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Repurposing data from NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite
20 Nov 2024 18:46 GMT
… Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite in early 2015.
… expertise in Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS- … first place. The SMAP satellite houses two instruments, … full polarimetric Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS- …
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New Research at UC Santa Barbara and San Diego State Finds That Plants Respond to Water Stress in Different Ways
11 Jul 2025 00:48 GMT
… can observe these behaviors in satellite data. Their methodology, published in … measurements. They tapped NASA’s SMAP satellite, which uses microwaves to measure … the nonlinear approach fit the satellite data far better than either …
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NASA Satellite Technology Enhances Agricultural Data Collection for NASS
21 Feb 2025 17:05 GMT
… NASA) to explore how satellite technology is improving agricultural … Earth-observing satellites including Landsat, MODIS and SMAP provide critical … and SMAP monitors soil moisture levels. By combining satellite … data with NASA’s satellite technology, NASS has …
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Not all plants handle water the same - here’s why it matters
09 Jul 2025 19:37 GMT
… used information from NASA’s SMAP satellite, which tracks soil moisture across …
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A nuanced model of soil moisture illuminates plant behavior and climate patterns
07 Jul 2025 21:33 GMT
… can observe these behaviors in satellite data. Their methodology, published in … measurements. They tapped NASA’s SMAP satellite, which uses microwaves to measure … the nonlinear approach fit the satellite data far better than either …
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SMAP data helps dig up dirt on unexpected droughts
13 Nov 2024 05:19 GMT
… a vision of making satellite soil moisture data equally accessible … State University, realized that SMAP data may have untapped … they ended up using SMAP surface moisture observations from 2015 … Flash drought Assessment using SMAP Hydrology. FLASH displays a …
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Satellite navigation systems enable precise global soil moisture monitoring
26 Sep 2024 13:48 GMT
… moisture retrieval using satellite navigation systems has … Satellite System (CYGNSS) constellation and the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP … terrains. Global Navigation Satellite System - Reflectometry ( … from CYGNSS and SMAP, researchers developed five …
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Satellite Sleuths: Unveiling Soil Moisture Patterns with Advanced Navigation Tech
13 Sep 2024 18:14 GMT
… . Recently, Global Navigation Satellite System -Reflectometry (GNSS- … Satellite System (CYGNSS) and Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP), … of Guangxi.
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Integrating active and passive microwave satellite data yields more precise global soil moisture mapping
29 Jul 2024 13:03 GMT
… advanced satellite systems, the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) … passive measurements from SMAP and active measurements from … : Integrating ASCAT and SMAP observations based on machine … active and passive microwave satellite data yields more precise …
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Plants signal NASA satellites with waning 'glow' ahead of flash drought
21 May 2024 17:18 GMT
… identified by certain instruments aboard satellites like NASA's … Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite, scientists were also able to … thus glowing brightly on satellite imagery.
Then, as the … be obtained from OCO-2 satellite data — then, when …