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Uz SS, Ruane AC, Duncan BN, Tucker CJ, Huffman GJ, Mladenova IE, Osmanoglu B, Holmes TR, McNally A, Peters-Lidard C, Bolten JD, Das N, Rodell M, McCartney S, Anderson MC, Doorn B. Earth observations and integrative models in support of food and water security. Remote Sens Earth Syst Sci 2019; 2:18-38. [PMID: 33005873 PMCID: PMC7526267 DOI: 10.1007/s41976-019-0008-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Global food production depends upon many factors that Earth observing satellites routinely measure about water, energy, weather, and ecosystems. Increasingly sophisticated, publicly-available satellite data products can improve efficiencies in resource management and provide earlier indication of environmental disruption. Satellite remote sensing provides a consistent, long-term record that can be used effectively to detect large-scale features over time, such as a developing drought. Accuracy and capabilities have increased along with the range of Earth observations and derived products that can support food security decisions with actionable information. This paper highlights major capabilities facilitated by satellite observations and physical models that have been developed and validated using remotely-sensed observations. Although we primarily focus on variables relevant to agriculture, we also include a brief description of the growing use of Earth observations in support of aquaculture and fisheries.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Alex C. Ruane
- NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Climate Impacts Group, New York, NY, USA
| | | | | | | | - Iliana E. Mladenova
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
- Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
- Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
| | | | | | - Narendra Das
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA
| | | | - Sean McCartney
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
- Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, USA
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