Introduction: Multiple operational soil water balance (SWB) models provide real-time estimates of soil moisture across Australia, yet differences in model structure and outputs introduce uncertainty ...

This paper presents a strategy to improve spatial and temporal volumetric water content (VWC) using passive DTS observation. We demonstrate this method using 22 months of passive fiber optic ...

Abstract: The measurement of soil moisture is important for many practical applications. We describe the theoretical design of a simple, noncontact, electromagnetic probe that complements many ...

A new satellite from NASA, scheduled to launch on 29 January, may help to improve those predictions. The Soil Mapping Active Passive (SMAP) probe uses microwave measurements to plot moisture levels in ...

A West Australian farmer says he expects advanced localised weather observation sites, including soil moisture probes, will make his farm more profitable. Grain grower Darrin Lee from Mingenew has ...