Reviews and syntheses: Recent advances in microwave  remote sensing in support of terrestrial carbon cycle  science in Arctic–boreal regions

Mavrovic, Alex; Sonnentag, Oliver; Lemmetyinen, Juha; Baltzer, Jennifer L.; Kinnard, Christophe; Roy, Alexandre

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2941-2023

Articles | Volume 20, issue 14

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2941-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2941-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 14

Reviews and syntheses

|

21 Jul 2023

Reviews and syntheses |

| 21 Jul 2023

Reviews and syntheses: Recent advances in microwave remote sensing in support of terrestrial carbon cycle science in Arctic–boreal regions

Alex Mavrovic, Oliver Sonnentag, Juha Lemmetyinen, Jennifer L. Baltzer, Christophe Kinnard, and Alexandre Roy

Data sets

Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission L4_C Data Product Assessment (Version 2 Validated Release) J. Kimball, L. Jones, J. Glassy, N. Stavros, N. Madani, R. Reichle, T. Jackson, and A. Colliander https://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/pubs/docs/Kimball852.pdf

Short summary

This review supports the integration of microwave spaceborne information into carbon cycle science for Arctic–boreal regions. The microwave data record spans multiple decades with frequent global observations of soil moisture and temperature, surface freeze–thaw cycles, vegetation water storage, snowpack properties, and land cover. This record holds substantial unexploited potential to better understand carbon cycle processes.