Lesson 3, Topic 1
In Progress

Invasive species in dry ecosystems

Sources & further reading

Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM, 2017): No Title. <http://www.bom.gov.au>.

Canadian Government (2015). Soil moisture mapping. <https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/maps-tools-and-publications/satellite-imagery-and-air-photos/satellite-imagery-products/educational-resources/tutorial-radar-polarimetry/soil-moisture-mapping/9569>.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO, ny). Chapter 2 – Soil and Water. <https://www.fao.org/3/r4082e/r4082e03.htm#2.3%20soil%20moisture%20conditions>

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO, 2015). Soils store and filter water – Improving food security and our resilience to floods and droughts. <https://www.fao.org/resources/infographics/infographics-details/en/c/357132/?utm_content=buffere2466&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer>.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (2020). National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). New Soil Moisture Research Results. <https://www.drought.gov/news/new-soil-moisture-research-results>.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, 1999). Soil Moisture. <https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/landprocess/#:~:text=Soil%20moisture%20is%20a%20key,and%20the%20production%20of%20precipitation.>

Long, D. & F.T. Ulaby (2014). Microwave Radar And Radiometric Remote Sensing. Michigan Press.


In this topic you learned about the remote sensing tools you can use to monitor soil moisture. Ready for the practical?