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 Series Name: SMEX
Dataset Release Date: 2006-07-26
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: Digital media
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: Daily
Temporal Resolution: Hourly
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 Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Agriculture Soils Soil Salinity/Soil Sodicity
- Agriculture Soils Soil Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Incoming Solar Radiation
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Solar Radiation
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Surface Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Humidity
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds
- Atmosphere Precipitation Precipitation Amount
- Land Surface Land Temperature Land Surface Temperature
- Land Surface Soils Electrical Conductivity
- Land Surface Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Land Surface Soils Soil Salinity/Soil Sodicity
- 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 > National Snow and Ice Data Center
- NSIDC DAAC
- Precipitation
- 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
- 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
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Data Set ID: NSIDC-0293
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: 3.4 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII text
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
Tommy Coleman
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Country: USA
Charles Laymon
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
320 Sparkman Dr.
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Postal Code: 35805
Country: USA
William Crosson
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
320 Sparkman Dr.
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Postal Code: 35805
Country: USA
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (303) 492-6199
Fax: (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
Related URL
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Reference
Please visit the SMEX03 Web site (http://hydrolab.arsusda.gov/smex03/smex03.htm) 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: 2006-06-20
Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-07-14
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