Dear RegCNET users,<div><br></div><div>Good afternoon. Hope you are doing well. I would like to share an important article with you.</div><div><br></div><div>Basically, ESACCI satellite soil moisture product is designed for the purpose of seasonal forecast. However, it has not been tested in arid regions (such as Egypt).</div><div><br></div><div>In this study, you can see that the RegCM4 (in Egypt) shows a notable sensitivity compared to initialization from bare soil. Also, there is a difference between BATS and CLM45 when the RegCM4 was initialized by the ESACCI satellite product.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Please check the attached paper for more details. Please circulate to those interested.</div><div><br></div><div>Ciao</div><div><br></div><div>Samy&nbsp;</div>