2016 NASA / CUAHSI Remote Sensing Hydrology Workshop A 2.5 day workshop focusing on the applications of NASA satellite observations for terrestrial hydrology geared toward graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and professionals. ________________________________ Registration now open!
March 29 – 31, 2016 || Oracle, Arizona Sponsored by CUAHSI, NASA and the University of Arizona Visit the event website<http://www.cvent.com/d/sfqkmy> for more information and to register. Reduced Early Bird Registration rate until February 1st. A very limited number of student travel grants are available on a first come, first served basis to help defray the cost of travel to this course. Contact [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> for more information. ________________________________ Course details: In this course, we invite graduate students to learn the practical uses and limitations of a suite of existing and future NASA satellite hydrology data products from the SMAP, GRACE and SWOT (expected 2020) missions. Lectures will provide students the opportunity to understand how the satellites function and obtain data, and will discuss through various examples the proper use and caveats associated with each data product. Also the use of model outputs from NASA's NLDAS and GLDAS frameworks and the RAPID routing model will be discussed. The 2.5 day workshop will provide the opportunity students to interact with sine if the data sets first hand, within the context of small-group projects. Learning Objectives include: 1) Understand the background of SWOT, SMAP, and GRACE observations for hydrology applications, how they are (or will be) produced and their unique caveats. 2) Develop the ability to download, analyze and visualize these data sets in the context of hydrologic problem solving. 3) Complete a small group project that demonstrates proficiency in the use of each product for hydrology. Prerequisites: Students must have experience using coding/scripting data analysis tools (e.g. Matlab, Python or IDL). GIS experience alone is likely not sufficient. The course will be held at University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2<http://b2science.org/> facility, outside of Tucson, Arizona. Tuition, double occupancy lodging, all meals while on site, and shuttle transportation to/from Tucson International Airport are included in the registration fee. Register now!<http://www.cvent.com/d/sfqkmy/4W> Questions? Contact [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
