News | May 2, 2011
SMAP Cal/Val Workshop #2, Oxnard, CA
Date: May 3-5, 2011
Venue: Embassy Suites Hotel, 2101 Mandalay Beach Road, 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
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/agenda_v7.pdf||Agenda||]]
Participants
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/attendees.pdf||List of participants||]]
Presentations
Workshop presentations are posted below as available.
Introduction Session
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0101 - Jackson - Workshop_objectives.pdf||Workshop Goals and Expectations]] T. Jackson
NASA HQ Programs and Projects Related to SMAP J. Entin
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0103 - Kellogg - SMAP_project_status.pdf||SMAP Mission Status]] K. Kellogg
SMAP Science Plan E. Njoku
SMAP Products and Ca/Val
L1 Product Cal/Val Requirements: Overview A. Colliander
- L1 Radar Cal/Val Requirements R. West
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0201b - Kim - L1_TB_CalVal_req.pdf||L1 Radiometer Cal/Val Requirements]] E. Kim
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0202 - Moghaddam - L2_SM_CalVal_req.pdf||L2 Soil Moisture Cal/Val Requirements]] M. Moghaddam
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0203 - McDonald - L3_FT_CalVal_req.pdf||L3 Freeze/Thaw Cal/Val Requirements]] K. McDonald
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0204 - Reichle_Kimball - L4_CalVal_req.pdf||L4 Product Cal/Val Requirements]] R. Reichle / J. Kimball
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0205 - ONeill - Reqs_discussion.pdf||Discussion of Algorithm Requirements]] P. O’Neill
Field Experiments
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0300 - Jackson - Field_campaigns_part1.pdf||Discussion of Field Experiment Objectives]] T. Jackson
CanEx-SM10 Experiment
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0301a - Belair - CanExSM10_overview.pdf||Overview]] S. Belair
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0301b - Walker - CanExSM10_ECRad.pdf||Airborne Radiometer Measurements]] A. Walker
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0301c - Mladenova - CanExSM10_UAVSAR_incidence_normalization.pdf||Incidence Angle Normalization of UAVSAR]] I. Mladenova
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0301d - Hensley - CanExSM10_UAVSAR_interferometry.pdf||Interferometry with UAVSAR]] S. Hensley
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0301e - Toth - CanExSM10_ground_sampling.pdf||Ground measurements over Kenaston Area]] B. Toth
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0301f - Moghaddam - CanExSM10_BERMS_sampling.pdf||Ground measurements over BERMS Area]] M. Moghaddam
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0301g - Magagi_CanExSM10_Preliminary_evaluation.pdf||Preliminary Evaluation of Results]] M. Magagi
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0301h - Magagi_CanExSM10_Summary_and_datasets.pdf||Summary and Availability]] M. Magagi
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0302 - Walker - SMAPEx_overview.pdf||SMAPEx Campaigns]] J. Walker
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0400 - Jackson - Field_campaigns_part2.pdf||Discussion on Future Field Experiments]] T. Jackson
Related Instruments and Projects
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0401a - ONeill - ComRAD.pdf||ComRAD]] P. O’Neill
- PALS/CARVE A. Colliander
- UAVSAR S. Hensley
- AirMOSS M. Moghaddam
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0402 - Belair_McDonald - CanExFT.pdf||Development of Pre-Launch Freeze/Thaw Experiment]] S. Belair / K. McDonald
Related Missions
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0501 - LeVine - Aquarius.pdf||Aquarius]] D. Le Vine
SMOS
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0502a - Drusch - SMOS_status.pdf||Status and Cal/Val Program]] M. Drusch
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0502b - Kerr - SMOS_CalVal_results.pdf||Validation Results]] Y. Kerr
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0502c - Robock - SMOS_and_insitu_measurements.pdf||SMOS and In Situ Measurements]] A. Robock
SMAP Validation Initiatives
In Situ Sensor Testbed
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0601a - Cosh - In_situ_sensor_testbed.pdf||ISST Overview and Operations]] M. Cosh / T. Ocher
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0601b - Zreda - COSMOS.pdf||COSMOS installations]] M. Zreda
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0601c - Small - GPS.pdf||GPS installations]] E. Small
Up-Scaling Methodologies
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0602a - Crow - Upscaling_for_SMAP_CalVal.pdf||Up-Scaling for SMAP Cal/Val]] W. Crow
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0602b - Mohanty - Upscaling_physical_controls.pdf||Soil Moisture Physical Controls Across Scales]] B. Mohanty
- [[LINK||FILE:smap2/0602c - Berg - Upscaling_variability.pdf||Soil Moisture Variability At Large Scales]] A. Berg
In Situ Site Presentations
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0701 - Jackson - SMAP_in_situ_sites.pdf||In Situ Site Overview]] T. Jackson
In situ site presentations listed below
Potential Partners
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0801 - Ayers - NEON.pdf||National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)]] E. Ayers
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0802 - Lin - NSF_critical_zone_observatories.pdf||NSF Critical Zone Observatories (CZO)]] H. Lin
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0803 - Kaihotsu - GCOM-W.pdf||Global Change Observation Mission - Water (GCOM-W)]] I. Kaihotsu
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0804 - Chung - Vietnam.pdf||Vietnam Program]] D. Chung
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0805 - Mittelbach - SwissSMEX.pdf||SwissSMEX]] H. Mittelbach
International Programs and Collaboration
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0901 - VanOevelen - GEWEX-ISMWG.pdf||International Soil Moisture Working Group]] P. van Oevelen
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0902 - Jackson - CEOS-LPV.pdf||CEOS Land Product Validation Team on Soil Moisture]] T. Jackson
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0903 - Drusch - Soil_moisture_validation_issues.pdf||Soil Moisture Product Validation Issues]] M. Drusch
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0904 - Dorigo - ISMN.pdf||International Soil Moisture Network]] W. Dorigo
Other SMAP Components Related to Cal/Val and Summary
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
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702a - Cosh - In_situ_sites_ARS_watersheds.pdf||USDA-ARS Watershed Networks, USA]] M. Cosh
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702b - Cosh - In_situ_sites_South_Fork.pdf||South Fork Site, Iowa]] M. Cosh
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702c - Hornbuckle - In_situ_sites_Iowa.pdf||Iowa State U. Site]] B. Hornbuckle
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702d - Ramos - In_situ_sites_Mexican_riverine.pdf||Mexican Riverine Ecosystem Site]] J. Ramos
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702e - Berg - In_situ_sites_Ontario_Saskatchewan.pdf||Saskatchewan and Ontario Sites, Canada]] A. Berg
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702f - VanDerWelde - In_situ_sites_Sino-Dutch.pdf||Tibetan Plateau and Twente Sites]] R. van der Velde
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702g - AlJassar - In_situ_sites_Kuwait.pdf||Kuwait Desert Site]] H. Al Jassar
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702h - Jonard - In_situ_sites_Rur.pdf||Rur Catchment, Germany]] F. Jonard
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702i - Thibeault - In_situ_sites_SAOCOM.pdf||SAOCOM sites, Argentina]] M. Thibeault
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702j - Palecki - In_situ_sites_USCRN.pdf||Climate Reference Network (CRN), USA]] M. Palecki
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702k - Small - In_situ_sites_GPS.pdf||GPS network, USA]] E. Small
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702l - Temimi - In_situ_sites_Millbrook.pdf||Millbrook, New York]] M. Temimi
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702m - Judge - In_situ_sites_Florida.pdf||MicroWEX Site, Florida]] J. Judge
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702n - Dorigo - In_situ_sites_HOAL.pdf||Petzenkirchen Catchment, Austria]] W. Dorigo
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702o - Hopmans - In_situ_sites_SJV.pdf||San Joaquin Valley, California]] J. Hopmans
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702p - Rautiainen - In_situ_sites_Sodankyla.pdf||Sodankyla-Pallas, Finland]] K. Rautiainen
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702q - Moghaddam - In_situ_sites_SoilSCAPE.pdf||SoilSCAPE at Tonzi Ranch, California]] M. Moghaddam
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702r - Ivanov - In_situ_sites_UMBS.pdf||U. Michigan Biological Station]] V. Ivanov
[[LINK||FILE:smap2/0702s - Munger - In_situ_sites_HarvardForest.pdf||Harvard Forest, Massachusetts]] 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
