CREST-SMART 


Soil Moisture Advanced Radiometric 

CREST-SMART: Soil Moisture Advanced Radiometric Testbed

A soil moisture observation network approved by NASA as a core validation site for the SMAP mission is deployed in the region of Millbrook, NY. It includes an L band dual polirization radiometer that is part of the CREST Microwave Observation Unit.
CREST SMART 2012

Reference:
Marouane Temimi, Michael Cosh, Tarendra Lakhankar, Xiwu Zhang, Reza Khanbilvardi. In situ observations from NOAA-CREST microwave observation unit for improved soil moisture retrieval. IGRSS Symposium, 24-29 July 2011.


NOAA-CREST/The City University of New York
The City College, 140th St @ Convent Ave.
Steinman Hall (T-109), New York, NY 10031
Marouane Temimi, Ph.D.
Email: temimi@ce.ccny.cuny.edu



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