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Research article
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25 May 2021
Research article |
| 25 May 2021
| 25 May 2021
Advances in soil moisture retrieval from multispectral remote sensing using unoccupied aircraft systems and machine learning techniques
Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Anna Fryjoff-Hung
Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA
Andreas Anderson
Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA
Joshua H. Viers
Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA
Teamrat A. Ghezzehei
Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA
Life and Environmental Science, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA
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Short summary
We took aerial photos of a grassland area using an unoccupied aerial vehicle and used the images to estimate soil moisture via machine learning. We were able to estimate soil moisture with high accuracy. Furthermore, by analyzing the machine learning models we developed, we learned how different factors drive the distribution of moisture across the landscape. Among the factors, rainfall, evapotranspiration, and topography were most important in controlling surface soil moisture distribution.
We took aerial photos of a grassland area using an unoccupied aerial vehicle and used the images...
