Importance of Soil Moisture

• Meteorology

  • Evapotranspiration - partitioning of available energy into sensible and latent heat exchange

• Hydrology

  • Rainfall Runoff - infiltration rate; water supply

• Agriculture

  • Crop Yield - pre-planting moisture; irrigation scheduling; insects & diseases; de-nitrification
  • Sediment Transport - runoff producing zones

• Climate Studies

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