Abstract: The influence of the Sahelian drought and resultant soil moisture deficit on air temperature is explored, using a simple water balance model that was validated with multiyear observations of the root-zone soil moisture. A ...

Abstract: Two simple soil moisture models useful for drought monitoring and climate change studies were proposed, based on 4-yr ground observations of root-zone soil moisture in Sahelian Niger. One is a water balance model that ...

Abstract: Preflight and in-flight radiometric calibration plans are described for the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) that is a multispectral optical imager of high spatial resolution. It is ...