SMEX03 Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN): Alabama  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0293
Summary
This data set contains measurements taken during the Soil Moisture Experiment 2003 (SMEX03) from 1 June 2003 to 31 July 2003 from sensors at 10 Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) stations located in northern Alabama and southern Tennessee, USA. Parameters measured include Precipitation, air temperature, solar radiation, wind speed, wind direction, relative humidity, soil moisture, soil temperature, soil salinity, and soil dielectric constant. Data are provided as tab-delimited ASCII text 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: 35.13°
S: 34.43°
E: -86.1°
W: -87°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Thomas Jackson
Dataset Title: SMEX03 Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN): Alabama
Dataset Release Date: 2006-07-25
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0293.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-06-01
Stop Date: 2003-07-31
Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: 01:00:00
Temporal Resolution: 1 day
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALABAMA
Science Keywords
- Agriculture Soils Electrical Conductivity
- Agriculture Soils Electrical Conductivity
- Agriculture Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Agriculture Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Agriculture Soils Soil Salinity/Soil Sodicity
- Agriculture Soils Soil Salinity/Soil Sodicity
- Agriculture Soils Soil Temperature
- Agriculture Soils Soil Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Incoming Solar Radiation
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Incoming Solar Radiation
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Solar Radiation
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Solar Radiation
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Surface Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Surface Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Humidity
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Humidity
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds
- Atmosphere Precipitation Precipitation Amount
- Atmosphere Precipitation Precipitation Amount
- Land Surface Land Temperature Land Surface Temperature
- Land Surface Land Temperature Land Surface Temperature
- Land Surface Soils Electrical Conductivity
- Land Surface Soils Electrical Conductivity
- Land Surface Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Land Surface Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Land Surface Soils Soil Salinity/Soil Sodicity
- Land Surface Soils Soil Salinity/Soil Sodicity
- Land Surface Soils Soil Temperature
- Land Surface Soils Soil Temperature
Ancillary Keywords
- Air Temperature
- Air Temperatures
- AMSR-E
- Conductivity
- Conductivity Temperature Depth Probes
- DAAC
- Daily Air Temperatures
- Electrical Conductivity
- Electrical Conductivity Measurement
- Ground Temperature
- Humidity
- Hydrology
- Land Surface Temperature
- Near-surface Air Temperatures
- NSIDC
- NSIDC DAAC
- NSIDC > National Snow and Ice Data Center
- Precipitation
- Precipitation Amount
- Precipitation Total
- Radiation
- Relative Humidity
- Salinity
- SMEX
- Soil Moisture
- Soil Temperature
- Soil Temperatures
- Solar Radiation
- Surface Soil Moisture
- Surface Temperature
- Surface Temperatures
- Temperature
- Temperature Profiles
- Total Precipitation
- Wind Direction
- Wind Speed
- Wind Velocity
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
Instrument
- ANEMOMETERS
- HUMIDITY SENSORS
- PRESSURE SENSORS
- PYRANOMETERS
- RAIN GAUGES
- SOIL MOISTURE PROBE
- SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE
- THERMISTORS
Project
- SMEX03 Soil Moisture Experiments in 2003
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
NSIDC_DAAC
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: 3.4 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
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
Michael Cosh
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 301 504-6461
Fax: 1 301 504-8931
Email: mcosh@hydrolab.arsusda.gov
Contact Address:
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- USDA ARS Hydrology Lab
- USDA ARS Hydrology Lab
- 104 Bldg. 007
- BARC-West
City: Beltsville
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20705
Country: USA
Tommy Coleman
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Country: USA
Charles Laymon
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Alabama A&M University
- Universities Space Research Association/National Space Science and Tech. Center
- 320 Sparkman Dr.
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Postal Code: 35805
Country: USA
William Crosson
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
- Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
- 320 Sparkman Dr.
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Postal Code: 35805
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 visit the SMEX03 Web site (http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=8994) for more information, and see 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: 2006-07-25
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-18
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