Challenges for drought assessment in the Mediterranean region under future climate scenarios
Droughts can have strong environmental and socio-economic impacts in the Mediterranean
region, in particular for countries relying on rain-fed agricultural production, but also in areas …
region, in particular for countries relying on rain-fed agricultural production, but also in areas …
Severe droughts in North Africa: A review of drivers, impacts and management
In the last 50 years, various parts of North Africa (NAF) have suffered devastating droughts,
associated with high socio-economic impacts. This arid to semi-arid region is one of the …
associated with high socio-economic impacts. This arid to semi-arid region is one of the …
Mapping irrigated areas using Sentinel-1 time series in Catalonia, Spain
Mapping irrigated plots is essential for better water resource management. Today, the free
and open access Sentinel-1 (S1) and Sentinel-2 (S2) data with high revisit time offers a …
and open access Sentinel-1 (S1) and Sentinel-2 (S2) data with high revisit time offers a …
Evaluation of SMOS, SMAP, ASCAT and Sentinel-1 soil moisture products at sites in Southwestern France
This study evaluates the accuracy of several recent remote sensing Surface Soil Moisture
(SSM) products at sites in southwestern France. The products used are Soil Moisture Active …
(SSM) products at sites in southwestern France. The products used are Soil Moisture Active …
Linkages between rainfed cereal production and agricultural drought through remote sensing indices and a land data assimilation system: A case study in Morocco
In Morocco, cereal production shows high interannual variability due to uncertain rainfall
and recurrent drought periods. Considering the socioeconomic importance of cereal for the …
and recurrent drought periods. Considering the socioeconomic importance of cereal for the …
Analysis and predictability of drought in Northwest Africa using optical and microwave satellite remote sensing products
In a context of high stress on water resources and agricultural production at the global level,
together with climate change marked by an increase in the frequency of these events …
together with climate change marked by an increase in the frequency of these events …
Estimation of antecedent wetness conditions for flood modelling in northern Morocco
Y Tramblay, R Bouaicha, L Brocca… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2012 - hess.copernicus.org
In northern Morocco are located most of the dams and reservoirs of the country, while this
region is affected by severe rainfall events causing floods. To improve the management of …
region is affected by severe rainfall events causing floods. To improve the management of …
Improvement of multi‐layer soil moisture prediction using support vector machines and ensemble Kalman filter coupled with remote sensing soil moisture datasets …
Q Zhu, Y Wang, Y Luo - Hydrological processes, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil moisture prediction is of great importance in crop yield forecasting and drought
monitoring. In this study, the multi‐layer root zone soil moisture (0‐5, 0‐10, 10‐40 and 40 …
monitoring. In this study, the multi‐layer root zone soil moisture (0‐5, 0‐10, 10‐40 and 40 …
Influence of radar frequency on the relationship between bare surface soil moisture vertical profile and radar backscatter
M Zribi, A Gorrab, N Baghdadi… - … and Remote Sensing …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The aim of this letter is to discuss the influence of radar frequency on the relationship
between surface soil moisture and the nature of radar backscatter over bare soils. In an …
between surface soil moisture and the nature of radar backscatter over bare soils. In an …
[HTML][HTML] Present status of soil moisture estimation over the African continent
Soil moisture is the key parameter that governs the partitioning of the mass and energy
fluxes between land and atmosphere through its influence on surface evaporation, runoff …
fluxes between land and atmosphere through its influence on surface evaporation, runoff …