The FY-3B/MWRI soil moisture product and its application in drought monitoring

In recent years, drought occurs frequently in China. Soil moisture, as a key parameter in the drought monitoring, becomes especially concerned. The FY-3B/MWRI soil moisture product provides global observations of land surface soil moisture. This paper gives a basic introduction of FY-3B/MWRI soil moisture product including the retrieval method used. Then an example in the application for drought monitoring will be demonstrated and finally we will evaluate the utility of MWRI soil moisture for drought monitoring.
¹