CLPX-Satellite: Radarsat Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0146
Summary
This data set consists of time-series spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery of the three Cold Land Processes Field Experiment (CLPX) Meso-cell Study Areas (MSAs) (Fraser, Rabbit Ears, and North Park) acquired by the RADARSAT-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). Images are derived from C-band (5.3 GHz frequency, 5.66 cm wavelength) HH-polarization Standard Beam data for multiple incidence angles. SAR data were acquired through the Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) and post-processed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, for derivation of ancillary data and assembly of the database. The data series consists of 195 individual radar scenes acquired from 17 February to 23 June 2003. Calibrated radar backscatter images are provided in binary format together with header and facility data record information for each image.
Note that the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) holds copyrights over all RADARSAT-1 SAR data. NASA/NOAA-approved SAR researchers are can obtain these data directly from ASF, as per agreements between NASA/NOAA and CSA. No commercial use is allowed of the data or any products derived there from. Users of this data must submit a Research Agreement to ASF.
The NASA CLPX is a multi-sensor, multi-scale experiment that focuses on extending a local-scale understanding of water fluxes, storage, and transformations to regional and global scales. Within a framework of nested study areas in the central Rocky Mountains of the western United States, ranging from 1-ha to 160,000 km2, intensive ground, airborne, and spaceborne observations are collected. Data collection focuses on two seasons: mid-winter, when conditions are generally frozen and dry, and early spring, a transitional period when both frozen and thawed, dry and wet conditions are widespread.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 40.7°
S: 39.9°
E: -105.9°
W: -106.7°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: McDonald, Kyle C.
Dataset Title: CLPX-Satellite: Radarsat Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery
Dataset Release Date: 2005-02-04
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0146.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-02-17
Stop Date: 2003-06-23
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA COLORADO
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Science Keywords
- Spectral/Engineering Radar
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Radar Backscatter
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Radar Imagery
Ancillary Keywords
- Radar
- Radarsat imagery
- Radarsat images
- SAR imagery
- SAR images
- Satellite Radar Data
- Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
Instrument
- SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar
Project
- CLPX Cold Land Processes Field Experiment
Data Set Progress
complete
Data Center
NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 12.8 GB
Distribution Format: Binary
Personnel
Kyle C. McDonald
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: kyle.mcdonald@jpl.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
- California Institute of Technology
- Jet Propulsion Lab
- JPL
- California Institute of Technology
- 4800 Oak Grove Drive
City: Pasadena
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 91109-8099
Country: USA
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
CLPX Site
Reference
Detailed information concerning RADARSAT operation and processing may be found on the ASF web site ( http://www.asf.alaska.edu).
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-02-04
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-07-12
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