SMEX03 Vegetation Data: Georgia  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0298
Summary
This data set includes data collected over the Soil Moisture Experiment 2003 (SMEX03) area of Georgia, USA between 16 June and 21 July 2003. The parameters measured were Leaf Area Index (LAI), Multispectral Radiometer (MSR) reflectance, plant height, plant density, areal wet biomass, areal dry biomass, and areal water content. Sampling was performed on fields typical of the South-Georgia Agricultural area. Sampling was concentrated in the Upper Suwannee Watershed, with a greater concentration of sites within the Little River Experimental Watershed. Data are provided in ASCII text files, 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, Laura Marshall, Diane Rowland, and James Jacobs
Dataset Title: SMEX03 Vegetation Data: Georgia
Dataset Release Date: 2008-06-30
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0298.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-06-16
Stop Date: 2003-07-21
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GEORGIA
Science Keywords
- Agriculture Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Reflectance
- Biosphere Vegetation Biomass
- Biosphere Vegetation Plant Characteristics
- Biosphere Vegetation Vegetation Cover
- Biosphere Vegetation Vegetation Index
- Land Surface Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
Ancillary Keywords
- AMSR-E
- Biomass
- Leaf Area Index
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- NSIDC DAAC
- Plant Biomass
- SMEX
- Soil Moisture
- Soils Data
- Soil Water
- Soil Water Content
- Surface Soil Moisture
- Vegetation
- Vegetation Cover
- Vegetation Water Content
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
- Environment
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instrument
- LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER
- RADIOMETERS
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: 176 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
Laura Marshall
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
- Southeast Watershed Research
Diane Rowland
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
- National Peanut Research Lab
James Jacobs
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
- Montana State University
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/Aqua Data at NSIDC
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
AMSR-E/Aqua Data at NSIDC.
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
AMSR-E Validation Data at NSIDC
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
AMSR-E Validation Data at NSIDC.
Reference
SMEX03: Soil Moisture Experiments in 2003. 23 October 2006. http://hydrolab.arsusda.gov/smex03/ 5 June 2008.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-06-30
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-10-08
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