Ecohydrological forecasting: the pivotal role of root-zone soil moisture

该项目旨在克服科学和技术挑战，防止在有用的土地管理尺度上进行土壤水分和植被预测(例如。25米)。其重要意义在于，通过将新的生态水文学理论与一系列卫星观测相结合，为澳大利亚提供了前所未有的超分辨率建模能力。结果包括更准确、更详细的当前土壤水分信息，以及对未来几个月植被状况的可靠预测。这将大大加强农民、消防机构和其他土地和水资源管理人员的及时决策和前瞻性规划，并相应提高生产率、可持续性和社区安全。

This project aims to overcome the scientific and technological challenges preventing soil water and vegetation forecasting at useful land management scales (eg. 25 m). The significance is in enabling an unprecedented hyperresolution modelling capability for Australia through the integration of new ecohydrological theory with a range of satellite observations. Outcomes include more accurate, spatially-detailed information of current soil water amounts, and reliable forecasts of vegetation condition several months into the future. This will greatly enhance timely decision making and forward planning by farmers, fire agencies, and other land and water managers, with corresponding increases in productivity, sustainability and community safety.