Post-doctoral position
Water extent mapping from data fusion of L-Band radiometry and radar
Location: Centre d’Etudes Spatiale de la Biosphère (CESBIO), Toulouse, FranceDuration: 18 months start before November 2018Description: Interested in creating state of the art remote sensing products in hydrology for existing and future satellite mission, then join us ! In the framework of the future Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT), a joint mission from French (CNES), American (NASA), Canadian (CSA), and British (UKSA) space agencies, CNES is developing a down-stream application service that will also integrate products from contemporary satellites. In 2008 the CNES had already developed a downstream centre (CATDS www.catds.fr) for the Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission which is providing today high level products for the mission. You will join the Microwave-SMOS group in the Observation Systems team at CESBIO. You will be under the supervision of Ahmad Al bitar (Ph.D.) who si in charge of high end (L4) products for CATDS and member of the Science Team of SWOT. You will contribute to existing collaborations with other institutions: LEGOS, GET, ECOLAB, Univ. Purpan. You will be in charge of developing operationally ready products for the monitoring of inland water surfaces (wetlands, floodplains…) by extending the domain of application of existing algorithms and improving their resolution. These areas represent a great challenge and raise important scientific questions related to the water cycle, biodiversity and carbon cycle. Recent studies at CESBIO demonstrated the advantage of the use of L-Band for the monitoring of water surfaces under dense tropical forests. The final objective is to enrich the existing databases at global scale (CCI Water bodies, GSWO, GIEMS) and to make available a validation dataset for the future SWOT mission.Actions:> Adapting the retrieval algorithms for global application using L-Band brightness temperatures.> Writing scientific papers, presenting results at conferences and project key-points.Required Skills:> Advanced knowledge of one programming language Matlab, Python using geospatial datasets.> Proven writing and communication skills.> Motivated, innovative and team-player.Links:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317012733_Mapping_Dynamic_Water_Fraction_under_the_Tropical_Rain_Forests_of_the_Amazonian_Basin_from_SMOS_Brightness_Temperatures Contact:e-mail to : ahmad.albitar@cesbio.cnes.fr & santiago.penaluque@cnes.fr