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Improved Water Supply Forecasts Using Soil Moisture Data

Case Studies, Published studies / blog, HydraProbe, snotel, soil moisture, USDA, water supply forecasting

HydraProbe used to improve water supply forecast from 3 SNOTEL sites in Idaho over traditional antecedent conditions using the principle component forecast model Much of the water in the Western United States used for irrigation, municipal supplies and hydro-electric production originates as winter snow pack at higher elevations. Since the early 1900s […]

HydraProbe Field Portable Used to Validate the Soil Moisture Active Passive Satellite Data in Manitoba

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The calibration and validation of remotely sensed soil moisture products relies upon an accurate source of ground truth data. The primary method of providing this ground truth is to

OSU Researchers Deploy Stevens Equipment in Study of Green Infrastructure Treatment for Groundwater Runoff

Case Studies, Published studies / blog, Cell-Net, groundwater, HydraProbe, Oregon State University, runoff, SDX, stormwater

Stormwater runoff pollution is a serious issue that faces almost every urban and suburban environment. In older city infrastructure, runoff from roofs, parking lots, and streets flows

Calibration of a Capacitance Soil Sensor Required to Achieve the Level of Accuracy Required for Satellite Ground Truthing

Published studies / blog, ground truthing, HydraProbe, soil moisture

This study published in American Meteorological Society’s BAMS journal demonstrates the extent of variability in readings one can expect with a soil moisture sensor based on capacitance technology. To obtain the highest level of accuracy that is required for remote

Featured Research Using the HydraProbe Field Portable

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A new study “Investigating the backscatter contrast anomaly in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery of the dunes along the Israel–Egypt border” will appear in the International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Volume 46, April 2016, Pages 13-21.

HydraProbe selected to be used in Canada’s RISMA Network for Agricultural Monitoring

Published studies, Research / agricultural monitoring, blog, Canada, HydraProbe, RISMA Network

A new study published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal investigated the field performance of 5 soil moisture instruments in heavy clay soils. The HydraProbe outperformed TDR and capacitance-based soil sensors in terms of stability and accuracy in Manitoba’s