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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP210100430
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Towards an Active and Passive L- and P-band soil moisture satellite mission. This project tests alternate configurations for remote sensing of soil moisture using a new state-of-the-art Active/Passive (ie radar/radiometer) P-/L-band (ie microwave) satellite concept through a series of airborne field experiments. Timely soil moisture information is critical to improved water management for food production in the face of climate variability. The challenge is to do this accurately over large areas with an appropriate spatio-temporal detail, and for a soil depth that closely approximates the layer which impacts crop/pasture growth and influences management decisions. The longer P-band allows deeper penetration into the soil while the active/passive combination uses the respective resolution and accuracy characteristics.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 01-2022
End Date: 01-2025
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $600,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Water Resources Engineering | Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | Surfacewater Hydrology | Geomatic Engineering |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Weather | Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Water Management
