Articles | Volume 20, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2941-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2941-2023
Reviews and syntheses
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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

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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.
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