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SMAP's Radiometer Captures Views of Global Soil Moisture
![These maps of global soil moisture were created using data from the radiometer instrument on NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory. Each image is a composite of three days of SMAP radiometer data, centered on April 15, 18 and 22, 2015. The images show the volumetric water content in the top 2 inches (5 centimeters) of soil. Wetter areas are blue and drier areas are yellow. White areas indicate snow, ice or frozen ground.](/rails/active_storage/blobs/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBYkk9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--87b674436c2fd6fe290223b11eea43d096cfb801/050615_Passive_Soil_Moisture_768p.jpg?disposition=attachment)
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC
These maps of global soil moisture were created using data from the radiometer instrument on NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory. Each image is a composite of three days of SMAP radiometer data, centered on April 15, 18 and 22, 2015. The images show the volumetric water content in the top 2 inches (5 centimeters) of soil. Wetter areas are blue and drier areas are yellow. White areas indicate snow, ice or frozen ground.
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC