NASA'S SOIL MOISTURE ACTIVE PASSIVE (SMAP) MISSION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPLICATIONS USERS.

Authors :: BROWN, MOLLY E.
ESCOBAR, VANESSA
MORAN, SUSAN
ENTEKHABI, DARA
O'NEILL, PEGGY E.
NJOKU, ENI G.
DOORN, BRAD
ENTIN, JARED K.
Source :: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Aug2013, Vol. 94 Issue 8, p1125-1128. 4p.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: The article reports on the initiation by the U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) of the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite mission, to address the need to measure soil moisture and freeze/thaw state with global coverage. The mission was recommended by the National Research Council in their 2007 report.

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