SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Soils Database  View Catalog Page
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SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Soils Database
Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Website: http://nsidc.org
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Date Stamp:
2013-05-21
Metadata Standard Name:
ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata First Edition
Metadata Standard Version:
ISO 19115:2003
Dataset URI:
http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0278.html
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Data Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Soils Database
Date:
Date: 2006
Date Type:
Value: publication
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Edition Date: 2006-02-10
Identifier: NSIDC-0278
Cited Responsible Party: Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC DAAC User Services
Organization Name: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
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Abstract:
The Soil Moisture Experiment 2002 (SMEX02) took place in Ames, Iowa USA between 25 June and 12 July 2002. The NASA Land Surface Hydrology Data Archive maintains an archive of soils and land cover characteristics for SMEX02. SMEX02 studies are designed to evaluate the accuracy of AMSR-E soil moisture data specific to the SMEX02 study areas, and SMEX02 provided the unique opportunity to test microwave soil moisture retrieval over agricultural land cover. The Soils Database includes Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefiles containing geographic information such as railroads, roads, and stream locations; drainage features; political boundaries; and soil classifications. Data for the following 10 Iowa counties are included in this data set: Boone, Dallas, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story, and Wright. These data were created by appending existing county digital soils data provided by the Iowa Cooperative Soil Survey (ICCS) and clipping them by the SMEX02 project area boundary; thus, the dates of data acquisition are highly variable. The entire data set is 293 MB. Data are available via FTP.
These data were collected as part of a validation study for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E). AMSR-E is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite on 04 May 2002. AMSR-E validation studies linked to SMEX are designed to evaluate the accuracy of AMSR-E soil moisture data. Specific validation objectives include assessing and refining soil moisture algorithm performance; verifying soil moisture estimation accuracy; investigating the effects of vegetation, surface temperature, topography, and soil texture on soil moisture accuracy; and determining the regions that are useful for AMSR-E soil moisture measurements.
Purpose:
Scientific Research
Credit:
The following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
Douglas Miller. 2006. SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Soils Database. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
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Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Douglas Miller
Organization Name: Pennsylvania State University
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Delivery Point: 2217 Earth-Engineering Sciences Bldg.
City: University Park
Administrative Area: PA
Postal Code: 16802
Country: USA
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Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
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Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords
Keyword: Continent > North America > United States Of America
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Title: NASA / GCMD Location Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-02-05
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Keywords
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Agriculture > Soils > Soil Classification
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Boundaries > Boundary Surveys
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Land Use/Land Cover > Land Use Classes
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Land Use/Land Cover > Land Use Classes
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Classification
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Keyword: ISMEX > Iowa Soil Moisture Experiment
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Date: 2008-01-24
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Keywords
Keyword: Aerial Photography
Keyword: AMSR-E
Keyword: Ancillary Data
Keyword: Hydrology
Keyword: Landuse classification
Keyword: Maps
Keyword: SMEX
Keyword: Soil Moisture
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eng; usa
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Extent Information:
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Geographic Element:
Bounding Coordinates:
Westbound Longitude: -93.84162
Eastbound Longitude: -93.16104
Southbound Latitude: 41.69459
Northbound Latitude: 42.73229
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 20020625
End Position: 20020712
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Distribution Information:
Distributor Information:
Distributor Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC DAAC User Services
Organization Name: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Distribution Format(s):
Data File Format:
Name: ESRI Shapefiles
Specification: FTP 293 MB
Digital Transfer Options:
Online Transfer Options:
Online Resources:
Linkage: ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/DATASETS/AVDM/data/soil_moisture/SMEX02/ancillary_data/soils_database/
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Density: 293
Density Units: B
Medium Name: FTP
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Data Acquisition Information:
Instrument Information:
Instrument:
Name: CAMERAS
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
Platform:
Name: AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
Description: satellite
Instrument: CAMERAS
Platform:
Name: MAPS
Description: satellite
Instrument: CAMERAS
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