Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ (inofficial logo) TERENO Observatory
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ (inofficial logo)

COSMOS

4th Workshop

May 5-8, 2014 in Leipzig (Germany)

A joint workshop of the COSMOS-project, TERENO, and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research.

COSMOS abbreviates the COsmic-ray Soil Moisture Observing System

Schedule (preliminary)

Monday

Icebreaker
18–21BBQ, Drinks and Cosmic Rays

Tuesday

9:00 Cosmic Ray Refresher (64 MB) M. Schrön
Present and Future State of COSMOS
9:30 TERENO – a network for integrated environmental research S. Zacharias
10:00 COSMOS-USA and Global Outlook M. Zreda
10:30 COSMOS-UK: First Results and Future Plans J. Evans
11:00– Break –
11:15 Development of a Cosmic Ray Probe Network in South Africa C.S. Everson
11:45 Outlook for CRS project in China S. Zia
12:00 CosmOz: Status in Australia R. Silberstein
12:30– Break –
Calibration & Validation
13:30 COSMOS-UK Spatial Sampling Strategy R. Morrison
14:00 Calibration of COSMOS probes: Results from a comparison study H. Bogena
14:30 Field testing of the universal calibration function for determination of soil moisture with cosmic-ray neutrons T. Franz
15:00– Break –
15:15 Comparability of co-located Cosmic-Ray Sensors M. Schrön
15:45 Comparing scales of measurement of soil moisture and evaporation with micrometeorology and COSMOS T. Denmead
16:15 Calibration and downscaling of seasonal soil moisture forecasts using satellite data S. Schneider
16:45 Recent progress and novel use of COSMOS probes M. Zreda
17:15– Discussion –
Dinner
19–22Bayerischer Bahnhof Leipzig

Wednesday

Soil Moisture
9:00 CRS in a highly-instrumented small catchment - the Schäfertal Site S. Oswald
9:30 Cosmic Ray Neutron Probe Soil Water Measurements over Complex Terrain in Austria A. Wahbi
10:00 CRS in irrigated citrus orchard in Morocco K. Mroos
10:30 Measurement of soil moisture with cosmic-ray neutrons in deciduous forests I. Heidbüchel
11:00– Break –
Biomass
11:15 Empirical Impacts of Biomass on Soil Moisture Quantification by Cosmic-Ray Probes R. Baatz
11:45 Cosmic ray neutron sensing in cropped field: challenges and progress. G. Baroni
12:15 Is it possible to detect the biomass and intercepted water of a forest using measurements of cosmic-ray neutron intensity? M. Andreasen
12:45– Break –
Ecosystem States & Fluxes
13:45 A deeper understanding of ecosystem function using cosmic-ray neutrons T. Franz
14:15 Use of CosmOz to inform estimation of recharge to an unconfined groundwater system R. Silberstein
14:45 The impact of observed cosmic-ray neutrons on simulated soil moisture and land energy partitioning R. Rosolem
15:15– Break –
Neutron Transport and Detection
15:30 Spatial variability of cosmic-ray intensity and the two big factors for rover surveys D. Desilets
16:00 Empirical and Theoretical Determination of the Horizontal Footprint M. Zreda
16:30 Neutron Detection Methods A. Hendriks
17:00 Detector Sensitivity to Cosmic Ray induced Neutrons M. Köhli
17:30– Final Discussion and Summary –

Thursday

Optional Fieldtrip

"TERENO catchment Schäfertal and the research station Bad Lauchstädt"

In a small catchment (1.44 km2) within the Harz mountains water and matter fluxes are explored at multiple scales using Lysimeters, soil-moisture networks and cosmic ray probes. This is combined with the exploration of subsurface structures using geophysical tools, remote sensing and soil-landscape modeling.

On the way back the UFZ Research Station in Bad Lauchstädt is visited where among others the TERENO SoilCan projects and the "Global Change Experimental Facility" — a large infrastructure for climate manipulation experiments — is presented.

9–11Trip to the Schäfertal catchment
11–13Schäfertal site: demonstration and presentation
13–14Trip to Bad Lauchstädt (GCEF)
14–15GCEF site: demonstration and presentation
15–16Trip to Leipzig