Vegetation-aware satellite assimilation improves soil moisture modeling
A vegetation-aware strategy combining L-, C- and X-band satellite soil-moisture data improved model accuracy by selecting observations according to canopy ...
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Satellites map Brazil’s tangled biomes and reveal a missing ecosystem type
Satellite-derived vegetation structure has allowed scientists to map seven distinct ecosystem groups across north-east Brazil, aligning most with the IUCN ...
Satellites and Machine Learning Sharpen Fire Risk Maps in Mountainous China
A new study in Shanxi Province shows that combining satellite soil moisture, ERA5-Land reanalysis data, and XGBoost machine learning improves ...
Satellites pass a year-long blind test of methane leak detection
A year-long single-blind experiment in Arizona challenged twelve satellites and fifteen analysis teams to detect metered methane releases, revealing excellent ...
Earlier Springs Leave Northern Forests More Vulnerable to Flash Droughts
A satellite-based study shows that earlier spring green-up amplifies vegetation vulnerability to rapidly intensifying flash droughts across most of the ...
Giant Iron-Rich Dust Particles Can Fool Satellite Lasers Into Seeing Smoke
New scattering theory shows that very large, iron-rich desert dust particles produce lidar signals resembling pollution or smoke, potentially causing ...
High-Pressure Systems Decide Whether Namib Desert Fog Touches the Ground
New research shows that the interplay between the South Atlantic and continental high-pressure systems controls stratus altitude and determines whether ...
New Infrared Satellite Concept Could Catch Secret Geoengineering Tests Within Days
A simulation study shows that a proposed mid-infrared limb emission satellite concept could detect and quantify even tiny unilateral stratospheric ...
Polar Ocean Algae Blooms Are Growing Lopsided, Satellite Records Reveal
A sixteen-year fusion of satellite LiDAR and ocean-color data shows that high-latitude phytoplankton blooms are becoming asymmetric, with decline phases ...
Satellites and Models Combine to Map River Depth and Flow Worldwide
A new satellite altimetry and modeling framework delivers global estimates of river discharge and mean depth at more than 26,000 ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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