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Scatterometer-detected PAW
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Scatterometer-detected PAW

06/06/2002 753 views 2 likes 196238 ID

One of the many uses of scatterometers on board satellites is to provide information on the amount of water available in the soil. This image shows the monthly mean PAW (plant available water in percentage volumetric soil moisture) available for the period 1992-2000 for Eurasia.

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    Vienna University of Technology, Austria / Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
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