TNPSC Thervupettagam

Root zone moisture

January 26 , 2021 1275 days 928 0
  • NASA recently released the estimates of soil moisture in the root zone such as the top 39 inches of soil.
  • Accordingly, the Konya Plains had the lowest “root zone moisture”.
  • The Konya Plains is located in Turkey.
  • It received 38% less rainfall in 2020 as compared to 2019.
  • This is the main reason for the region to become the lowest “root zone moisture” area in the world.
  • The estimate was done based on the GRACE-FO satellite data.

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