Primary Convener:
Andre Daccache, University of California Davis

Convener:
Nunzio Romano, University of Naples Federico ll
Trenton Franz, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Michael Cosh, U. S. Department of Agriculture

Early Career Convener:
Laura Almendra Martin, University of Florida

Chair:
Martin Schrön, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ Leipzig
Enrico Gazzola, Finapp

This session aims to highlight advancements and alternative techniques in soil moisture monitoring from point-based sensors to large-area remote sensing, with a focus on proximal sensing technologies capable of bridging the scale gap. We welcome contributions that discuss the integration of novel technologies like for example Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensors (CRNS), Gamma-Ray Spectrometry (GRS), Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS), Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS), Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R), geophysical methods. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to soil moisture monitoring for applications in agriculture, hydrology, natural hazards early warning, environmental monitoring, even planetary space missions. A central objective of this session is to stimulate a discussion on the potential offered by integrated soil moisture monitoring at hierarchical space-time scales.

Index Terms
1842 Irrigation
1847 Modeling
1855 Remote sensing
1866 Soil moisture

Co-Organized Sessions:
Near Surface Geophysics

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering