Hosted by Michigan State University
The purpose of the 7th Satellite Soil Moisture Validation and Application Workshop is to discuss and reconcile recent methodological advances in the development, validation and application of global satellite soil moisture observations. The workshop series is unique as it brings together satellite soil moisture users and developers with the aim of deriving and exploiting soil moisture from passive and active microwave satellite missions\sensors (SMAP, SMOS, ASCAT, AMRS-2, Sentinel-1, NISAR, and other legacy missions) as well as optical instruments (e.g., MODIS, Sentinel-2, and others).
The following research questions will be addressed during the 7th workshop:
- What are the needs of the stakeholders for satellite soil moisture data and how does this influence validation?
- How can the validation community evolve with the rise in the number of products being generated?
- What is the future for soil moisture monitoring from space and in situ?
- Any other relevant topics.
The 7th workshop follows up those held at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York (USA, in 2016), at the Vienna University of Technology (Austria, in 2017), at George Mason University (USA, in 2018), and CNR in Perugia (Italy, in 2022).
Important Dates:
May 24, 2024 --- Abstract submission closes
May 28, 2024 --- Author notification
May 28, 2024 --- Registration closes
May 28, 2024 --- Final schedule posted
June 4-6, 2024 -- Workshop
Final Agenda
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Day 1: June 4, 2024, Venue: Lincoln Room 08:00 a.m. – 09:20 a.m. Breakfast |
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09:20 a.m. – 09:40 a.m. |
Inauguration and presentation by Dr. Narendra Das |
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Session -1 Chair: Wolfgang Wagner Co-Chair: Alexander Gruber |
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09:40 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. |
Keynote: Status and outlook for the ASCAT and Sentinel-1 soil moisture data services. Wolfgang Wagner |
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10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Fiducial reference measurements for soil moisture (FRM4SM): Current state and future directions. Alexander Gruber |
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10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Break for coffee and tea |
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11:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. |
Comparison of time-series ratio method bounding techniques using S-band backscatter from the SMEX02 campaign. Dustin Horton |
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11:20 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. |
Terrestrial water-energy coupling perspective for satellite Cal/Val. Vinit Sehgal |
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11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Results from SMAPVEX19-22 and SMAPVEX22-Boreal to improve forest soil moisture and vegetation optical depth retrieval. Aaron Berg |
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12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. |
Evaluating SMAP soil moisture product over agroecosystems in southern Texas. S. Gurau |
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12:20 p.m. – 01:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
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Session -2 Chair: Carsten Montzka Co-Chair: Xiaolan Xu |
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01:30 p.m. – 01:50 p.m. |
The Muon space GNSS-R based soil moisture product and satellite constellation. Ian Colwell |
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01:50 p.m. – 02:10 p.m. |
Fast hybrid method for full wave simulations of vegetation and forests at L-Band with data analysis of SMAPVEX 19-22 experiments. Jongwoo Jeong |
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02:10 p.m. – 02:30 p.m. |
Advancements in Freeze/Thaw Cycle Studies: Insights from SMAP, SMOS, and Emerging GNSS-R Data. Xiaolan Xu |
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02:30 p.m. – 03:00 p.m. |
Break for coffee and tea |
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03:00 p.m. – 03:20 p.m |
Examining the impact of surface topography on L- and C- band radar signatures for soil moisture retrieval improvement. Huanting Huang |
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03:20 p.m. – 03:40 p.m. |
NISAR high-resolution soil moisture validation plan in the midwestern United States agricultural region. Gurjeet Singh |
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03:40 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. |
Development of low-cost handheld soil moisture sensor for farmers and citizen scientists. Siddhesh Mane |
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04:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m. |
Quality Assurance for Soil Moisture, Session led by Wolfgang Preimesberger and Alexander Gruber |
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06:00 p.m. – 07:30 p.m. |
Evening Reception |
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Day 2: June 5, 2024, Venue: Lincoln Room |
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Session - 3 Chair: Dara Entekhabi Co-Chair: Yann H. Kerr |
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08:00 a.m. – 08:45 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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08:45 a.m. – 09:00 a.m. |
Group Photo |
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09:00 a.m. – 09:30 a.m. |
Keynote: Earth system science and applications with the NASA soil moisture active passive (SMAP) mission data: Recent results and plans for algorithm Enhancements. Dara Entekhabi |
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09:30 a.m. – 09:50 a.m. |
SMOS after 14 years in orbit: results and future plans. Yann H. Kerr |
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09:50 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. |
SMOS soil moisture and vegetation optical depth based on SMAP retrieval algorithm and SMAP ancillary data. Julian Chaubell, Rajat Bindlish |
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10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Soil moisture retrievals using spaceborne GNSS-R systems: Progress and Lessons Learned. Mohammad Al-Khaldi |
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10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Break for coffee and tea |
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Session - 4 Chair: Rajat Bindlish Co-Chair: Narendra N. Das |
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11:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. |
Assessing the time-series ratio algorithm for NISAR soil moisture retrieval. Jeonghwan Park |
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11:20 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. |
Multi-scale algorithm and uncertainty estimation of high-resolution soil moisture retrievals for NISAR mission. Preet Lal |
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11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Multi-orbit soil moisture estimation by alpha approximation and Sentinel-1. Carsten Montzka |
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12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. |
Machine-learning high-resolution soil moisture (ML-HRSM 2.0) mapping: performance in rainfed and irrigation crop fields. Shuohao Cai |
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12:20 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. |
Advancing soil moisture estimation with enhanced SMAP active/passive algorithm for SMAP/NISAR combined framework. Xiaolan Xu |
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12:40 p.m. – 02:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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Session - 5 Chair: Yan Kerr Co-Chair: Dara Entekhabi |
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02:00 p.m. – 02:20 p.m. |
Assessing short-term change detection for soil moisture estimation: a case study over the HOBE network (Denmark). Miquel Negre Dou |
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02:20 p.m. – 02:40 p.m. |
On the use of SMAP soil moisture for forecasting NDVI over CONUS cropland regions. Manh-Hung Le |
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02:40 p.m. – 03:00 p.m. |
High spatial resolution soil moisture mapping using L-band radiometer and small uncrewed aerial systems. Eryan Dai |
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03:00 p.m. – 03:20 p.m. |
Retrieving soil moisture retrievals reliably in subsurface scattering areas at 1km resolution. Bernhard Raml |
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03:20 p.m. – 03:40 p.m. |
Break for coffee and tea |
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03:40 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. |
Enhancing crop yield prediction by assimilating SMAP and MODIS observations into a crop modeling framework. Abhijeet Abhishek |
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04:00 p.m. – 04:20 p.m. |
Soil moisture assimilation in a coupled hydrology and agriculture modeling for estimating hydrological and agricultural growth variables. Pang-Wei Liu |
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04:20 p.m. – 04:40 p.m. |
Optimizing soil physical and hydraulic properties with SMAP soil moisture products for effective water resources management. Arunav Nanda |
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Day 3: June 6, 2024 08:00 a.m. – 09:00 a.m. Breakfast |
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09:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. |
Visit to Kellogg Biological Station (KBS), NISAR Core Cal/Val site (Travel time one hour, MSU Van) |
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01:00 p.m. – 02:00 p.m. |
Lunch Box |
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02:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m. |
Visit to South Haven Beach and Van Buren State Park (Travel time 1 hour from KBS) |
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05:00 p.m. – 07:00 p.m. |
Dinner (self) at South Haven |
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07:00 p.m. – 08:30 p.m. |
Return to East Lansing |
Lodging Information:
If you require lodging, there is a room block available at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center until May 18, 2024. The room rate under the block is $128 a night. Please call 517-432-4000 to book your room. The group block code is: 2406MSUEXT.
You may also book online through the following steps:
To book your lodging visit: https://bookings.kelloggcenter.com/search-rates
- Enter the dates you wish to stay
- Please be sure to change the selection from promotional code to group code to ensure the special rate can be applied.
- Enter 2406MSUEXT in the group code to receive the discounted rates.
If you require a special government rate exemption please call the hotel at 517-432-4000 and indicate you are with the 7th Satellite Soil Moisture and Application Workshop and provide your government credentials and they will honor the government rate for you.
Supported by
NASA and European Space Agency
Local Organizing Committee (Michigan State University)
Narendra N. Das
Gurjeet Singh
Vikas Rai
Preet Lal
Arunav Nanda
Siddesh Mane
Scientific Advisory Board
Narendra Das, Michigan State University
Wolfgang Wagner, Vienna Technical University
Michael Cosh, USDA-ARS
Nazzareno Pierdicca, University of Rome
John Bolten, NASA-GSFC
Alexander Gruber, Vienna Technical University
John Qu, George Mason University
Carsten Montzka, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Rajat Bindlish, NASA-GSFC
Klaus Scipal, ESA
Dara Entekhabi, MIT
Luca Ciabatta, Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica
Mahta Moghaddum, University of Southern California
Luca Brocca, National Research Council, Perugia, Italy
Seungbum Kim, NASA-JPL/CalTech
Zhiliang Zhu, USGS
Accommodations
Michigan State University is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact two weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.