SMEX03 Regional Ground Soil Moisture Data: Georgia  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0288
Summary
The parameters for this data set include gravimetric soil moisture, volumetric soil moisture, bulk density, and surface and soil temperature for the Georgia study region. This data set is part of the Soil Moisture Experiment 2003 (SMEX03). The United States portion of SMEX03 was conducted during June and July, 2003. Data are provided in a tab-delimited ASCII text file, and 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.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 31.82°
S: 31.2°
E: -83.43°
W: -83.94°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: David Bosch
Dataset Title: SMEX03 Regional Ground Soil Moisture Data: Georgia
Dataset Release Date: 2006-04-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0288.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-06-23
Stop Date: 2003-07-02
Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: 1 day
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GEORGIA
Science Keywords
- Agriculture Soils Soil Bulk Density
- Agriculture Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Agriculture Soils Soil Temperature
- Land Surface Land Temperature Land Surface Temperature
- Land Surface Soils Soil Bulk Density
- Land Surface Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Land Surface Soils Soil Temperature
Ancillary Keywords
- gravimetric soil moisture (GSM)
- Hydrology
- Near-surface Air Temperatures
- NSIDC
- NSIDC > National Snow and Ice Data Center
- SMEX
- Soil Bulk Density
- Soil Moisture
- Soil Temperature
- Soil Temperatures
- USDA soil descriptions
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- FIELD SURVEYS
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instrument
- DIELECTRIC PROBE
- PROBES
- SOIL HEAT PROBE
- SOIL MOISTURE PROBE
- SOIL SAMPLER
- TEMPERATURE PROBES
Project
- SMEX03 Soil Moisture Experiments in 2003
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: 247 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
David Bosch
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
- Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory
City: Tifton
Province or State: GA
Postal Code: 31794
Country: USA
Thomas Jackson
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 301 504-8511
Fax: 1 301 504-8931
Email: tjackson@hydrolab.arsusda.gov
Contact Address:
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- ARS Hydrology Lab
- USDA ARS Hydrology Lab
- 104 Bldg. 007
- BARC-West
City: Beltsville
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20705
Country: USA
Venkat Lakshmi
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- University of South Carolina
City: Columbia
Province or State: SC
Postal Code: 29208
Country: USA
Jennifer Jacobs
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- University of New Hampshire
City: Durham
Province or State: NH
Postal Code: 03824
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
AMSR-E Validation
Reference
Please see the SMEX03 Web site (http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=8994) for more information, and the NSIDC SMEX Web site (http://nsidc.org//data/amsr_validation/soil_moisture/) to access data.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-04-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-18
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