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NIDIS and the National Weather Service (NWS) are hosting two webinars on soil moisture data and applications. These webinars are intended to help NWS operational forecasters and other weather & climate service providers better understand soil moisture monitoring and its practical applications.
The first webinar, "Soil Moisture 101: What It Means and How It's Measured," will be held on February 22, 2022 from 12-1 PM MST. This webinar will provide an overview of soil moisture monitoring and interpretation, including a review of the three main techniques for estimating soil moisture conditions: in situ ground-based systems, satellite measurements, and land surface model outputs. The following presentations will be featured:
Overview of Soil Moisture Monitoring
Mike Cosh | USDA Agricultural Research Service
In situ Soil Moisture Data and Products
Chris Fiebrich | Oklahoma Mesonet
Satellite-based Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture
John Bolten | NASA Goddard
Model-Output Soil Moisture Data and Products
Marina Skumanich | NOAA/NIDIS
Learn more and register for the first webinar, "Soil Moisture 101: What It Means and How It's Measured" here.
This second webinar, "Practical Applications of Soil Moisture Information," will be held on March 29, 2022 from 12-1 PM MST. This webinar will include presentations on the use of soil moisture to inform drought monitoring and forecast products, and an example of how it’s applied by state climatologists. The following presentations will be featured:
Using Soil Moisture to Develop the U.S. Drought Monitor Map
Richard Heim | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
How Soil Moisture Informs the U.S. Drought Outlooks
Brad Pugh | NOAA Climate Prediction Center
Using Soil Moisture for State-Level Drought Monitoring
Laura Edwards | South Dakota State Climatologist
Learn more and register for the second webinar, "Practical Applications of Soil Moisture Information" here.