RAPID: IFloodS Field Campaign in Iowa

NASA将开展一项名为爱荷华州洪水研究(IFLOods)的实地活动(2013年春季)，以支持定于2014年发射的全球降水测量(GPM)卫星任务。这项活动是全球定位系统地面验证活动的一部分，将侧重于特派团产品的水文学应用，特别是洪水预报。IIHR/水科学与工程研究所(IIHR)和爱荷华大学的爱荷华州洪水中心(IFC)将主办这项实验，并协助NASA人员选择地点和部署仪器，组织和便利数据资源的获取，并对IFloods数据进行初步处理和分析。IIHR和IFC将为这项活动组织和建立一个指挥中心设施，协调活动期间仪器维护的后勤支持，为其他使用数据的州和联邦机构提供实时通信支持，并管理媒体和公共外展。这项活动收集的数据将增强我们对降雨变化的了解，为天气雷达业务网络提供不确定性估计，并帮助完善模型和改进由天基降水数据输入驱动的预测，供世界各地的应用程序使用。Ifloods为水文界的许多成员提供了一个独特的研究和教育机会，因为将在大型河流流域收集非常高质量的降雨量数据。此特定项目将支持最多10个人参与此机会。

NASA will conduct a field campaign (spring of 2013) called Iowa Flood Studies (IFloodS) in support of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite mission scheduled for launch in 2014. This campaign, part of the GPM Ground Validation activities, will focus on hydrologic applications of the mission products, specifically for the prediction of floods. IIHR/Hydroscience & Engineering (IIHR) and the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) of the University of Iowa will host the experiment and assist NASA personnel in selecting sites and deploying instruments, as well as organizing and facilitating access to data resources, and performing preliminary processing and analysis of IFloodS data. IIHR and IFC will organize and set up a Command Center Facility for the campaign, coordinate the logistical support of instrumentation maintenance during the campaign, provide communication support for other state and federal agencies using the data in real-time, and manage media and public outreach.Data collected by this campaign will enhance our understanding of rainfall variability across scales, provide uncertainty estimates for operational network of weather radars, and help to refine models and improve predictions driven by space-based precipitation data input for applications around the world. IFloodS presents a unique research and education opportunity for many members of the hydrologic community because there will be very high quality rainfall data collected over large river basins. This specific project will support up to ten individuals to participate in this opportunity.