Tag: Soil Moisture Active Passive

NASA soil moisture mission begins beaming key science

Washington: NASA’s new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission to map global soil moisture and detect whether soils are frozen or thawed has begun science operations. The first global view, a combined active-passive soil moisture map with a spatial resolution of nine km, shows dry conditions in the southwestern US and in Australia’s interior. Moist […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
NASA to launch drought-tracking satellite this month

Washington: A new satellite expected to be launched this month will improve drought monitoring around the world, the US space agency said in a statement.

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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