TAS::80 0119::TAS UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAYTHIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES A COOPERATIVE APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECT BETWEEN NASA-AMES RESEARCHCENTER (ARC) SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES BRANCHAND THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAY (THE CORPORATION) ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STATEUNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB) TO CARRY OUT WORK TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICANRECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) OF 2009 FOCUSED ON APPLICATION OF NASA TECHNOLOGIESTO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL WATER USE EFFICIENCY IN CALIFORNIA. RESEARCH SCIENTISTS ADJUNCT FACULTY AND TENURE-TRACK/TENURED FACULTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIVISION OF SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTALPOLICY (DSEP) AT CSUMB PROPOSE TO CONDUCT JOINT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH WITH THE NASABIOSPHERIC SCIENCES PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS FOR THE NASA ARRA TASK TITLED WATER MANAGEMENTIN CALIFORNIA: SCALABLE TO REGIONAL TO NATIONAL APPLICATIONS. WORK CONDUCTED UNDER THISAGREEMENT WILL FOCUS ON THE IRRIGATION OPTIMIZATION SUB-TASK OF THE WATER MANAGEMENT INCALIFORNIA ARRA PROJECT (A JOINT EFFORT AMONG NASA ARC NASA MSFC AND NASA JPL).THE PROPOSED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILLDEMONSTRATE A CAPABILITY TO APPLY DATA FROM NASA SATELLITES AND MODELS TO IMPROVE IRRIGATIONEFFICIENCY AND WILL BUILD A FULLY OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SYSTEM WITHIN CALIFORNIA THAT UTILIZESTHE NASA TERRESTRIAL OBSERVATION AND PREDICTION SYSTEM (TOPS) TO INTEGRATE SATELLITE DATA ANDMETEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS WITH MODELS PARAMETERIZED FOR SPECIFIC CROP TYPES TO PRODUCE CROPCOEFFICIENT MAPS AND DAILY ESTIMATES OF SOIL MOISTURE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) AND IRRIGATIONDEMAND FOR MULTIPLE CROPS IN CALIFORNIA. WE WILL DEPLOY WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS AND CONDUCT ASERIES OF FIELD CAMPAIGNS TO VALIDATE ESTIMATES FROM THE MODELING SYSTEM. IRRIGATION FORECASTSAND IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO WATER DISTRICTS AND THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY VIABOTH SIMPLE MESSAGING SERVICE (SMS) MESSAGES TO HANDHELD DEVICES AS WELL AS A BROWSER-BASEDIRRIGATION OPTIMIZATION DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS). THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL BE ORIENTED TOTHE PARTICULAR TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS AND METHODS IN WHICH NASA SPECIALIZES INCLUDING REMOTESENSING; IMAGE PROCESSING; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER MODELING SIMULATIONAND ANALYSES; DATA ACQUISITION AND VISUALIZATION; AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. COMBININGNASA EXPERTISE WITH THE EXPERTISE OF DSEP IN REMOTE SENSING AND AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT THECOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO DSEPSTUDENTS.