Abstract
The Soil Moisture Active and Passive (SMAP) mission will combine low‐frequency microwave radiometer and high‐resolution radar instruments to measure surface soil moisture and freeze‐thaw state. This NASA mission, managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has the potential to enable a diverse range of applications including drought and flood guidance, agricultural productivity estimation and risk mitigation, weather forecasting, climate predictions, human health risk assessment and mitigation, and defense systems. Recognizing the potential relevance of SMAP's measurements for Canada, Environment Canada (EC) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) are joining efforts to develop Canadian participation in this mission.As part of this effort, the First Workshop on Canadian SMAP Applications and Cal‐Val was held in Canada. The main objective of this workshop was to develop a consolidated plan for Canadian participation in the SMAP mission that would address the needs of different Canadian government departments and academia.
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