We conducted the Post-Deployment Science Readiness Review and Mission Readiness Review at USC on January 30.  Science team members, radar team members, and JSC representatives presented status overview on science product generation, radar health, and aircraft schedule and readiness respectively.  Review board members either participated in person (Bruce Tagg, Randy Albertson, Mark Davis) or called in (Todd Denkins, Jared Entin).

Science observations have been completed over MOISST (OK), Walnut Gulch (AZ), and Tonzi Ranch (CA), and the radar is now back at JPL for the winter maintenance period. The radar processing team is working with the science team to resolve calibration issues.

The Science campaign resumed on October 23 with two science flights over Tonzi Ranch after much coordination with Beale Air Force Base and NASA frequency coordinators at Goldstone Facility. Radar data has now been successfully acquired over all 9 biomes. Preliminary assessment of the radar imagery looks very good, with little radio frequency interference. Two calibration flights were also conducted over the Rosamond corner reflector array in between the Tonzi Ranch flights to assess the calibration stability of the P-band radar.

AirMOSS successfully completed the ten day campaign imaging its three East Coast forest sites. The radar imaged each of the science sites at Howland Forest, Harvard Forest, and Duke Forest three times over the campaign. Concurrent with the radar imaging, teams from JPL and Harvard University were in the field at the Howland Forest and Harvard Forest sites, respectively, collecting in-situ soil moisture data. In addition, Purdue University's ALAR instrument conducted atmospheric science measurements at all three East Coast forest sites.

AirMOSS began another ten day campaign imaging its three East Coast forest sites on August 18. The radar will image each of the science sites at Howland Forest, Harvard Forest, and Duke Forest three times over the campaign. Concurrent with the radar imaging, teams from JPL and Harvard University are in the field at the Howland Forest and Harvard Forest sites, respectively, collecting in-situ soil moisture data. In addition, Purdue University's ALAR instrument is doing atmospheric science measurements at the East Coast forest sites this week.

AirMOSS completed the Bozeman, Montana deployment and conducted three flights. The flights were conducted over Metolius, OR and BERMS, Saskatchewan. Tonzi Ranch flights originally scheduled for August are on hold because the team was not able to get approval from Beale AFB to operate the radar. The next science campaign is scheduled for mid-August in the east coast. In the past two weeks, fifty-five L1-S0 data sets were released to the science team containing data acquired in April and June 2013.

The P-band radar has successfully completed two observations each over Metolius Pine, Oregon and BERMS, Saskatchewan. There is one more flight over each site left before heading back to Houston, TX. Weather conditions have been cooperating at both sites. Soil moisture at BERMS was wet (20-30 percent moisture) due to rain in the preceding week. The in-ground sensors observed a drying trend, which will be a good test for the sensitivity of the soil moisture retrieval algorithm.

AirMOSS has completed two (2) MOISST, Oklahoma flights and two (2) Chamela, Mexico flights. Last week, ground Built-In Test revealed an issue with the P-band RF electronics which was traced to a faulty Low Power Switch Network; the box had endured water damage, was replaced with a flight spare, and flights were resumed. The team is investigating the source of the water leak. In the meantime, the flight spare unit was sealed properly to prevent any water from entering the box.

AirMOSS completed the east coast deployment where three flights were conducted over Duke Forest and three flights over Harvard and Howland Forests. The JSC G-III has since returned to Houston in preparation for the Mexico and MOISST, Oklahoma flights. The team is working to obtain Mexico visas for the flight crew and begin science observations over Chamela, Mexico and MOISST, OK. Science team members from JPL are traveling to Mexico to conduct field sampling at Chamela with the local crew.