Due to inadequate long-term and large-scale observation approach for observation of soil moisture across the globe, this study intends to unveil the importance of using simulated soil moisture fields from land surface models, forced with observed precipitation and near-surface meteorology in monitoring drought and formulating effective water management practices for continued production irrigation applications. This study shows that socio-economic and ecosystem effects can be determined by evaluating spatial-temporal changes in irrigation applications. Thus, it facilitates understanding of the importance of water management and how water, energy, and carbon flows protect our climate and environment. By using Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) in monitoring soil moisture, the information obtained is critical in providing early drought warnings, particularly in those parts of the United States that experience flash agricultural droughts. Further, this study highlights that frequent and reliable soil moisture measurements from SMAP helped improve the predictive capability of weather and climate models.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1873871 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Unal, Kerra E. |
| Contributors | Liang, Lu (Geospatial scientist), Dong, Pinliang, Pan, Feifei |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | viii, 58 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color), Text |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | Public, Unal, Kerra E., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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