Remotely sensed high-resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration: bridging the gap between science and society

This paper reviews the current state of high-resolution remotely sensed soil moisture (SM) and evapotranspiration (ET) products and modeling, and the coupling relationship between SM and ET. SM downscaling approaches for satellite passive microwave products leverage advances in artificial intelligen...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Huang, J., Sehgal, V., Alvarez, L. V., Brocca, L., Cai, S., Cheng, R., Cheng, X., Du, J., El Masri, B., Endsley, K. A., Fang, Y., Hu, J., Jampani, Mahesh, Kibria, Md. G., Koren, G., Li, L., Liu, L., Mao, J., Moreno, H. A., Rigden, A., Shi, M., Shi, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, X., Fisher, J. B.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: American Geophysical Union 2025
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174618
_version_ 1855524834624143360
author Huang, J.
Sehgal, V.
Alvarez, L. V.
Brocca, L.
Cai, S.
Cheng, R.
Cheng, X.
Du, J.
El Masri, B.
Endsley, K. A.
Fang, Y.
Hu, J.
Jampani, Mahesh
Kibria, Md. G.
Koren, G.
Li, L.
Liu, L.
Mao, J.
Moreno, H. A.
Rigden, A.
Shi, M.
Shi, X.
Wang, Y.
Zhang, X.
Fisher, J. B.
author_browse Alvarez, L. V.
Brocca, L.
Cai, S.
Cheng, R.
Cheng, X.
Du, J.
El Masri, B.
Endsley, K. A.
Fang, Y.
Fisher, J. B.
Hu, J.
Huang, J.
Jampani, Mahesh
Kibria, Md. G.
Koren, G.
Li, L.
Liu, L.
Mao, J.
Moreno, H. A.
Rigden, A.
Sehgal, V.
Shi, M.
Shi, X.
Wang, Y.
Zhang, X.
author_facet Huang, J.
Sehgal, V.
Alvarez, L. V.
Brocca, L.
Cai, S.
Cheng, R.
Cheng, X.
Du, J.
El Masri, B.
Endsley, K. A.
Fang, Y.
Hu, J.
Jampani, Mahesh
Kibria, Md. G.
Koren, G.
Li, L.
Liu, L.
Mao, J.
Moreno, H. A.
Rigden, A.
Shi, M.
Shi, X.
Wang, Y.
Zhang, X.
Fisher, J. B.
author_sort Huang, J.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description This paper reviews the current state of high-resolution remotely sensed soil moisture (SM) and evapotranspiration (ET) products and modeling, and the coupling relationship between SM and ET. SM downscaling approaches for satellite passive microwave products leverage advances in artificial intelligence and high-resolution remote sensing using visible, near-infrared, thermal-infrared, and synthetic aperture radar sensors. Remotely sensed ET continues to advance in spatiotemporal resolutions from MODIS to ECOSTRESS to Hydrosat and beyond. These advances enable a new understanding of bio-geo-physical controls and coupled feedback mechanisms between SM and ET reflecting the land cover and land use at field scale (3–30 m, daily). Still, the state-of-the-science products have their challenges and limitations, which we detail across data, retrieval algorithms, and applications. We describe the roles of these data in advancing 10 application areas: drought assessment, food security, precision agriculture, soil salinization, wildfire modeling, dust monitoring, flood forecasting, urban water, energy, and ecosystem management, ecohydrology, and biodiversity conservation. We discuss that future scientific advancement should focus on developing open-access, high- resolution (3–30 m), sub-daily SM and ET products, enabling the evaluation of hydrological processes at finer scales and revolutionizing the societal applications in data-limited regions of the world, especially the Global South for socio-economic development.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace174618
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2025
publishDateRange 2025
publishDateSort 2025
publisher American Geophysical Union
publisherStr American Geophysical Union
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace1746182025-10-26T13:00:54Z Remotely sensed high-resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration: bridging the gap between science and society Huang, J. Sehgal, V. Alvarez, L. V. Brocca, L. Cai, S. Cheng, R. Cheng, X. Du, J. El Masri, B. Endsley, K. A. Fang, Y. Hu, J. Jampani, Mahesh Kibria, Md. G. Koren, G. Li, L. Liu, L. Mao, J. Moreno, H. A. Rigden, A. Shi, M. Shi, X. Wang, Y. Zhang, X. Fisher, J. B. remote sensing soil water content evapotranspiration modelling algorithms decision making drought forecasting This paper reviews the current state of high-resolution remotely sensed soil moisture (SM) and evapotranspiration (ET) products and modeling, and the coupling relationship between SM and ET. SM downscaling approaches for satellite passive microwave products leverage advances in artificial intelligence and high-resolution remote sensing using visible, near-infrared, thermal-infrared, and synthetic aperture radar sensors. Remotely sensed ET continues to advance in spatiotemporal resolutions from MODIS to ECOSTRESS to Hydrosat and beyond. These advances enable a new understanding of bio-geo-physical controls and coupled feedback mechanisms between SM and ET reflecting the land cover and land use at field scale (3–30 m, daily). Still, the state-of-the-science products have their challenges and limitations, which we detail across data, retrieval algorithms, and applications. We describe the roles of these data in advancing 10 application areas: drought assessment, food security, precision agriculture, soil salinization, wildfire modeling, dust monitoring, flood forecasting, urban water, energy, and ecosystem management, ecohydrology, and biodiversity conservation. We discuss that future scientific advancement should focus on developing open-access, high- resolution (3–30 m), sub-daily SM and ET products, enabling the evaluation of hydrological processes at finer scales and revolutionizing the societal applications in data-limited regions of the world, especially the Global South for socio-economic development. 2025-05 2025-05-15T14:02:23Z 2025-05-15T14:02:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174618 en Open Access American Geophysical Union Huang, J.; Sehgal, V.; Alvarez, L. V.; Brocca, L.; Cai, S.; Cheng, R.; Cheng, X.; Du, J.; El Masri, B.; Endsley, K. A.; Fang, Y.; Hu, J.; Jampani, Mahesh; Kibria, Md. G.; Koren, G.; Li, L.; Liu, L.; Mao, J.; Moreno, H. A.; Rigden, A.; Shi, M.; Shi, X.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, X.; Fisher, J. B. 2025. Remotely sensed high-resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration: bridging the gap between science and society. Water Resources Research, 61(5):e2024WR037929. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2024WR037929]
spellingShingle remote sensing
soil water content
evapotranspiration
modelling
algorithms
decision making
drought
forecasting
Huang, J.
Sehgal, V.
Alvarez, L. V.
Brocca, L.
Cai, S.
Cheng, R.
Cheng, X.
Du, J.
El Masri, B.
Endsley, K. A.
Fang, Y.
Hu, J.
Jampani, Mahesh
Kibria, Md. G.
Koren, G.
Li, L.
Liu, L.
Mao, J.
Moreno, H. A.
Rigden, A.
Shi, M.
Shi, X.
Wang, Y.
Zhang, X.
Fisher, J. B.
Remotely sensed high-resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration: bridging the gap between science and society
title Remotely sensed high-resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration: bridging the gap between science and society
title_full Remotely sensed high-resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration: bridging the gap between science and society
title_fullStr Remotely sensed high-resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration: bridging the gap between science and society
title_full_unstemmed Remotely sensed high-resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration: bridging the gap between science and society
title_short Remotely sensed high-resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration: bridging the gap between science and society
title_sort remotely sensed high resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration bridging the gap between science and society
topic remote sensing
soil water content
evapotranspiration
modelling
algorithms
decision making
drought
forecasting
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174618
work_keys_str_mv AT huangj remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT sehgalv remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT alvarezlv remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT broccal remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT cais remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT chengr remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT chengx remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT duj remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT elmasrib remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT endsleyka remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT fangy remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT huj remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT jampanimahesh remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT kibriamdg remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT koreng remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT lil remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT liul remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT maoj remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT morenoha remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT rigdena remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT shim remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT shix remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT wangy remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT zhangx remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety
AT fisherjb remotelysensedhighresolutionsoilmoistureandevapotranspirationbridgingthegapbetweenscienceandsociety