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Melting snow threatens spring flooding in north

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The Red River of the North along the Minnesota-North Dakota border faces the nation's greatest threat of spring flooding, the government said in it's weather outlook Thursday.





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Microwave Meter Measures Moisture and Density of In-Shell Peanuts

Microwave Meter Measures Moisture and Density of In-Shell Peanuts

Biology / Other

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A microwave meter that instantaneously measures both moisture and density of in-shell peanuts has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists, making it easier and faster ...


Rick's remnants now merged with a low in the Central US

Rick's remnants now merged with a low in the Central US

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA's Aqua satellite captured Rick's remnant clouds and showers as they charged through Texas and fed moisture into a low pressure system that is migrating across the U.S. By mid-day on October 22, Rick's ...


Soil moisture and ocean salinity satellite ready for launch

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new European Earth observation satellite will be launched in the early hours of Monday morning (2 November 2009) from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.


UA develops network to improve weather forecasting with $5.45 million from NSF

UA developing network to improve weather forecasting

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An interdisciplinary team of University of Arizona researchers is building a network of soil moisture probes to improve short-term and seasonal weather forecasting.


SMOS arrives safely at Russian launch site

SMOS arrives safely at Russian launch site

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

After leaving Thales Alenia Space in the south of France on 15 September, ESA’s SMOS Earth Explorer has arrived safely at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, where it will be prepared for launch on ...


New Method to Measure Snow, Soil Moisture With GPS May Benefit Meteorologists, Farmers

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected ...


SMOS forms three-pointed star in the sky (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Following the launch of ESA's SMOS satellite on 2 November, the French space agency CNES, which is responsible for operating the satellite, has confirmed that the instrument's three antenna arms have ...


Satellite data instrumental in combating desertification

Satellite data instrumental in combating desertification

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With land degradation in dryland regions continuing to worsen, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification has agreed on scientist-recommended indicators for monitoring and assessing desertification that signatory ...


Water-saving technology focus of new grant

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many ornamental nursery growers test to see if their plants need water by sticking a finger in the soil to see if it’s dry. Or, they just water them whether they need it or not. University of Georgia horticulturists ...


SMOS satellite instrument comes alive

SMOS satellite instrument comes alive (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding of the ...



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