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International GEO Workshop on <strong>SAR</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Agricultural</strong> Moni<strong>to</strong>ring
Table 2 Research/Operational Mix for Each Moni<strong>to</strong>ring Application
Crop Production
Research Operational
Crop Production
Crop Identification 54% 46%
Crop Area 51% 49%
Crop Health 63% 38%
Crop Yield 64% 36%
Other
Water Availability
58% 42%
Soil Moisture 73% 27%
Irrigation 56% 44%
Flood Moni<strong>to</strong>ring 50% 50%
Soil Trafficability 62% 38%
Drought Moni<strong>to</strong>ring 60% 40%
Other
Land Management
33% 67%
Land Cover 54% 46%
Land Use 53% 47%
Soil Type 65% 35%
Tillage Moni<strong>to</strong>ring 70% 30%
Crop Residue 80% 20%
Other
Ecosystem Health
80% 20%
Habitat Type 74% 26%
Habitat Diversity 80% 20%
Habitat Connectivity 75% 25%
Water Erosion 68% 32%
Wind Erosion 59% 41%
Salinization 73% 27%
Desertification 52% 48%
Other 67% 33%
The spatial scales of the Crop Production applications are shown in Figure 3 and the
temporal scales are shown in Figure 4. Other Crop Production-related subject areas
included:
• Leaf area index, pigment content
• Forecasting health
• Biomass
• Rangeland
• Damage assessment
Report on Results: Survey on <strong>SAR</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Agricultural</strong> Moni<strong>to</strong>ring – Annex 1 6