Deep Learning Teaches Satellites to Watch Soil Moisture Change Within a Single Day
A localized convolutional neural network trained on ASCAT satellite radar data outperforms the operational soil moisture product and, during heavy ...
Tag: soil moisture
East Asia’s Forests Are Losing Their Appetite for Carbon Dioxide
A new modeling study shows that East Asian ecosystems have become steadily less responsive to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide since ...
New Drought Index Tracks the Whole Water Cycle, Not Just Rainfall
A new copula-based study of Shandong Province shows that a runoff-centered drought index outperforms precipitation-based alternatives by integrating the full ...
When Rain Falls Matters More Than How Much: New Index Tracks Drought Risk in Sudan’s Sorghum Belt
A nearly four-decade analysis of Sudan's Gedaref State shows that the internal structure of seasonal rainfall, including onset timing, dry ...
Plastic Mulch and Nitrogen Team Up to Boost Camelina Oil Yields in Drylands
A field study in western Iran shows that combining soil-surface plastic mulch with 120 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare significantly ...
Tiny Soil Worms Rewrite the Rules of Life on Arid Mountains
A study in China's Yuanjiang Dry-Hot Valley finds that soil nematode abundance rises with elevation and moisture, while nutrient chemistry ...
Machine Learning Reveals How Warming Penetrates Frozen Soils of Northeast China
A new interpretable machine learning study shows that warming in Northeast China's frozen soils decreases with depth, with longwave radiation, ...
Reeds Reveal Hidden Biochemical Tactics for Recycling Nutrients in Drying Wetlands
A study of Phragmites australis in arid Chinese marshes shows that soil moisture reshapes how the plant recycles specific phosphorus ...
Drought hits Spanish Scots pine hardest, but recovery tells a subtler story
A new study of Scots pine plantations in Spain, Romania and Northeast China shows that soil moisture limits growth in ...
Crop Rotation Alone Won’t Store More Soil Carbon, Landmark Farm Study Finds
A large on-farm study in China's North China Plain shows that diversified crop rotations only build soil organic carbon when ...
-
Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
-
University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
-
Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
-
Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
-
Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
Embark on a thrilling journey of discovery with Scienmag.com—your ultimate source for cutting-edge breakthroughs. Immerse yourself in a world where curiosity knows no limits and tomorrow’s possibilities become today’s reality!