EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF SATELLITE-DERIVED SOIL MOISTURE PRODUCTS ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA USING MINIMAL GROUND-TRUTH ASSUMPTIONS IN SPATIOTEMPORAL STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

South America (SA) features diverse land cover types and varied climate conditions, both of which significantly influence the variability of soil moisture (SMO).Obtaining ground-truth measurements for SMO is often costly and labor-intensive, and the limited number of ground SMO stations in SA further complicates the evaluation of satellite-derived

This study comprehensively investigates how rain and drizzle affect the object-detection performance of non-contact safety sensors, which are essential for the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles and ground vehicles in adverse weather conditions.In contrast to conventional sensor-performance evaluation based on the amount of precipitation, this p

For several decades, the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model and its variations have received much attention from researchers.Recently, there has been an investigation into an EOQ model incorporating effect of units lost due to deterioration in infinite planning horizon with crisp decision environment.Accounting for holding and ordering cost, as ha

As part of a larger study of reduced-impact logging effects on bird community composition, we surveyed birds from December to February during the 2003-2004 wet-season within harvested and unharvested blocks of the La Chonta forestry concession, Department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia.The logged forest was harvested using reducedimpact logging techniques