1. SENSITIVE SENSORS

Some satellites use one sensor to measure soil moisture over land and another surface property over the ocean. What is this ocean surface property?

Soil moisture is the amount of water contained in the soil. From agriculture productivity to flood and drought prediction, soil moisture on Earth plays a key role in understanding our planet. How much do you know about Earth’s soil moisture?
Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission
Airborne Microwave Observatory of Subcanopy and Subsurface (AirMOSS) Campaign
Some satellites use one sensor to measure soil moisture over land and another surface property over the ocean. What is this ocean surface property?
Why is it difficult for farmers in parts of India and the Middle East to forecast water shortages?
About how much of California’s water supply comes from the Sierra Nevada Mountains’ snowpack?
India is known for its monsoons. Where does the water come from and where does it go?
Measuring soil moisture (the amount of water in the soil) can help scientists with which of the following:
Which of these is not a soil condition indicating high risk of a flash flood during a rainstorm?
The only way to accurately estimate the amount of soil moisture available to a plant’s roots is to measure it in place.
Which of the following is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S.?
The circulation of water through the air, bodies of liquid or solid water, and the ground is called the water cycle. The processes and places involved in the water cycle involve
Measurements from spacecraft orbiting Earth can illuminate the effects of climate change on the environment.