October 25, 2014; 8:30-5:00 PM
Von Karmen Auditorium, JPL
SMAP - Soil Moisture Active-Passive Satellite
SMAP: A Case Study in Space Mission Development
Sam Thurman, Ph.D. Deputy Project Manager, SMAP Mission
Mud, Mud, Glorious Md: The Science of SMAP
Josh Fisher, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Water and Carbon Cycling Group
Visualizing the Water Budget - Education Activity
Lyle Tavenier, STEM education
Sandra Kaszynski's educational links
Sensors and Satellites: What the Data Means to you
Karen Yuen, Science Data Applications Manager, Orbiting Carbon Observatory
The Science of Observation: Hydrology
Brian Thomas, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Caltech/JPL