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AQ3_ANSM.002Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Annual Soil MoistureBindlish, R. & Jackson, T.Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Annual Soil Moisture2013-12-03Boulder, Colorado USANASA NSIDC DAAC: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center2false10.5067/Aquarius/AQ3_ANSM.002https://doi.org/10.5067/Aquarius/AQ3_ANSM.002AQ3_ANSMTechnical ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468CIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAEARTH SCIENCELAND SURFACESOILSSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT EnvironmentAquariusNASANSIDCNSIDC DAACRadiometersScatterometerSoil MoistureAQUARIUS_RADIOMETERAquarius RadiometerAQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETERAquarius ScatterometerSAC-DSatélite de Aplicaciones Científico - D2011-08-252014-01-01deprecated-9090-180180GEOGRAPHIC REGIONGLOBAL LAND1 Degree1 Degree1 yearThese data have been retired and are no longer accessible, though a more recent version of these data may be available.These data have been retired and are no longer available for use, though a more recent version of these data may be available. Cite any prior or planned use of these data according to the recommended citation at https://nsidc.org/about/data-use-and-copyright. For more information on the NASA ESDIS Data Use Guidance, see https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/engage/open-data-services-software-policies/data-use-guidance.EnglishNASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/OB.DAACNASA NSIDC DAACNASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Centerhttps://nsidc.org/daacData Center ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-6199National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAFTP262 KBHDFBindlish, Rajat, and Thomas J. Jackson. 2013. Aquarius Soil Moisture ATBD Users Guide, Version 2.0. Beltsville, Maryland USA: USDA Hydrology and Remote Sensing Lab.
Bindlish, Rajat, Thomas Jackson, Michael Cosh, Tianjie Zhao and Peggy O'Neill. 2013. Global Soil Moisture from the Aquarius Satellite: Description and Initial Assessment. IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Letters (in review).
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Lilly, Jonathan and Gary Lagerloef. 2008. Aquarius Level 3 Processing Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document. ftp://podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/aquarius/docs/v2/AquariusLevel3_GriddingSmoothingPaper_Lilly&Lagerloef2008.pdf
Piepmeier, Jeffrey, Shannon Brown, Joel Gales, Liang Hong, Gary Lagerloef, David Le Vine, Paolo de Matthaeis, Thomas Meissner, Rajat Bindlish, and Thomas Jackson. 2013. Aquarius Radiometer Post-Launch Calibration for Product Version 2.0, Aquarius Project Document: AQ-014-PS-0015. ftp://podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/aquarius/docs/v2/AQ-014-PS-0015_AquariusInstrumentCalibratrionDescriptionDocument.pdf.This data set contains Level-3 gridded annual global soil moisture estimates derived from the NASA Aquarius passive microwave radiometer on the Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas (SAC-D).VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttps://doi.org/10.5067/Aquarius/AQ3_ANSM.002User's GuidePROJECT HOME PAGEhttp://aquarius.nasa.gov/index.htmlNASA GSFC JPL Aquarius Project Web SiteVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttp://nsidc.org/data/aquarius/index.htmlAquarius Soil Moisture Product Web SiteCEOS IDN DIFVERSION 9.92013-12-032026-04-09NSIDCVersion SummaryVersion 2 of the Aquarius L3 Soil Moisture data is the first version available from NSIDC.NSIDCMinor VersionNSIDCLevel of ServiceNo Data AccessNSIDCFull Dataset CitationBindlish, R. & Jackson, T. (2013). <i>Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Annual Soil Moisture</i>. (AQ3_ANSM, Version 2). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5067/Aquarius/AQ3_ANSM.002">https://doi.org/10.5067/Aquarius/AQ3_ANSM.002</a>. [<i><describe subset used if applicable></i>].NSIDCRetiredtrue