Growers in the Salinas and San Joaquin valleys are about to get help from above. "Growers have the best understanding of how much water is needed for their crops, the know their own land the best," said Forrest Melton, a scientist at CSU Monterey Bay, who works closely with NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field in Mountain View. – Monterey Herald, Dec. 17, 2010