Workshop Overview

Scope

The International Workshop on Microwave Remote Sensing for Land Hydrology Research and Applications was held on October 20-22, 2008, in Oxnard, California, USA.

The workshop brought together experts in microwave remote sensing, hydrologic modeling, data assimilation, and applications to assess the state of the art in the use of microwave sensing for terrestrial water cycle studies and hydrologic forecasting, and to discuss strategies for future integrated observations with a focus on space-based contributions. Particular emphasis was placed on preparations for the hydrologic satellite missions recommended in the recent U.S. NRC Earth Science Decadal Survey report.

Program

The program was organized around five session themes:
1. Land Hydrology Missions Overview
2. Soil Moisture
3. Surface Water
4. Snow
5. Integrated Framework/Applications

Each session included invited oral presentations, contributed posters, and a group discussion.

• The invited oral presentations can be viewed on the Program page.
• The contributed posters can be viewed on the Posters page.

A journal special issue is planned, drawn from research (oral and poster papers) presented at the workshop.

Call for Posters

Posters were solicited covering all aspects of spaceborne microwave hydrology related to topics described under Workshop Objectives. Abstracts and posters were submitted via the Registration and Logistics page. Posters were grouped for display according to session themes.

Schedule

Online registration and poster abstract deadline: July 31, 2008
Poster submission deadline (electronic version): October 1, 2008
Lodging reservation deadline: September 19, 2008

Registration

There was a registration fee of $250 ($175 for students). This covered the costs of morning & afternoon refreshments, lunches, and workshop materials.

The List of Registrants (PDF, 61 KB) is available.