NASA's Aquarius Returns Global Maps of Soil Moisture

  • Released Monday, July 7, 2014
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NASA's Aquarius instrument has released its first released worldwide maps of soil moisture. Soil moisture, the water contained within soil particles, is an important player in Earth's water cycle. This animated version of Aquarius' measurements reveals a dynamic pattern of worldwide shifts between dry and moist soils.

Here is the YouTube video.

This is a narrated video about NASA's observations of soil moisture and its applications.

For complete transcript, click here.

This is a rotating globe with soil moisture maps made by the Aquarius instrument aboard the Aquarius/SAC-D satellite.

This is a video demonstrating soil moisture in different weather.

For More Information

See http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasas-aquarius-returns-global-maps-of-soil-moisture

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

This page was originally published on Monday, July 7, 2014.
This page was last updated on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 12:18 AM EST.

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  • Aquarius Soil Moisture (ID: 2014062)
    Monday, July 7, 2014 at 4:00AM
    Produced by - Richard Chen (NASA)