Hydrological Sciences currently supports a ground-based microwave instrument system called ComRAD for Combined Radar/Radiometer which is mounted on a 19-m hydraulic boom truck.

The Scanning L-band Active Passive (SLAP) is a new airborne simulator for NASA’s SMAP soil moisture satellite that launched in early 2015. 

To go from one to the other it is a very straightforward rotation… But a bit tricky though. As we have developed several such tools for our own purposes we though that to avoid duplication of efforts (and reduce aspirin consumption) many might appreciate having a ready made tool!