The release of high-spatiotemporal-resolution Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data to the public has provided an unprecedented opportunity map soil moisture at watershed and agricultural field scales. However, existing retrieval algorithms fail derive with expected accuracy. Insufficient understanding effects vegetation parameters on backscatters is important reason for this failure. ...

Abstract Active layer thickness (ALT) is a critical metric for monitoring permafrost. How soil moisture influences ALT depends on two competing hypotheses: (a) increased increases the latent heat of fusion thaw, resulting in shallower active layers, and (b) thermal conductivity, deeper layers. To investigate their relative influence thaw depth, we analyzed Field Measurements Soil Moisture Layer...

This paper presents a highly sensitive differential soil moisture sensor (DSMS) using microstrip line loaded with triangular two-turn resonator (T2-SR) and complementary of the rectangular spiral (CR2-SR), simultaneously. Volumetric Water Content (VWC) or permittivity sensing is conducted by loading T2-SR side dielectric samples. Two transmission notches are observed for identical loads relatin...

Estimating accurately the vegetation water consumption (VWC) in Qinghai Lake Basin (QLB) is conducive to effective utilization and management of resources QLB, which great significance construction a national park QLB. We used Geographic Information System (GIS) technology remote sensing (RS) based on potential evapotranspiration data calculate VWC QLB from 2000 2020, analyzed influencing facto...

Abstract Background Wildfires are important global disturbances influencing ecosystem structure and composition. The moisture content of living senescent plant components key determinants wildfire activity, yet our understanding how seasonal fluctuations in water availability biomass control live foliar (LFMC) across co-occurring functional types is limited diverse forested landscapes. Results ...

Aims Evapotranspiration (ET) is a key component of water balance and is closely linked to ecosystem productivity. In arid regions, large proportion of precipitation (PPT) is returned to the atmosphere through ET, with only a small amount available to plants. Our objective was to examine the variability in ET–soil water relationship based on a set of ecosystems that are representative for semi-a...

Our current understanding is that plant species distribution in the subtropical mountain forests of Southwest China is controlled mainly by inadequate warmth. Due to abundant annual precipitation, aridity has been less considered in this context, yet rainfall here is highly seasonal, and the magnitude of drought severity at different elevations has not been examined due to limited access to hig...

Multisensor capacitance probes (MCPs) have traditionally been used for soil moisture monitoring and irrigation scheduling. This paper presents a new application of these probes, namely the simultaneous monitoring of ponded water level, soil moisture, and temperature profile, conditions which are particularly important for rice crops in temperate growing regions and for rice grown with prolonged...

CCN2/CTGF (CCN family 2/connective tissue growth factor) is a multi-cellular protein with a broad range of activities. It modulates many cellular functions, including proliferation, migration, adhesion and extracellular matrix production, and it is thus involved in many biological and pathological processes. In particular, CCN2/CTGF is essential for normal skeletal development. To identify CCN2...