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ROMFORSK-Program for romforskning

Making sense of SMOS soil moisture observations over Norway and Northern Areas

Tildelt: kr 2,7 mill.

Prosjektnummer:

202315

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Prosjektperiode:

2010 - 2015

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This project is for a PhD studentship to make more sense of SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) soil moisture observations over Norway and Northern Areas. The recently launched SMOS satellite provides data with relatively coarse spatial resolution (~4 3 km footprint), a limited instantaneous field of view (~1000 km across) and relatively infrequent revisits (1-3 days). This project will use data assimilation ideas to improve the spatial and temporal information provided by SMOS to be more in line with user needs, i.e., offer higher rate, higher resolution, wider area "snap shot" information. This addresses the critical R&D challenge of using SMOS data to understand the hydrological cycle in Norway and Northern Areas, regions characterized by complex or ography. The PhD student will strongly benefit from having access to a state-of-the-art land data assimilation set-up, and strong national and international links to key actors in various aspects of the hydrological cycle. The project brings together l eading Norwegian institutes working on aspects of land data assimilation, and enhances collaboration with leading groups in France. This will improve the position of Norway on the international stage, and help provide a strong contribution to ESA's space programme and the broader EU/ESA GMES programme. This proposal is strongly aligned with the NFR strategy document "Visjon for 2015 - Rom for forskning", notably areas: (i) research from space; (ii) development of novel algorithms; (iii) key issues for No rway; and (iv) government departments in Norway.

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