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Research Project:
HYDROS: THE HYDROSPHERE STATE MISSION PROJECT
Location: Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory
2006 Annual Report
4d.Progress report.
This report serves to document research conducted under a reimbursable agreement between the ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Additional details of research can be found in the report for the parent project 1265-13610-026-00D entitled, "INTEGRATING REMOTE SENSING, CLIMATE AND HYDROLOGY FOR EVALUATING WATER, ENERGY AND CARBON CYCLES." ARS is cooperating in the development of dedicated soil moisture satellite called HYDROS. This satellite utilizes a combined active and passive microwave sensor capable of high resolution. In response to NASA’s selecting HYDROS as a possible alternative for launch, specific mission risk issues were addressed. These included the demonstration and validation of the innovative soil moisture retrieval algorithms. Large scale operational soil moisture monitoring and mapping will be of widespread value in hydrology, climate and agriculture.
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Last Modified: 11/08/2008
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