Opportunities and challenges in using catchment-scale storage estimates from cosmic ray neutron sensors for rainfall-runoff modelling

K Dimitrova-Petrova, J Geris, ME Wilkinson… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Adequate characterization of catchment storage dynamics is crucial in hydrological models,
yet scale-representative storage measurements are rare. Recent developments in Cosmic …

[HTML][HTML] COSMOS-Europe: a European network of cosmic-ray neutron soil moisture sensors

H Bogena, M Schrön, J Jakobi, P Ney… - Earth System …, 2021 - essd.copernicus.org
Climate change increases the occurrence and severity of droughts due to increasing
temperatures, altered circulation patterns, and reduced snow occurrence. While Europe has …

Status and perspectives on the cosmic‐ray neutron method for soil moisture estimation and other environmental science applications

M Andreasen, KH Jensen, D Desilets… - Vadose Zone …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Core Ideas Numerous studies have been conducted to develop and examine the accuracy
of the method. Cosmic‐ray neutron soil moisture estimates compare well with independent …

[HTML][HTML] Retrieval of high-resolution soil moisture through combination of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data

C Ma, X Li, MF McCabe - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Estimating soil moisture based on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data remains challenging
due to the influences of vegetation and surface roughness. Here we present an algorithm …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal soil moisture and crop yield prediction with fifth-generation seasonal forecasting system (SEAS5) long-range meteorological forecasts in a land …

T Boas, HR Bogena, D Ryu… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2023 - hess.copernicus.org
Long-range weather forecasts provide predictions of atmospheric, ocean and land surface
conditions that can potentially be used in land surface and hydrological models to predict …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution drought simulations and comparison to soil moisture observations in Germany

F Boeing, O Rakovec, R Kumar… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2022 - hess.copernicus.org
Germany's 2018–2020 consecutive drought events resulted in multiple sectors–including
agriculture, forestry, water management, energy production, and transport–being impacted …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive quality assessment of satellite-and model-based soil moisture products against the COSMOS network in Germany

T Schmidt, M Schrön, Z Li, T Francke… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Critical to the reliable application of gridded soil moisture products is a thorough assessment
of their quality at spatially compatible scales. While previous studies have attempted to …

Uncertainty, sensitivity and improvements in soil moisture estimation with cosmic-ray neutron sensing

G Baroni, LM Scheiffele, M Schrön, J Ingwersen… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cosmic-ray neutron sensing (CRNS) is a promising proximal soil sensing technique to
estimate soil moisture at intermediate scale and high temporal resolution. However, the …

The role of topography, soil, and remotely sensed vegetation condition towards predicting crop yield

TE Franz, S Pokal, JP Gibson, Y Zhou… - Field Crops …, 2020 - Elsevier
Foreknowledge of the spatiotemporal drivers of crop yield would provide a valuable source
of information to optimize on-farm inputs and maximize profitability. In recent years, an …

Cosmic ray neutron sensing for simultaneous soil water content and biomass quantification in drought conditions

J Jakobi, JA Huisman, H Vereecken… - Water Resources …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the feedback mechanisms between soil water content (SWC) and biomass
production is important for sustainable resources management. Here we present a new …