GRACE Analysis of Soil Water Deficits for 2016 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GRACE Analysis of Soil Water Deficits for 2016

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An analysis of data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission shows greater soil water deficits in 2016 than previous drought years with high Amazon fire activity.

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Yang Chen, University of California, Irvine

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