Third COSMOS workshopThird COSMOS workshop

Tucson, AZ, 10-12 December 2012Tucson, AZ, 10-12 December 2012

Cosmic-ray probeCosmic-ray probe

Rietholzbach, Switzerland

What is sensedWhat is sensed

Cosmic-ray soil moisture observing system (COSMOS)Cosmic-ray soil moisture observing system (COSMOS)

Latency: 1 hour

COSMOS data levelsCOSMOS data levels

Current

Level 1 Raw count rates, basic met data

Level 2 Corrected and normalized count rates

Level 3 Soil moisture and measurement thickness

Future

Level 4 Soil moisture profiles (DA, LSM)

COSMOS probesCOSMOS probes

US 48 states 54Other locations 7

TOTAL 61

Ordered 10

Kenya: 2

Europe: 2

Hawaii: 2

Brazil: 1

Cosmic-ray probes - globalCosmic-ray probes - global

COSMOS 61CosmOz 13TERENO 17Other 12Ordered 20

TOTAL 123

CosmOz

TERENOCOSMOS

Workshop goalsWorkshop goals

Discuss state of the science (see where we are)

Exchange experiences and ideas (learn from each other)

Identify outstanding problems; propose solutions

Engage other networks and scientists

Define areas of applications (be important)

Identify users of data (be relevant)

Help expand the global COSMOS community (help each other)

Help develop phase 2 of COSMOS