NASA ARSET: Foundational Understanding of LIS (static, forcing, models, output), Part 1/3

Application of NASA SPoRT-Land Information System (SPoRT-LIS) Soil Moisture Data for Drought

Part 1: Foundational Understanding of LIS (static, forcing, models, output)

Introduction and Drought Background - Christopher Hain
NASA LIS Framework and Output by Sujay Kumar (30 minutes)
Why LIS was created; Who’s using it now; What’s the future
LIS framework, inputs/forcing, static fields, relevant aspects impacting drought like soil type or veg type classifications, data/satellite assimilation capabilities;
LIS output: soil moisture, layers and other drought-relevant aspects
SPoRT LIS-CONUS version, Derived Percentiles, Forecasts by Jonathan Case (30 minutes):
SPoRT LIS-CONUS version/instance; other subdomains
Unique aspects …. Why is the Green Vegetation Fraction (GVF) used?, MRMS/GDAS usage, NLDAS usage, and 4-5 day rerun to present
Creation of Percentiles for Relative Soil Moisture (RSM)
SPoRT-LIS CONUS Forecasts
Q & A Session (30 minutes)

You can access all training materials from this webinar series on the training webpage: https://go.nasa.gov/3LPcclL