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Citizen Science Sensor Development - Smap | Soil Moisture Active Passive, Hagop Hovhannesian
Citizen Science Sensor Development - Smap | Soil Moisture Active Passive, Hagop Hovhannesian
STAR Program Research Presentations
“Detailed monitoring of soil moisture provides a view of how our whole Earth system works.”
The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite mission was launched in January 2015; its main purpose is to acquire global measurements of soil moisture. SMAP partnered with the GLOBE program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment), which is an international program where students collect environmental variables in a scientifically methodical way. SMAP readings and maps have various uses in various fields, which include monitoring drought, predicting floods, assisting in crop productivity, and linking water, energy and carbon cycles. The goal of this project …