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Progress on Development of a Global In-Situ Soil Moisture Network I

Progress on Development of a Global In-Situ Soil Moisture Network I. Portuguese Meteorological Institute leads Soil Moisture Network Data hosting contract funded through ESA within the framework of SMOS Calibration-Validation activities Incubator for global network hosting

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Progress on Development of a Global In-Situ Soil Moisture Network I

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  1. Progress on Development of a Global In-Situ Soil Moisture Network I • Portuguese Meteorological Institute leads Soil Moisture Network Data hosting contract funded through ESA within the framework of SMOS Calibration-Validation activities • Incubator for global network hosting • Following and setting international standards (ISO, as well as based upon CEOP activities) • Cooperation with CEOP (Coordinated Energy and Water Cycle Observations Project of GEWEX) • Kick-Off within next 2 months, SMOS Launch 2nd half 2008 • Aim for two type of products a quick release product as pre-cursor for NRT observations and a consolidated quality checked product • Open access • 14, 15 November 2007, 2nd Int. Soil Moisture Working Group meeting to be held in Beijing. • Establish Protocols for Soil Moisture Measurements (sensors, networks) • Establish quality assurance • Strengthen coordination between contributors • Good participation expected in particular from Asian counterparts • Network will eventually be distributed in nature with more than one centre collecting and hosting the data • Stimulate cooperation within different global regions

  2. Progress on Development of a Global In-Situ Soil Moisture Network II Long term plans: • Stimulate Synoptic Networks to include other measurements such as soil moisture • Strengthen Soil Moisture acceptance within GCOS as ‘essential’ climate variable • Make soil moisture network part of World Weather Watch

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