This module explains NASA SPoRT’s development of a soil moisture climatology and the production of soil moisture percentile data. The module also provides case examples of applications for the soil moisture percentiles data, specifically for drought monitoring.
Author (s): Kristopher White, Jonathan Case
Language: English
Publication Date: August 1 2016
Skill Level: 2 (requires some prior knowledge of topic)
Prerequisites: NASA Land Information System
Completion Time: 17 minutes
Includes Audio: Yes
Required Plugins: Please see ‘Install Manual’ document below
Recommended Browser: FireFox, Chrome,Safari
Categories: Hydrology/Flooding, Drought, Modeling Data Assimilation