SMEX03 Vegetation Data: Alabama  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0348
Summary
This data set includes data collected over the Soil Moisture Experiment 2003 (SMEX03) area of northern Alabama, USA between 22 June and 1 July 2003. The parameters measured were plant height, plant stand density, phenology, wet biomass, dry biomass, row spacing, and row direction. Data were collected at crop, pasture, and forested sites. Those sites are part of the Alabama MesoNet (ALMNet), which is run by Alabama A&M University's Center for Hydrology, Soil Climatology and Remote Sensing (HSCaRS). Data are provided in an ASCII text file and a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, 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: 35.16°
S: 34.68°
E: -85.78°
W: -87.07°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Tommy Coleman, Teferi Tsegaye, Robert Metzl, and Marius Schamschula
Dataset Title: SMEX03 Vegetation Data: Alabama
Dataset Release Date: 2008-09-24
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0348.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-06-22
Stop Date: 2003-07-01
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALABAMA
Science Keywords
- Biosphere Vegetation Biomass
- Biosphere Vegetation Plant Characteristics
- Biosphere Vegetation Plant Phenology
- Biosphere Vegetation Vegetation Cover
Ancillary Keywords
- AMSR-E
- Biomass
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- NSIDC
- NSIDC DAAC
- Plant Biomass
- SMEX
- Vegetation
- Vegetation Cover
- Vegetation Description
- vegetation distribution
- Vegetation Height
- Vegetation Water Content
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
- Environment
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instrument
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: 22 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 67 KB
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel
Personnel
Tommy Coleman
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Country: USA
Teferi Tsegaye
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Postal Code: 3
Robert Metzl
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Postal Code: 4
Marius Schamschula
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Postal Code: 5
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
Please visit the USDA SMEX03 Web site (http://hydrolab.arsusda.gov/smex03/) for in-depth information on the science mission and goal of the SMEX project.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-09-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-10-08
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