Farmers irrigating their crops may get help from space
Newswise — Farmers irrigating their crops may soon be getting some help from space. In 2018, scientists launched ECOSTRESS, a new instrument now attached to the International Space Station. Its mission: to gather data on how plants use water across the world.
The ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) helps scientists answer three broad questions:
- How do plants respond to drought?
- What’s happening with plants’ water use over the course of a day?
- Can vulnerability to drought be reduced through more monitoring?