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2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

368-5 The Marena, Oklahoma, in Situ Sensor Testbed (MOISST): Highlights from Eight Years of Soil Moisture Sensing.

See more from this Division: SSSA Division: Soil Physics and Hydrology
See more from this Session: Symposium--Proximal and Remote Sensing Techniques in Soil Physics and Hydrology

Wednesday, October 25, 2017: 11:20 AM
Marriott Tampa Waterside, Grand Ballroom I and J

Tyson E. Ochsner, Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and Michael H. Cosh, 10300 Baltimore Ave, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD
Abstract:
The Marena, Oklahoma, In Situ Sensor Testbed (MOISST) was established in 2010 to support the calibration and validation efforts of NASA's Soil Moisture Active/Passive (SMAP) satellite mission. Since that time MOISST has become: 1) a long-running field-based intercomparison of commercially available soil moisture sensors, 2) a testbed for development of and evaluation of new soil moisture sensing technologies, and 3) the meeting point for an expanding community of researchers working to advance soil moisture science and technology. This talk will describe some highlights and impacts from the past eight years of research at MOISST.

See more from this Division: SSSA Division: Soil Physics and Hydrology
See more from this Session: Symposium--Proximal and Remote Sensing Techniques in Soil Physics and Hydrology