SMAP Cal/Val Workshop #2, Oxnard, CA

The workshop focused on plans for calibration and validation (Cal/Val) of SMAP science products. The workshop provided a forum for over 90 scientists from around the world to review the Cal/Val plan, exchange expert information, resolve key issues, and develop implementation plans.

Background
The SMAP Cal/Val Plan is a mission requirement. The plan addresses both pre- and post-launch Cal/Val activities undertaken to ensure the generation of high quality products and definitive validation of the products. In the pre-launch phase, the Cal/Val focus is primarily on algorithm development and establishment of infrastructure for the post-launch validation.

At the 1st Cal/Val Workshop, science community involvement and activities were initiated to support SMAP Cal/Val objectives. These activities included plans for field campaigns, development of tower and aircraft-based simulators and methods for integrating the diverse in situ resources available for validation.

At the 2nd Cal/Val Workshop, results to date were reviewed and plans developed for the coming year.

Continued participation in SMAP Cal/Val activities by the broad science community through this and future workshops will be of great importance to the SMAP mission.

Agenda
Agenda (PDF, 11 KB)

Presentations
Workshop presentations are posted below as available.

Workshop Goals and Expectations (PDF, 1.08 MB) T. Jackson

NASA HQ Programs and Projects Related to SMAP J. Entin

SMAP Mission Status (PDF, 8.75 MB) K. Kellogg

SMAP Science Plan E. Njoku

L1 Product Cal/Val Requirements: Overview A. Colliander

- L1 Radar Cal/Val Requirements R. West

- L1 Radiometer Cal/Val Requirements (PDF, 744 KB) E. Kim

L2 Soil Moisture Cal/Val Requirements (PDF, 1.34 MB) M. Moghaddam

L3 Freeze/Thaw Cal/Val Requirements (PDF, 4.5 MB) K. McDonald

L4 Product Cal/Val Requirements (PDF, 4.9 MB) R. Reichle / J. Kimball

Discussion of Algorithm Requirements (PDF, 1.29 MB) P. O’Neill

Discussion of Field Experiment Objectives (PDF, 363 KB) T. Jackson

CanEx-SM10 Experiment

- Overview (PDF, 697 KB) S. Belair

- Airborne Radiometer Measurements (PDF, 5.57 MB) A. Walker

- Incidence Angle Normalization of UAVSAR (PDF, 1.05 MB) I. Mladenova

- Interferometry with UAVSAR (PDF, 20.47 MB) S. Hensley

- Ground measurements over Kenaston Area (PDF, 4.8 MB) B. Toth

- Ground measurements over BERMS Area (PDF, 3.51 MB) M. Moghaddam

- Preliminary Evaluation of Results (PDF, 14.75 MB) M. Magagi

- Summary and Availability (PDF, 1.26 MB) M. Magagi

SMAPEx Campaigns (PDF, 31.06 MB) J. Walker

Discussion on Future Field Experiments (PDF, 577 KB) T. Jackson

Related Instruments and Projects

- ComRAD (PDF, 5.48 MB) P. O’Neill

- PALS/CARVE A. Colliander

- UAVSAR S. Hensley

- AirMOSS M. Moghaddam

Development of Pre-Launch Freeze/Thaw Experiment (PDF, 12.2 MB) S. Belair / K. McDonald

Aquarius (PDF, 1.11 MB) D. Le Vine

SMOS

- Status and Cal/Val Program (PDF, 7.32 MB) M. Drusch

- Validation Results (PDF, 4.26 MB) Y. Kerr

- SMOS and In Situ Measurements (PDF, 14.88 MB) A. Robock

In Situ Sensor Testbed

- ISST Overview and Operations (PDF, 4.05 MB) M. Cosh / T. Ocher

- COSMOS installations (PDF, 1.85 MB) M. Zreda

- GPS installations (PDF, 2.12 MB) E. Small

Up-Scaling Methodologies

- Up-Scaling for SMAP Cal/Val (PDF, 1.68 MB) W. Crow

- Soil Moisture Physical Controls Across Scales (PDF, 7.71 MB) B. Mohanty

- Soil Moisture Variability At Large Scales (PDF, 23.18 MB) A. Berg

In Situ Site Overview (PDF, 1.79 MB) T. Jackson

In situ site presentations listed below

National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) (PDF, 30.29 MB) E. Ayers

NSF Critical Zone Observatories (CZO) (PDF, 24.2 MB) H. Lin

Global Change Observation Mission - Water (GCOM-W) (PDF, 972 KB) I. Kaihotsu

Vietnam Program (PDF, 8.15 MB) D. Chung

SwissSMEX (PDF, 2.08 MB) H. Mittelbach

International Soil Moisture Working Group (PDF, 5.69 MB) P. van Oevelen

CEOS Land Product Validation Team on Soil Moisture (PDF, 107 KB) T. Jackson

Soil Moisture Product Validation Issues (PDF, 1.96 MB) M. Drusch

International Soil Moisture Network (PDF, 8.33 MB) W. Dorigo

Development of SMAP Cal/Val Data Archiving Plan A. Colliander

Discussion and Actions T. Jackson

In Situ Site Presentations

Yanco Validation Site, Australia (see SMAPEx Campaigns above) J. Walker

USDA-ARS Watershed Networks, USA (PDF, 1.63 MB) M. Cosh

South Fork Site, Iowa (PDF, 2.37 MB) M. Cosh

Iowa State U. Site (PDF, 9.54 MB) B. Hornbuckle

Mexican Riverine Ecosystem Site (PDF, 3.45 MB) J. Ramos

Saskatchewan and Ontario Sites, Canada (PDF, 3.29 MB) A. Berg

Tibetan Plateau and Twente Sites (PDF, 14.18 MB) R. van der Velde

Kuwait Desert Site (PDF, 2.62 MB) H. Al Jassar

Rur Catchment, Germany (PDF, 15.34 MB) F. Jonard

SAOCOM sites, Argentina (PDF, 760 KB) M. Thibeault

Climate Reference Network (CRN), USA (PDF, 580 KB) M. Palecki

GPS network, USA (PDF, 1.35 MB) E. Small

Millbrook, New York (PDF, 1.48 MB) M. Temimi

MicroWEX Site, Florida (PDF, 4.39 MB) J. Judge

Petzenkirchen Catchment, Austria (PDF, 4.13 MB) W. Dorigo

San Joaquin Valley, California (PDF, 3.5 MB) J. Hopmans

Sodankyla-Pallas, Finland (PDF, 2.39 MB) K. Rautiainen

SoilSCAPE at Tonzi Ranch, California (PDF, 1.72 MB) M. Moghaddam

U. Michigan Biological Station (PDF, 1.66 MB) V. Ivanov

Harvard Forest, Massachusetts (PDF, 4.93 MB) B. Munger

Contacts:
For questions and further information please contact either:

Dr. Thomas Jackson
USDA ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Lab
Beltsville, MD 20705
1-301-504-8511
tom.jackson@ars.usda.gov

or:

Dr. Andreas Colliander
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109
1-818-354-0270
andreas.colliander@jpl.nasa.gov