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Researchers develop new approaches to assess spatial representativeness of soil moisture stations
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A research team at the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new framework for globally assessing the spatial representation of soil moisture stations. Their study found that approximately 63% of existing soil moisture observation stations certainly reflect satellite pixel-scale conditions. Published in the IEEE Transactions on Earth Science…
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Advanced navigation techniques reveal soil moisture patterns
IGBP global land cover categories from SMAP product (40°S–40°N). Credit: Satellite Navigation A pioneering method for soil moisture retrieval using satellite navigation systems has been introduced, significantly improving the accuracy and efficiency of global data collection. The study, published in the journal Satellite Navigation, addresses the challenges posed by geographical differences in soil moisture assessment, providing an important advancement in…
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