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Soil Moisture Active Passive, Lenticular (2014)
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NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission (described on this lenticular product), scheduled to launch in late 2014, is designed to collect continuous global observations of surface soil moisture and freeze/thaw state every 2-3 days at 3 to 40 kilometer spatial resolution. SMAP will carry an active microwave radar and a passive microwave radiometer that will measure across a 1000-kilometer wide swath. These measurements will allow scientists to better understand the processes that link the Earth’s water, energy, and carbon cycles, as well as enhance the predictive skills of weather and climate models. Scientists can also use SMAP data to develop improved flood prediction and drought monitoring capabilities.
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