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  <dc:contributor>Gabriel B. Senay</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Jeffrey T. Morisette</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Naga Manohar Velpuri</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2016</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Level 3 soil moisture datasets from the recently launched Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite are evaluated for drought monitoring in rangelands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Validation of SMAP soil moisture (SSM) with &lt;i&gt;in situ&lt;/i&gt; and modeled estimates showed high level of agreement.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SSM showed the highest correlation with surface soil moisture (0-5 cm) and a strong correlation to depths up to 20 cm.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SSM showed a reliable and expected response of capturing seasonal dynamics in relation to precipitation, land surface temperature, and evapotranspiration.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Further evaluation using multi-year SMAP datasets is necessary to quantify the full benefits and limitations for drought monitoring in rangelands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1016/j.rala.2016.06.002</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Elsevier</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Evaluating new SMAP soil moisture for drought monitoring in the rangelands of the US High Plains</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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