hackathons for rapid prototyping of targeted solutions were identified as timely for EAs. Although SWOT is primarily a research mission, the Early Adopter program in its second year has now provided the broader community a tangible way forward in maximizing the application of SWOT data for societal needs. ■ Faisal Hossain is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. His research interests are hydrologic remote sensing, sustainable water resources engineering, weather and climate impacts of water infrastructures. Currently he serves as one of the application leads for the Science Team of the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission that is scheduled for launch in 2021. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Box 352700, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Contact: fhossain@uw.edu CO-AUTHORS Margaret Srinivasan – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA margaret.srinivasan@jpl.nasa.gov Alice Andral - Centre National d’études Spatiales, France alice. andral@cnes.fr Ed Beighley – Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA r.beighley@northeastern.edu
training session on the use of cloud computing for SWOT-like data was organized in recognition that SWOT mission data would be hosted on a cloud-computing platform after launch. The EAs were shown a demonstration of an open-source tool developed by CNES for generation of SWOT-like data for inland water bodies. The EAs shared a futuristic vision of where they would like their project to evolve after the SWOT launch with anticipated future press release titles. These press release titles summarized the desired newspaper headline each EA aspired to achieve after demonstrating a successful societal application or benefit from SWOT data after launch. The key take home messages extracted from this workshop are: 1. Most EAs have identified clear pathways to assess the use of SWOT data for exploring value to their decision- making or societal application needs within their existing infrastructure and operations. 2. EAs identified the lack of SWOT-simulated data with realistic geophysical representation over their study region as a key hurdle to successful completion of their project, and look forward to SWOT- simulated data sets from the SWOT project in the near future. 3. EAs urged continued support and guidance from the SWOT Application Working Group to address training needs for SWOT data handling in the cloud and use of ancillary tools and satellite data. 4. Immersive learning and training experiences at research or academic centers relevant to SWOT followed by Sunday, November 3 8:30am – 3:00pm Utah Water Research Laboratory (UWRL) At the UWRL, participants will get an up-close tour of the hydraulics modeling facilities and AggieAir, an innovative unmanned aerial system (UAS) program that is transforming remote sensing and precision agriculture. The AggieAir UAS program, developed at the UWRL, has a 10-year history of providing quality environmental data for water resources management and other scientific applications. Main Website: https://uwrl.usu.edu/index AggieAir webpage: https://aggieair.usu.edu/ Earlier UWRL Model for the Orville Dam Spillway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgBBOx8gkck&t=35s
2019 Annual Conference Field Trips
Sunday, November 3 1:00pm - 7:00pm Wasatch Drain Tunnel Tour and Snowbird Resort Tram Ride
The Wasatch Drain Tunnel tour will include traveling underground to learn about a very unique water storage and treatment system for Snowbird and Little Cottonwood Canyon. The tour will include information about the water system, geology, mining history, and the Little Cottonwood watershed. Following the Tunnel tour, attendees can take the Snowbird Tram to the Summit to see the view. Snowbird Ski Resort: https://www.snowbird.com/ Wasatch Drain Tunnel: http://www.canyonwater.com/#waterDiv
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