How to calculate initial moisture content ?

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Firoz Ahmad

http://www.esa-soilmoisture-cci.org/node/145

https://smap.jpl.nasa.gov/data/

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/SMOS/Over_30_years_of_global_soil_moisture_observations_for_climate_applications

Jerry Decker

Usually it is measured as in a laboratory or with a calibrated meter.

Ishak Abdi

thanks Mr Firoz Ahmad

Mr Jerry Decker, in rainfall runoff models of non continious events, the value of the initial soil moisture has an important effect on output. i am working on events of 1980 to 2000 i can't measure it

Luca Brocca

Check our research papers. We have several on this topic. I suggest you the latests (see below).

I am at disposal if you need additional information

http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/839/2014/hess-18-839-2014.html

Article Potential of soil moisture observations in flood modelling: ...

Article The Use of H-SAF Soil Moisture Products for Operational Hydr...

thank you a lot Sir Brocca

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