Data-Enabled Field Experiment Planning, Management, and Research Using Cyberinfrastructure

Ibrahim Demir; Helen Conover; Witold F Krajewski; Bong-Chul Seo; Radosław Goska; Yubin He; Michael F McEniry; Sara J Graves; Walter Petersen

doi:10.1175/JHM-D-14-0163.1

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Data-Enabled Field Experiment Planning, Management, and Research Using Cyberinfrastructure

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Data-Enabled Field Experiment Planning, Management, and Research Using Cyberinfrastructure

Ibrahim Demir, Helen Conover, Witold F Krajewski, Bong-Chul Seo, Radosław Goska, Yubin He, Michael F McEniry, Sara J Graves and Walter Petersen

Journal of hydrometeorology, Vol.16(3), pp.1155-1170

06/01/2015

DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-14-0163.1

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Abstract In the spring of 2013, NASA conducted a field campaign known as Iowa Flood Studies (IFloodS) as part of the Ground Validation (GV) program for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. The purpose of IFloodS was to enhance the understanding of flood-related, space-based observations of precipitation processes in events that transpire worldwide. NASA used a number of scientific instruments such as ground-based weather radars, rain and soil moisture gauges, stream gauges, and disdrometers to monitor rainfall events in Iowa. This article presents the cyberinfrastructure tools and systems that supported the planning, reporting, and management of the field campaign and that allow these data and models to be accessed, evaluated, and shared for research. The authors describe the collaborative informatics tools, which are suitable for the network design, that were used to select the locations in which to place the instruments. How the authors used information technology tools for instrument monitoring, data acquisition, and visualizations after deploying the instruments and how they used a different set of tools to support data analysis and modeling after the campaign are also explained. All data collected during the campaign are available through the Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC), a NASA Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC).

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Title: Subtitle: Data-Enabled Field Experiment Planning, Management, and Research Using Cyberinfrastructure
Creators: Ibrahim Demir - University of Iowa
Helen Conover - University of Alabama in Huntsville
Witold F Krajewski - University of Iowa
Bong-Chul Seo - University of Iowa
Radosław Goska - University of Iowa
Yubin He - University of Alabama in Huntsville
Michael F McEniry - University of Alabama in Huntsville
Sara J Graves - University of Alabama in Huntsville
Walter Petersen - Goddard Space Flight Center
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of hydrometeorology, Vol.16(3), pp.1155-1170
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-14-0163.1
ISSN: 1525-755X
eISSN: 1525-7541
Language: English
Date published: 06/01/2015
Academic Unit: Electrical and Computer Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; IIHR--Hydroscience and Engineering; Injury Prevention Research Center
Record Identifier: 9984197554402771

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