP.), agriculture and …
11.21 for hot extremes (HOT EXT.), heavy precipitation (HEAVY PRECIP.), agriculture and …
ESA CCI Soil Moisture for improved Earth system understanding: State-of-the art and future directions
Abstract Climate Data Records of soil moisture are fundamental for improving our
understanding of long-term dynamics in the coupled water, energy, and carbon cycles over …
understanding of long-term dynamics in the coupled water, energy, and carbon cycles over …
Toward global soil moisture monitoring with Sentinel-1: Harnessing assets and overcoming obstacles
B Bauer-Marschallinger, V Freeman… - … on Geoscience and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soil moisture is a key environmental variable, important to, eg, farmers, meteorologists, and
disaster management units. Here, we present a method to retrieve surface soil moisture …
disaster management units. Here, we present a method to retrieve surface soil moisture …
[HTML][HTML] Soil moisture for hydrological applications: Open questions and new opportunities
Soil moisture is widely recognized as a key parameter in the mass and energy balance
between the land surface and the atmosphere and, hence, the potential societal benefits of …
between the land surface and the atmosphere and, hence, the potential societal benefits of …
Quantification of irrigation water using remote sensing of soil moisture in a semi-arid region
Irrigated agriculture is the principal consumer of fresh water resources. Most countries do not
have a precise measurement of water consumption for irrigation. In this study, an innovative …
have a precise measurement of water consumption for irrigation. In this study, an innovative …
How much water is used for irrigation? A new approach exploiting coarse resolution satellite soil moisture products
Abstract Knowledge of irrigation is essential for ensuring food and water security, and to
cope with the scarcity of water resources, which is expected to exacerbate under the …
cope with the scarcity of water resources, which is expected to exacerbate under the …
Contrasting ecosystem vegetation response in global drylands under drying and wetting conditions
Increasing aridity is one major consequence of ongoing global climate change and is
expected to cause widespread changes in key ecosystem attributes, functions, and …
expected to cause widespread changes in key ecosystem attributes, functions, and …
Correlation of climate change and human activities with agricultural drought and its impact on the net primary production of winter wheat
J Wu, Y Gu, K Sun, N Wang, H Shen, Y Wang, X Ma - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Drought is a major natural disaster worldwide. Understanding the correlation between
meteorological drought (MD) and agricultural drought (AD) is essential for relevant …
meteorological drought (MD) and agricultural drought (AD) is essential for relevant …