Alexander Schwertheim recently attended the 3rd SMOS training course at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) near
Madrid, Spain. The purpose of the visit was to assess the feasibility of
using space based soil moisture measurements to help New Zealand farmers
boost their irrigation efficiency. The week long training course was
structured to teach the 18 students from all over the world about the European Space Agency's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite. The students learned about
the spacecraft's design, the science behind the retrieval method, and
the pros and cons of each data product. In the following week Alexander
attended the 2nd SMOS science conference, also at ESAC, to better
understand how others are utilizing the SMOS satellite data. Alexander has reported the trip was extremely beneficial to the project, and he
cannot wait to put his new skills to use. |
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