SMAPEx-5 Blog: Updates from the field

News from the fifth Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAPEx-5) field campaign, carried out in Yanco, NSW, Australia from 6-28 September 2015. This field experiment is part of the CalVal activities for the NASA SMAP mission, launched on January 31st, 2015. Check-out our other campaigns on www.smapex.monash.edu

Wednesday, 16 September 2015

First day with the team

 
Had my first day in the field today, doing vegetation sampling with Team A. After a bit of morning clouds, we had some fantastic weather! From red soils to open ranges, the land sure reminded me of some spots in central Texas!

Chuck Abolt
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Blog Archive

  • ▼  2015 (27)
    • ▼  September (25)
      • All good things must come to an end
      • Team A group photo
      • New participant joined - The UAV
      • Canola sampling
      • Long working day is paid off
      • Wet spots persist
      • Long day
      • Even aircraft get flat tyres
      • Beautiful radar images
      • Paying attention to the training briefing on drivi...
      • Dry down is underway
      • First day with the team
      • 15th Sep at the Vegetation Team
      • BBQ on the day off :)
      • Flying
      • Weather Project Lures NASA to Aus
      • First day of surface roughness sampling
      • Vegetation Team
      • Off to a wet start
      • Hands-on training for the soil moisture teams
      • Surveying the YB sites on Day 0
      • Canola season in the Southern hemisphere
      • Welcome to the SMAPEx-5 Team
      • Babysitting PLIS
      • And, the workplan is ready
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (1)

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  • SMAPEx-4 Blog
  • Monash University SMAPEx-5 Website
  • NASA/JPL SMAP Website

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