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Linghua Meng1,2, Ya Chen3, Shinai Ma1,2

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China.

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This study uses satellite data to create a Soil Moisture Decay Index (SMDI) for monitoring soil water retention capacity. This method offers continuous spatial monitoring, aiding precision agriculture and soil restoration efforts.

Keywords:
exponential decay fitting model (EDFM)soil moisture decay index (SMDI)soil water retention capacity (SWRC)time-series NDWI

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Area of Science:

  • Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Remote Sensing
  • Soil Science

Background:

  • Traditional soil water retention capacity (SWRC) measurements are destructive and spatially discontinuous.
  • Effective monitoring of SWRC is crucial for agriculture and watershed management.
  • Developing non-destructive, spatially continuous monitoring methods is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel method for spatially continuous monitoring of SWRC using remote sensing data.
  • To assess the effectiveness of the Soil Moisture Decay Index (SMDI) derived from satellite imagery.
  • To investigate the relationship between SMDI and soil properties.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized time-series Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) from Sentinel-2 during the snowmelt-to-bare-soil window.
  • Applied the exponential decay fitting model (EDFM) to derive the Soil Moisture Decay Index (SMDI).
  • Validated SMDI against in situ soil moisture and field capacity measurements, and correlated with soil organic matter and texture.

Main Results:

  • Time-series NDWI showed distinct exponential decay patterns related to soil texture and degradation.
  • The EDFM accurately fitted NDWI data (R² = 0.84–0.99), quantifying SWRC through decay rate and stable level.
  • SMDI demonstrated high consistency with in situ measurements (R = 0.82–0.88) and correlated significantly with soil properties (R² = 0.50–0.71).

Conclusions:

  • The SMDI effectively quantifies SWRC and reveals spatial degradation patterns.
  • This remote sensing-based approach transforms SWRC monitoring from point-scale to spatially continuous.
  • The study provides valuable tools for precision water management and degraded soil restoration.