SMEX02 Iowa Regional Ground Soil Moisture Data  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0182
Summary
The parameters for this data set include gravimetric and volumetric soil moisture, bulk density, and soil temperature. This data set is part of the Soil Moisture Experiment 2002 (SMEX02). The SMEX studies are designed to evaluate, among other things, the accuracy of AMSR-E soil moisture data.
This study was conducted during June and July 2002 in the area around Ames, Iowa, USA. Data were collected in crop fields using a variety of methods and sensors: manual soil samples for gravimetric and bulk density data, infrared pyrometers for soil moisture, and hydra probes for soil moisture and temperature.
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: 42.7°
S: 41.7°
E: -93.2°
W: -93.8°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Thomas Jackson
Dataset Title: SMEX Iowa Regional Ground Soil Moisture Data
Dataset Release Date: 2003-08-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0182.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2002-06-25
Stop Date: 2002-07-12
Location Keywords
- Continent North America United States Of America
Science Keywords
- Agriculture Soils Soil Bulk Density
- Agriculture Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Agriculture Soils Soil Temperature
- Land Surface Soils Soil Bulk Density
- Land Surface Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Land Surface Soils Soil Temperature
Ancillary Keywords
- Hydrology
- NSIDC
- NSIDC > National Snow and Ice Data Center
- NSIDC DAAC
- SMEX
- Soil Bulk Density
- Soil Moisture
- Soil Temperature
- Soil Temperatures
- Surface Soil Moisture
- USDA soil descriptions
Platform
Instrument
- SOIL HEAT PROBE
- SOIL MOISTURE PROBE
- SOIL SAMPLER
- SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE
- TEMPERATURE PROBES
Project
- ISMEX Iowa Soil Moisture Experiment
- SMEX02 Soil Moisture Experiments in 2002
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NSIDC
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: NSIDC-0182
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
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Data Set ID: NSIDC-0182
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC DAAC 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: 14 KB to 157 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII text files
Personnel
Thomas Jackson
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 301-504-8511
Fax: 301-504-8931
Email: tjackson@hydrolab.arsusda.gov
Contact Address:
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: (301) 504-6461
Fax: (301) 504-8931
Email: mcosh@hydrolab.arsusda.gov
Contact Address:
USDA ARS Hydrology Lab
104 Bldg. 007
BARC-West
City: Beltsville
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20705
Country: USA
Jay Famiglietti
Role: INVESTIGATOR
NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
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
Reference
http://hydrolab.arsusda.gov/smex02/smex02.htm http://nsidc.org/data/amsr_validation/soil_moisture/
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-07-31
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