2024 International Soil Moisture School (ISMS) - Europe - Budapest

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From July 14 – 17 (Sunday – Wednesday), members of GRSS and students from around Europe and North America, convened at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), and the Hungarian Institute for Soil Sciences (TAKI) to participate in a 4-day summer school to engage about the remote sensing of soil moisture. In all, 12 instructors, 6 assistants from TAKI, 2 speakers from the Hungary Fulbright office, and one representative from the US Embassy provided the basic instructional and overview material for the course. The course materials, in the form of lectures, hands-on field experience and computer lab application, were delivered to 36 students that were selected from 10 countries (3 of which were Fulbright scholars from the US), and a wide diversity of backgrounds and education levels (MS to post-doc to early career professionals). Funding for the workshop was provided by IEEE GRSS and the Fulbright commission, with funds principally going towards student support (meals and lodging), with some additional provided for instructor housing. In what follows is a more detailed summary of the workshop, with provided links for instructional materials (presentations) and photographs of participants in the workshop. A basic, outward-facing website that describes the school, its mission, and other topics can be found at the ISMS website.

• Start time: 14 Jul 2024 07:00 PM UTC
• End time: 17 Jul 2024 12:00 PM UTC
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• 3 Műegyetem rkp.
• K Building I. 31., H-1111
• Budapest, Budapest Fovaros
• Hungary 1111
• Building: K Building

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The workshop began on Sunday, July 14, with an afternoon session providing overviews, and a brief history of Budapest provided by a local historian. The second day (first full day) was dedicated to a basic understanding of the technologies of radar and radiometry. The third day consisted of fieldwork and computer labs, and then the fourth day related to signals of opportunity, commercial radar and a closeout. A full version of the agenda is included in the attached report.