Advances in Soil Moisture Measurement and Modeling
This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrology".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in soil moisture measurement and modeling have improved our understanding of land surface processes and land–atmosphere interactions. Continuing developments in observations, numerical models, and data-driven approaches provide new opportunities to improve the estimation, prediction, and characterization of soil moisture and related land surface states, together with the analyses of the effects of this parameter on natural hazards and climate change impacts.
This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in soil moisture measurement and modeling. Topics include, but are not limited to, soil moisture measurements; remote sensing retrieval and validation; land surface modeling, including coupled land surface–hydrology and land surface–atmosphere systems; soil moisture and related land surface variables; parameter estimation; model calibration and optimization; ensemble prediction; data assimilation, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty quantification, and machine learning; the application of advanced methods of soil moisture monitoring and modeling for the prediction of natural hazards; and potential integration of site-characterizing data, such as geophysical and geomorphological data.
We welcome original research articles and review papers that contribute to advances in these areas.
Dr. Sujeong Lim
Dr. Massimiliano Bordoni
Dr. Valerio Vivaldi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil moisture
- land surface modeling
- remote sensing
- land–atmosphere interaction
- data assimilation
- uncertainty quantification
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Published Papers
Water - ISSN 2073-4441