The Second International Soil Moisture School (ISMS2023) was conducted at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), India, during 15–17 March 2023, after the success of the first school held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA. ISMSs aim to provide early career scientists with an understanding and utilization of remotely sensed soil moisture (SM) information from current and upcoming satellite sensors. ISMS2023 was cofunded by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) and the Geospatial Information Science and Engineering hub, IITB. The school was attended by 74 participants from research institutions and industries across India. The participants’ group had Ph.D. scholars, postdocs, and other early career researchers. There were seventeen instructors from abroad and India to deliver in-class lectures and provide hands-on field experiences. ISMS2023 covered three broad domains of satellite remote sensing of SM: 1) radiometry, 2) radar, and 3) reflectometry. This report summarizes the activities of ISMS2023 and provides insights for future implementations of the school.

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第二届国际土壤水分学校【会议报告】

继第一届国际土壤湿度学校 (ISMS2023) 在美国马萨诸塞州阿默斯特马萨诸塞大学成功举办后，第二届国际土壤湿度学校 (ISMS2023) 于 2023 年 3 月 15 日至 17 日在印度孟买印度理工学院 (IITB) 举办。 ISMS 旨在为早期职业科学家提供对当前和即将推出的卫星传感器遥感土壤湿度 (SM) 信息的理解和利用。 ISMS2023 由 IEEE 地球科学与遥感协会 (GRSS) 和地理空间信息科学与工程中心 IITB 共同资助。来自印度各地研究机构和行业的 74 名参与者参加了该课程。参与者小组拥有博士学位。学者、博士后和其他早期职业研究人员。来自国外和印度的 17 名讲师在课堂上授课并提供实践经验。 ISMS2023涵盖了SM卫星遥感的三大领域：1）辐射测量，2）雷达和3）反射测量。本报告总结了 ISMS2023 的活动，并为学校未来的实施提供了见解。