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How Do SMAP Scientists Use the Freeze/Thaw Product to Study the Carbon Cycle? Read the Latest Blog and Find Out!

Apr 05, 2016

SMAP Graphic of Freeze/Thaw Cycle

Did you know that the freezing and thawing of our planet's soil can make a big impact on our climate? Read the latest blog, “SMAP Scientist Blog: Dr. Erika Podest, SMAP Scientist, Explains How SMAP Scientists USE the Freeze/Thaw Product to Study the Carbon Cycle!” and see just how important this is.

There are several additional recent blogs that are a “must” read, including, “The SMAP and El Niño Campaigns Recognize 2 Exceptional Schools” (Was it your school? Click here and read all about it to find out!) and “SMAP Training Workshop at Atlanta Science Festival a Huge Success!” (Why? Click here and find out what made so many teachers happy!)

If you missed any of the five webinars covering the GLOBE/SMAP Soil Moisture Measurement Field Campaign (which will run through 30 April), they are all available for viewing.

The recorded webinars include:

Webinar 5: 01 March 2016 – “Heading into the Spring Thaw and Global Shout-Outs to all the GLOBE Schools/Teams Collecting SMAP Soil Moisture Data." Guest presenter: Dr. Kevin Czajkowski (GLOBE Master Trainer and Professor at the University of Toledo in Ohio, USA).

Webinar 4: 02 February 2016 – “1 Year of SMAP in Space, What's New.” Guest presenters from Medford Memorial Middle School in New Jersey, USA and III Osnovna Skola Varazdin in Croatia.

Webinar 3: 10 December 2015 – This included a SMAP mission video, field campaign updates, data counts, a guest presenter from Alfred State College, a SMAP scientist review, and a GLOBE program report.

Webinar 2: 29 October 2015 – This included a field campaign overview, data counts, a SMAP scientist review, and guest presenters from Ramey School in Puerto Rico, Shumate Middle School in Michigan, and Bowling Green State University.

Webinar 1: 17 September 2015 – “Introduction to the upcoming SMAP Soil Moisture Measurement Field Campaign.”

And don’t forget to check out all of the SMAP Resources, including protocols, optional protocols, learning activities, NASA eClips Videos, instructional PowerPoint presentations, and a SMAP Whiteboard Video!