High-Resolution SMAP Satellite Soil Moisture Product: Exploring the Opportunities

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• Journal Title:
  Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
• Personal Author:
  Abbaszadeh, Peyman ; Moradkhani, Hamid ; Gavahi, Keyhan ; Kumar, Sujay ; Hain, Christopher ; Zhan, Xiwu ; Duan, Qingyun ; Peters-Lidard, Christa ; Karimiziarani, Sepehr
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) ; STAR (Center for Satellite Applications and Research) ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; CPO (Climate Program Office)
• Description:
  The amount (soil moisture) and state (freeze–thaw) of the water in soil plays a pivotal role in global water, energy, and carbon cycles. The water content of the top few centimeters (∼5 cm) of soil is typically referred to as surface soil moisture (SSM), which defines how wet or dry the soil is in its top layer. SSM is a key component of the microclimate that governs the interaction of water and heat fluxes between the ground and the atmosphere, regulating air temperature and humidity, and thus, affecting climatic conditions and weather changes.
• Keywords:
  Artificial Satellites In Earth Sciences Remote Sensing Soil Moisture Artificial Satellites In Earth Sciences Remote Sensing Soil Moisture Modeling, Analysis, Predictions, and Projections (MAPP)
• Source:
  Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 102(4), 309-315
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-21-0016.1
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA18OAR4310319
• Rights Information:
  Other
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:267109117708e972e3d45020b5e437427f04b4e235129aabb6557dc4be2a9941
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/41827/noaa_41827_DS1.pdf
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