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SMAP Global Map of Surface Soil Moisture Aug. 25-27, 2015

NASA / JPL · 2015-09-02 · photograph (digital archive)

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A three-day composite global map of surface soil moisture as retrieved from NASA SMAP radiometer instrument between Aug. 25-27, 2015. Dry areas appear yellow/orange, such as the Sahara Desert, western Australia and the western U.S. Wet areas appear blue, representing the impacts of localized storms. White areas indicate snow, ice or frozen ground.

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Earth Soil Moisture Active Passive SMAP

Credit lineSMAP Global Map of Surface Soil Moisture Aug. 25-27, 2015. NASA/JPL, 2015-09-02. Public domain. ID: PIA19877.

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