SMEX05 Landsat Thematic Mapper GEOTIFF Imagery: Iowa  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0458
Summary
This data set provides imagery developed from Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) data for use in studying land cover features. Data are provided in Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF). Each band of Landsat data in the GeoTIFF format is delivered as a grayscale, uncompressed, 8-bit string of unsigned integers. An ASCII text metadata (MTL) file is included with data processed through the Level-1 Product Generation System (LPGS). An ASCII text file containing the Ground Control Points (GCP) used during image processing is also included. The Landsat 5 TM data are available from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) EarthExplorer Web site, identified as L4-5 TM under Landsat Archive. Temporal coverage for the SMEX05 campaign spans from 10 June 2005 to 03 July 2005.
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (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: 42.44194°
S: 41.96679°
E: -93.29113°
W: -93.59537°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Cosh, Michael H.
Dataset Title: SMEX05 Landsat Thematic Mapper GEOTIFF Imagery: Iowa
Dataset Release Date: 2010-03-25
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0458.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2005-06-10
Stop Date: 2005-07-03
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IOWA
Science Keywords
- Spectral/Engineering Infrared Wavelengths Infrared Imagery
- Spectral/Engineering Visible Wavelengths Visible Imagery
Ancillary Keywords
- AMSR-E
- AMSR-E Validation
- DAAC
- INFRARED IMAGERY
- Landsat-5
- NASA
- NSIDC
- NSIDC DAAC
- Reflected Spectral Radiance
- Satellite Imagery
- SMEX
- Soil Moisture
- Visible Imagery
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
Instrument
- TM Thematic Mapper
Project
- SMEX05 Soil Moisture Experiments in 2005
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
USGS
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: Online (HTTP)
Distribution Format: GeoTIFF
Distribution Media: FTP
Personnel
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
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
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
AMSR-E/Aqua Data at NSIDC
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
AMSR-E Validation Data
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
AMSR-E Validation Data at NSIDC
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
USGS EarthExplorer Web Page
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
USGS EarthExplorer Web Site
Reference
Refer to the USDA SMEX05 Web site for in-depth information on the science mission and goal of the SMEX project: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=8996
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-03-25
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-21
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