The National Soil Moisture Network Coordinated HighQuality Nationwide

The National Soil Moisture Network Coordinated, High-Quality, Nationwide, Soil Moisture Information for the Public Good Michael Cosh USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Lab Beltsville, MD

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S. 2200— 2 ‘‘(2) facilitate the development of 1 or more academic cooperative partnerships to assist with National Integrated Drought Information System functions; and ‘‘(3) utilize and support, as appropriate, monitoring by cit- izen scientists, including by developing best practices to facili- tate maximum data integration. ’’; in subsection (d), as redesignated, by inserting ‘‘and sustainment’’ after ‘‘development’’; and by striking subsection (f), as redesignated, and inserting the following: ‘‘(f) SOIL MOISTURE. —Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018, the Under Secretary, acting through the National Integrated Drought Information System, shall develop a strategy for a national coordinated soil moisture moni- toring network. ’’. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —Section 4 of the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 (15 U. S. C. 313 d note) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. ‘‘There authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act— ‘‘(1) $13, 500, 000 for fiscal year 2019; ‘‘(2) $13, 750, 000 for fiscal year 2020; ‘‘(3) $14, 000 for fiscal year 2021; ‘‘(4) $14, 250, 000 for fiscal year 2022; and ‘‘(5) $14, 500, 000 for fiscal year 2023. ’’. SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF TITLE II OF THE WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING INNOVATION ACT OF 2017. —Section 1762 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (15 U. S. C. 8521) is amended— by amending subsection (j) to read as follows: ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities under this section— ‘‘(1) $26, 500, 000 for fiscal year 2019; ‘‘(2) $27, 000 for fiscal year 2020; ‘‘(3) $27, 500, 000 for fiscal year 2021; ‘‘(4) $28, 000 for fiscal year 2022; and ‘‘(5) $28, 500, 000 for fiscal year 2023. ’’; and by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(k) DERIVATION OF FUNDS. —Amounts made available to carry out this section shall be derived from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the National Weather Service. ’’. UNITED STATES WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING IMPROVEMENT. —Section 110 of the Weather Research and Fore- casting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U. S. C. 8519) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL. —There authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research to carry out this title— ‘‘(1) $136, 516, 000 for fiscal year 2019, of which— ‘‘(A) $85, 758, 000 is authorized for weather laboratories and cooperative institutes; NOAA Authorization

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National Soil Moisture Network

National Soil Moisture Network NSMN Working Group Executive Committee Michael Cosh USDA ARS michael. cosh@ars. usda. gov Peter Goble Veva Deheza COCORAHS NOAA Peter. Goble@colostate. edu veva. deheza@noaa. gov Molly Woloszyn Steven Quiring NOAA Ohio State University Molly. woloszyn@noaa. gov quiring. 10@osu. edu Tyson Ochsner Mark Svoboda Jordan Clayton Bruce Baker John Bolten Nate Edwards Candice Hopkins Oklahoma State University of Nebraska Lincoln USDA NRCS NOAA NASA South Dakota State University USGS tyson. ochsner@okstate. edu msvoboda 2@unl. edu jordan. clayton@ut. usda. gov bruce. baker@noaa. gov John. Bolten@nasa. gov Nathan. edwards@sdstate. edu chopkins@usgs. gov

National Soil Moisture Network

National Soil Moisture Network A Strategy for the National Soil Moisture Network Table of Contents Executive Summary Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2 - Summary of Statewide, Regional, and National Soil Moisture Monitoring Chapter 3 – Modeling and Remote Sensing Chapter 4 – Considerations in Soil Moisture Network Design Chapter 5 – Installation and Maintenance of Soil Moisture Stations Chapter 6 – Implementation of the NSMN: The Path Forward References Appendices – separate document (TBD)

National Soil Moisture Network 1. Determine Home Agency and Organizational Structure for the NSMN 2. Develop a Funding Plan for the Coordinated NSMN 3. Establish a Web Presence and Formalize Communications & Outreach Planning for the NSMN 4. Formalize Partnerships with the National Mesonet Program and Existing Monitoring Networks 5. Develop a Set of Criteria for High Quality (HQ) Data Sources 6. Support Research Necessary to Develop or Improve NSMN Products 7. Increase In Situ Soil Moisture Monitoring Nationwide 8. Explore Increasing Partnerships with the Private Sector 9. Explore the Incorporation of Citizen Science Data into the NSMN 10. Develop, Release, and Promote NSMN Products