Abstract Advances in Earth Observation (EO) technology, particularly over the last two
decades, have shown that soil moisture content (SMC) can be measured to some degree or …

Remote sensing of soil moisture has reached a level of good maturity and accuracy for
which the retrieved products are ready to use in real-world applications. Due to the …

The face of our planet is changing at an unprecedented rate. Forest ecosystems diminish at
alarming speed, urban and agricultural areas expand into the surrounding natural space …

Rice is the most important food crop in Asia, and the timely mapping and monitoring of
paddy rice fields subsequently emerged as an important task in the context of food security …

Drought is a recurring natural climatic hazard event over terrestrial land; it poses devastating
threats to human health, the economy, and the environment. Given the increasing climate …

Human interventions activities around the world, particularly reservoir operation, have
dramatically altered hydrological and sediment regimes in most of the major river basins. In …

Abstract Study region Lower Mekong River Basin (LMRB) Study focus Satellite remote
sensing products are widely used for monitoring droughts. Using NASA satellite sensors of …

Abstract Mekong River Basin (MRB) experiences extreme droughts and floods frequently,
due to the precipitation deficit across the basin. The meteorological droughts will have a …

Soil moisture is a vital parameter in various land surface processes, and microwave remote
sensing is widely used to estimate regional soil moisture. However, the application of the …

Abstract The Lancang–Mekong River Basin (LMRB) is one of the river basins most prone to
floods and droughts induced by extreme precipitation (EP). Therefore, it is of great …