Earth  ID: 11741

Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Live Shot Page 1.29.15

Released on January 28, 2015
NASA scientists talk about the launch of the Soil Moisture Active Passive - or SMAP - satellite scheduled to launch on Jan 29. SMAP will take stock of the water hidden just beneath your feet, in the topsoil. Knowing how much water is in the soil, and whether it is frozen or thawed, has profound applications for society, from better forecasting of natural disasters like floods and droughts to helping prevent food shortages.

How SMAP's radiometer works.

How SMAP will help weather forecasts.

More about SMAP.

NASA TV's video file.
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Animation of SMAP launching and collecting data. SMAP will produce global maps of soil moisture. Animation from NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Animation showing Earth's water cycle
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Visualization of different Earth systems
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Fleet of Earth observing satellites
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1st stage separation.
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2nd Stage Separation
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SMAP Deploy
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SMAP Boom Deploy
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SMAP Antenna Deploy
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SMAP Beauty Pass
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A video about the challenges of testing the largest rotating mesh antenna ever launched into space.
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Dr. John Bolten talks about the SMAP mission
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SMAP Mission Video
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Dr. John Bolten talks about the SMAP mission
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Dr. John Bolten talks about the SMAP mission
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Matthew Rodell canned interview.
 

Related

NASA On Air: NASA Launches Soil Moisture Satellite to Aid Weather Forecasts (1/31/2015)

For More Information

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/soil-moisture-active-passive-smap/

http://smap.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/description/

http://smap.jpl.nasa.gov/

Credits

Michelle Handleman (USRA): Lead Producer
Stuart A. Snodgrass (HTSI): Editor
Matthew Rodell (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
John D. Bolten (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
and Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Missions:
Earth Observing-1
Earth Probe Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (EP-TOMS)
Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR)

Keywords:
SVS >> Earth
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Agriculture >> Soils >> Soil Moisture/Water Content
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Land Surface >> Soils >> Soil Moisture/Water Content
SVS >> Earth >> Satellites >> Earth Observing Fleet
NASA Science >> Earth
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Climate Indicators >> Land Surface/agriculture Indicators >> Soil Moisture
SVS >> SMAP

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0