The Canadian Science and Applications Plan The Canadian Science and Applications Plan for SMAP for SMAP Stéphane Bélair Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada 24-29 July 2011, IGARSS, Vancouver, Canada Canadian science team A. Berg, University of Guelph M. Bernier, INRS-ETE J. Chen, University of Toronto R. Magagi, University of Sherbrooke H. McNairn, AAFC B. Toth, EC/MSC A. Walker, EC/CRD SMAP SDT team D. Entekhabi, MIT T. Jackson, USDA E. Njoku, JPL P. O’Neill, NASA/GSFC K. McDonald, CCNY and JPL Canadian Space Agency M. Bergeron P. Briand T. Piekutowski
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The Canadian Science and Applications Plan The Canadian Science and Applications Plan for SMAP for SMAP
Stéphane BélairScience and Technology Branch,
Environment Canada
24-29 July 2011, IGARSS, Vancouver, Canada
Canadian science teamA. Berg, University of GuelphM. Bernier, INRS-ETEJ. Chen, University of TorontoR. Magagi, University of SherbrookeH. McNairn, AAFCB. Toth, EC/MSCA. Walker, EC/CRD
SMAP SDT team
D. Entekhabi, MITT. Jackson, USDAE. Njoku, JPLP. O’Neill, NASA/GSFCK. McDonald, CCNY and JPL
Canadian Space AgencyM. BergeronP. BriandT. Piekutowski
SOIL MOISTURE and NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS...THE FAMOUS “HOT DOME” of LAST WEEK...
Near-surface soil moisture (MSC analysis)
Near-surface air temperature(forecast)
Valid Thursday 21 July 2011
at 1900 UTC
SOIL MOISTURE and CATASTROPHIC DROUGHTSTHE TRAGEDY in EAST AFRICA
Somalia andEthiopia
Near-surface soil moisture (MSC analysis)
Valid Friday 22 July 2011
SMAP in CANADA Active participation in NASA’s Hydros mission from 2001 to 2005
It has been recognized that SMAP will benefit several sectors of Canada’s society and economy through improved services related to: air quality, agriculture, drought and flood monitoring, climate, health, hydrology, and weather.
Environment Canada, in collaboraiton with the Canadian Space Agency, has been developing a Canadian Science and Applications Plan for SMAP.
Two workshops were held (2009 and 2010) to complete and refine this plan with Canadian science team.
OBJECTIVES of the CANADIAN SMAP PROJECT
Contribute to the calibration / validation of SMAP soil moisture and freeze/thaw products by acquiring and processing experimental data over Canada.
Improve the representation of the energy, water, and carbon cycles in Canadian environmental analysis and prediction systems, using SMAP soil moisture and freeze/thaw data.
Validation sites
Field campaigns
Soil moisture and FT retrieval
Land data assimilation
Terrestrial ecosystem modeling
Impacts, products, operations
VALIDATION SITES (soil moisture)
Southern Ontario agricultural SM network
Saskatchewan low and high-density SM networks
Red River (Manitoba) SM network
University of Guelph (A. Berg)15 stations, 60km x 60km areaSoil moisture at 5, 20, and 50cm
University of Guelph (A. Berg) and EC (B. Toth)16 stations, 60km x 60km area for low-res24 stations, 10km x 10km area for high-resSoil moisture at 5, 20, and 50cm
Incremental implementation by AAFCBrunkild sub-watershed selected (60km x 10km)One of GEO JECAM international super sitesInstallation of 9 stations in 2011 Each station with 12 Hydra Probes 3 replicates and 4 depths (5, 20, 50, and 100cm)
VALIDATION SITES (carbon and freeze/thaw)
Boreal forest sites in Saskatchewan (BERMS)
Cooperative venture between EC, CFS, and Parks Canada.Useful for SM, FT, and carbon fluxes (towers).
Northern Quebec FT network
Part of the ‘Centre d’Études Nordiques’ (CEN)Institut National de Recherche Scientifique (INRS-ETE): Monique Bernier 5 weather stations10 soil temperature sitesNumber of sites will be increased (and will also include soil moisture measurements)
FIELD CAMPAIGNS: CanEx-SM10
PERIOD
SITES
EXPERIMENTAL STRATEGY
PARTNERS / INVESTIGATORS
May 31st to June 17th, 2010
Agricultural site at KenastonBoreal forest site at BERMS