Prashant K. Srivastava obtained his PhD from the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Bristol in Bristol, UK,and currently serves on the faculty at the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development at Banaras Hindu University inVaranasi, India. He formerly worked in the Hydrological Sciences Department at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center andis currently an investigator for several national and international projects. He has published 100+ papers, many books, andseveral book chapters. He is also acting as an editorial board member of several reputed journals. Dr. George P. Petropoulos is Assistant Professor in Geoinformatics at the Department of Geography, Harokopio University of Athens Greece. His research focuses on the exploitation of geoinformation technology & geospatial data analysis techniques in geographical and environmental applications. He is author/co-author of over 110 articles, 40 book chapters, and has edited 6 books. He has developed collaborations with key scientists in his area of specialisation globally and his research & teaching work has received international recognition via several significant awards and research funding.

• Section IIntroduction1. Soil Moisture from Space: Techniques and LimitationsY.H. Kerr, J.-P. Wigneron, A. Al Bitar, A. Mialon and P.K. Srivastava2. Available Data Sets and Satellites for Terrestrial SoilMoisture Estimation P.K. Srivastava, V. Pandey, S. Suman, M. Gupta and T. IslamSection IIOptical and Infrared Techniques & SynergiesBetween them3. Soil Moisture Retrievals Using Optical/TIR Methods P. Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran and A. Berg4. Optical/Thermal-Based Techniques for SubsurfaceSoil Moisture Estimation M. Holzman and R. Rivas5. Spatiotemporal Estimates of Surface Soil Moisturefrom Space Using the Ts/VI Feature Space G.P. Petropoulos, G. Ireland, H. Griffiths, T. Islam, D. Kalivas,V. Anagnostopoulos, C. Hodges and P.K. Srivastava6. Spatial Downscaling of Passive Microwave Data WithVisible-to-Infrared Information for High-ResolutionSoil Moisture Mapping M. Piles and N. Sánchez7. Soil Moisture Retrieved From a Combined Optical andPassive Microwave Approach: Theory and Applications C. Mattar, A. Santamaría-Artigas1, J. A. Sobrino, J.C. Jiménez – MuñozSection IIIMicrowave Soil Moisture Retrieval Techniques8. Nonparametric Model for the Retrieval of SoilMoisture by Microwave Remote Sensing D.K. Gupta, R. Prasad, P.K. Srivastava and T. Islam9. Temperature-Dependent Spectroscopic DielectricModel at 0.05–16 GHz for a Thawed and FrozenAlaskan Organic Soil V. Mironov and I. Savin10. Active and Passive Microwave Remote SensingSynergy for Soil Moisture Estimation R. Akbar, N. Das, D. Entekhabi and M. Moghaddam11. Intercomparison of Soil Moisture Retrievals From InSitu, ASAR, and ECV SM Data Sets Over DifferentEuropean Sites B. Barrett, C. Pratola, A. Gruber and E. DwyerSection IVAdvanced Applications of Soil Moisture12. Use of Satellite Soil Moisture Products for theOperational Mitigation of Landslides Risk inCentral Italy 13. Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture as a Key Variable inWildfires Prevention Services: Towards New PredictionTools Using SMOS and SMAP Data D. Chaparro, M. Piles and M. Vall-llossera14. Integrative Use of Near-Surface Satellite Soil Moistureand Precipitation for Estimation of ImprovedIrrigation Scheduling Parameters M. Gupta, P.K. Srivastava and T. Islam15. A Comparative Study on SMOS and NLDAS-2 SoilMoistures Over a Hydrological Basin—WithContinental Climate 16. Continental Scale Monitoring of Subdaily and DailyEvapotranspiration Enhanced by the Assimilation ofSurface Soil Moisture Derived from Thermal InfraredGeostationary Data 17. Soil Moisture Deficit Estimation Through SMOS SoilMoisture and MODIS Land Surface Temperature P.K. Srivastava, T. Islam, S.K. Singh, M. Gupta, George P. Petropoulos,D.K. Gupta, W.Z. Wan Jaafar and R. PrasadSection VFuture Challenges in Soil Moisture Retrieval andApplications18. Soil Moisture Retrievals Based on Active andPassive Microwave Data: State-of-the-Art andOperational Applications J. Munõz-Sabater, A. Al Bitar and L. Brocca19. Emerging and Potential Future Applications ofSatellite-Based Soil Moisture Products E. Tebbs, F. Gerard, A. Petrie and E. De Witte

Prashant K. Srivastava obtained his PhD from the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Bristol in Bristol, UK,and currently serves on the faculty at the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development at Banaras Hindu University inVaranasi, India. He formerly worked in the Hydrological Sciences Department at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center andis currently an investigator for several national and international projects. He has published 100+ papers, many books, andseveral book chapters. He is also acting as an editorial board member of several reputed journals. Dr. George P. Petropoulos is Assistant Professor in Geoinformatics at the Department of Geography, Harokopio University of Athens Greece. His research focuses on the exploitation of geoinformation technology & geospatial data analysis techniques in geographical and environmental applications. He is author/co-author of over 110 articles, 40 book chapters, and has edited 6 books. He has developed collaborations with key scientists in his area of specialisation globally and his research & teaching work has received international recognition via several significant awards and research funding.

• Section IIntroduction1. Soil Moisture from Space: Techniques and LimitationsY.H. Kerr, J.-P. Wigneron, A. Al Bitar, A. Mialon and P.K. Srivastava2. Available Data Sets and Satellites for Terrestrial SoilMoisture Estimation P.K. Srivastava, V. Pandey, S. Suman, M. Gupta and T. IslamSection IIOptical and Infrared Techniques & SynergiesBetween them3. Soil Moisture Retrievals Using Optical/TIR Methods P. Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran and A. Berg4. Optical/Thermal-Based Techniques for SubsurfaceSoil Moisture Estimation M. Holzman and R. Rivas5. Spatiotemporal Estimates of Surface Soil Moisturefrom Space Using the Ts/VI Feature Space G.P. Petropoulos, G. Ireland, H. Griffiths, T. Islam, D. Kalivas,V. Anagnostopoulos, C. Hodges and P.K. Srivastava6. Spatial Downscaling of Passive Microwave Data WithVisible-to-Infrared Information for High-ResolutionSoil Moisture Mapping M. Piles and N. Sánchez7. Soil Moisture Retrieved From a Combined Optical andPassive Microwave Approach: Theory and Applications C. Mattar, A. Santamaría-Artigas1, J. A. Sobrino, J.C. Jiménez – MuñozSection IIIMicrowave Soil Moisture Retrieval Techniques8. Nonparametric Model for the Retrieval of SoilMoisture by Microwave Remote Sensing D.K. Gupta, R. Prasad, P.K. Srivastava and T. Islam9. Temperature-Dependent Spectroscopic DielectricModel at 0.05–16 GHz for a Thawed and FrozenAlaskan Organic Soil V. Mironov and I. Savin10. Active and Passive Microwave Remote SensingSynergy for Soil Moisture Estimation R. Akbar, N. Das, D. Entekhabi and M. Moghaddam11. Intercomparison of Soil Moisture Retrievals From InSitu, ASAR, and ECV SM Data Sets Over DifferentEuropean Sites B. Barrett, C. Pratola, A. Gruber and E. DwyerSection IVAdvanced Applications of Soil Moisture12. Use of Satellite Soil Moisture Products for theOperational Mitigation of Landslides Risk inCentral Italy 13. Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture as a Key Variable inWildfires Prevention Services: Towards New PredictionTools Using SMOS and SMAP Data D. Chaparro, M. Piles and M. Vall-llossera14. Integrative Use of Near-Surface Satellite Soil Moistureand Precipitation for Estimation of ImprovedIrrigation Scheduling Parameters M. Gupta, P.K. Srivastava and T. Islam15. A Comparative Study on SMOS and NLDAS-2 SoilMoistures Over a Hydrological Basin—WithContinental Climate 16. Continental Scale Monitoring of Subdaily and DailyEvapotranspiration Enhanced by the Assimilation ofSurface Soil Moisture Derived from Thermal InfraredGeostationary Data 17. Soil Moisture Deficit Estimation Through SMOS SoilMoisture and MODIS Land Surface Temperature P.K. Srivastava, T. Islam, S.K. Singh, M. Gupta, George P. Petropoulos,D.K. Gupta, W.Z. Wan Jaafar and R. PrasadSection VFuture Challenges in Soil Moisture Retrieval andApplications18. Soil Moisture Retrievals Based on Active andPassive Microwave Data: State-of-the-Art andOperational Applications J. Munõz-Sabater, A. Al Bitar and L. Brocca19. Emerging and Potential Future Applications ofSatellite-Based Soil Moisture Products E. Tebbs, F. Gerard, A. Petrie and E. De Witte

Prashant K. Srivastava obtained his PhD from the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Bristol in Bristol, UK,and currently serves on the faculty at the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development at Banaras Hindu University inVaranasi, India. He formerly worked in the Hydrological Sciences Department at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center andis currently an investigator for several national and international projects. He has published 100+ papers, many books, andseveral book chapters. He is also acting as an editorial board member of several reputed journals. Dr. George P. Petropoulos is Assistant Professor in Geoinformatics at the Department of Geography, Harokopio University of Athens Greece. His research focuses on the exploitation of geoinformation technology & geospatial data analysis techniques in geographical and environmental applications. He is author/co-author of over 110 articles, 40 book chapters, and has edited 6 books. He has developed collaborations with key scientists in his area of specialisation globally and his research & teaching work has received international recognition via several significant awards and research funding.

• Section IIntroduction1. Soil Moisture from Space: Techniques and LimitationsY.H. Kerr, J.-P. Wigneron, A. Al Bitar, A. Mialon and P.K. Srivastava2. Available Data Sets and Satellites for Terrestrial SoilMoisture Estimation P.K. Srivastava, V. Pandey, S. Suman, M. Gupta and T. IslamSection IIOptical and Infrared Techniques & SynergiesBetween them3. Soil Moisture Retrievals Using Optical/TIR Methods P. Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran and A. Berg4. Optical/Thermal-Based Techniques for SubsurfaceSoil Moisture Estimation M. Holzman and R. Rivas5. Spatiotemporal Estimates of Surface Soil Moisturefrom Space Using the Ts/VI Feature Space G.P. Petropoulos, G. Ireland, H. Griffiths, T. Islam, D. Kalivas,V. Anagnostopoulos, C. Hodges and P.K. Srivastava6. Spatial Downscaling of Passive Microwave Data WithVisible-to-Infrared Information for High-ResolutionSoil Moisture Mapping M. Piles and N. Sánchez7. Soil Moisture Retrieved From a Combined Optical andPassive Microwave Approach: Theory and Applications C. Mattar, A. Santamaría-Artigas1, J. A. Sobrino, J.C. Jiménez – MuñozSection IIIMicrowave Soil Moisture Retrieval Techniques8. Nonparametric Model for the Retrieval of SoilMoisture by Microwave Remote Sensing D.K. Gupta, R. Prasad, P.K. Srivastava and T. Islam9. Temperature-Dependent Spectroscopic DielectricModel at 0.05–16 GHz for a Thawed and FrozenAlaskan Organic Soil V. Mironov and I. Savin10. Active and Passive Microwave Remote SensingSynergy for Soil Moisture Estimation R. Akbar, N. Das, D. Entekhabi and M. Moghaddam11. Intercomparison of Soil Moisture Retrievals From InSitu, ASAR, and ECV SM Data Sets Over DifferentEuropean Sites B. Barrett, C. Pratola, A. Gruber and E. DwyerSection IVAdvanced Applications of Soil Moisture12. Use of Satellite Soil Moisture Products for theOperational Mitigation of Landslides Risk inCentral Italy 13. Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture as a Key Variable inWildfires Prevention Services: Towards New PredictionTools Using SMOS and SMAP Data D. Chaparro, M. Piles and M. Vall-llossera14. Integrative Use of Near-Surface Satellite Soil Moistureand Precipitation for Estimation of ImprovedIrrigation Scheduling Parameters M. Gupta, P.K. Srivastava and T. Islam15. A Comparative Study on SMOS and NLDAS-2 SoilMoistures Over a Hydrological Basin—WithContinental Climate 16. Continental Scale Monitoring of Subdaily and DailyEvapotranspiration Enhanced by the Assimilation ofSurface Soil Moisture Derived from Thermal InfraredGeostationary Data 17. Soil Moisture Deficit Estimation Through SMOS SoilMoisture and MODIS Land Surface Temperature P.K. Srivastava, T. Islam, S.K. Singh, M. Gupta, George P. Petropoulos,D.K. Gupta, W.Z. Wan Jaafar and R. PrasadSection VFuture Challenges in Soil Moisture Retrieval andApplications18. Soil Moisture Retrievals Based on Active andPassive Microwave Data: State-of-the-Art andOperational Applications J. Munõz-Sabater, A. Al Bitar and L. Brocca19. Emerging and Potential Future Applications ofSatellite-Based Soil Moisture Products E. Tebbs, F. Gerard, A. Petrie and E. De Witte