Université de Sherbrooke

$280,000.00 CAD

≈ 4 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-Q4-02320

Published purpose

This research project will focus on enhanced predictions of surface energy fluxes and ecosystem productivity through improved satellite observation and assimilation of soil moisture data from in-situ and SMAP data. In addition, the project aims to further develop the Canadian Land Data Assimilation System (CaLDAS) using a coupled water and carbon cycle modeling methodology and a parameter optimization scheme.

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