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).
Recommended Citation
I. Demir et al., "Data-enabled Field Experiment Planning, Management, And Research Using Cyberinfrastructure," Journal of Hydrometeorology, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 1155 - 1170, American Meteorological Society, Jan 2015.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-14-0163.1
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Publication Status
Full Access
Keywords and Phrases
Communications/decision making; Field experiments; Software
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1525-7541; 1525-755X
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 American Meteorological Society, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2015