Institut national de la recherche scientifique

$255,000.00 CAD

≈ 3 Canadians' average pay for a year

Department: Canadian Space Agency
Program: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Recipient country: Canada
Fiscal year: 2014-2015
Agreement period: March 31, 2015 – —
Reference: csa-asc:003-2014-2015-Q4-02302

Published purpose

This project will use ground measurements to validate the data products from the SMAP satellite by supporting a ground network in Northern Quebec; testing and validating the SMAP data product to monitor the soil Freeze/Thaw state at medium and high resolution over the tundra and the boreal forest in Canada and; develop a hydrothermal model to provide soil moisture and Freeze/Thaw information in high spatial and temporal resolution at a watershed level.

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