SMEX05 Meteorological Network Data: Iowa

Data Contributors JACKSON, THOMAS PRUEGER, JOHN COSH, MICHAEL Parameters ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > HEAT FLUX ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > EVAPORATION ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > VERTICAL WIND MOTION PRECIPITATION > RAIN SOILS > HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE VEGETATION > LEAF CHARACTERISTICS VEGETATION > PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION Instruments NET RADIOMETERS RAIN GAUGES SOIL MOISTURE PROBE SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE

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This data set includes the meteorological data collected as part of the Soil Moisture Experiment 2005 (SMEX05) in the Walnut Creek watershed area of Iowa, USA from 01 June 2005 through 17 July 2005. The total volume of this data set is approximately 14 megabytes. Data are provided in comma-delimited ASCII text format and are available via FTP.

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.

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Jackson, Thomas J., John Prueger, and Michael H. Cosh. 2010. SMEX05 Meteorological Network Data: Iowa. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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• AMSR-E Validation Data
• AMSR-E/Aqua Data
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