Soil moisture plays an important role in the global water cycle and is used in the estimation of drought, to determine flooding .hot-spots. as an input for crop yield monitoring, for flux and hydrological modelling and climate change assessment. Availability of reliable and frequent soil moisture data on a dynamic basis is essential for hydrometeorological applications and is an issue for weather and agricultural services. Dedicated EO missions and sensors allow retrieval of information about the topmost soil layer moisture content.
Soil Moisture
 | Soil moisture composite (1km) for entire SADC (Southern African Development Community) from November 2007 (grey – no data, white – water). |
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 | Scaling layer for SADC (Southern African Development Community). Green colour indicates regions where coarse resolution soil moisture products(25km) can be applied on local scale. |
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 | Mean surface soil moisture over East Africa derived from ASAR GM in May 2007, May 2008 and May 2009. |
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 | Mean surface soil moisture anomaly over East Africa derived from ASCAT in May 2008 and May 2009. |
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