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NSIDC-0448.001SMEX05 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter Data: IowaLong, D. G.SMEX05 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter Data: Iowa2010-02-05Boulder, Colorado USANASA NSIDC DAAC: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center1false10.5067/E4QAH8TXT4U6https://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/nsidc0448.pdfNSIDC-0448InvestigatorDavidG.Longlong@et.byu.edu459 Clyde BuildingProvoUT84602USATechnical ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468CIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAEARTH SCIENCESPECTRAL/ENGINEERINGRADARRADAR BACKSCATTER Climatology/Meteorology/AtmosphereAMSR-EAMSR-E ValidationAMSR-E Validation-projectDAACNASANational Snow and Ice Data CenterNSIDCNSIDC DAACScatterometerSCP > Scatterometer Climate Record PathfinderSMEXSMEX05 POLEXSurface Layer BackscatterSEAWINDSSeaWindsQUIKSCATQUIKSCAT2005-05-012005-07-31complete41.542.5-95-93ContinentNorth AmericaUnited States Of AmericaIowa2.225 km2.225 km4.45 km4.45 kmThese data are freely, openly, and fully accessible, provided that you are logged into your NASA Earthdata profile (https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/).These data are freely, openly, and fully available to use without restrictions, provided that you cite the data according to the recommended citation at https://nsidc.org/about/use_copyright.html. For more information on the NASA EOSDIS Data Use Policy, see https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/data-use-policy.EnglishNASA NSIDC 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 ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAHTTPS7.1 MBGIFFTP7.1 MBGIFHTTPS7 - 32 KBASCIIFTP7 - 32 KBASCIIRefer 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=8996Notice to Data Users: The documentation for this data set was provided solely by the Principal Investigator(s) and was not further developed, thoroughly reviewed, or edited by NSIDC. Thus, support for this data set may be limited.
This data set includes radar backscatter data collected over the Soil Moisture Experiment 2005 (SMEX05) area of Iowa, USA. The SeaWinds scatterometer on the NASA Quick Scatterometer (QuikSCAT) satellite collected backscatter data.VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttps://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/nsidc0448.pdfSMEX05 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter Data: Iowa, Version 1 User GuideGET DATAhttps://daacdata.apps.nsidc.org/pub/DATASETS/AVDM/data/soil_moisture/SMEX05/satellite/QUIKSCAT/HTTPSVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttp://nsidc.org/data/amsr_validation/index.htmlAMSR-E Validation DataVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttp://nsidc.org/data/amsre/index.htmlAMSR-E/Aqua DataVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttp://nsidc.org/data/amsr_validation/soil_moisture/index.htmlSMEX Product Web SiteCEOS IDN DIFVERSION 9.92010-02-052026-03-03NSIDCVersion SummaryNSIDCMinor VersionNSIDCCurrent Version1NSIDCLevel of ServiceBasicNSIDCFull Dataset CitationLong, D. G. (2010). <i>SMEX05 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter Data: Iowa</i>. (NSIDC-0448, Version 1). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5067/E4QAH8TXT4U6">https://doi.org/10.5067/E4QAH8TXT4U6</a>. [<i><describe subset used if applicable></i>].NSIDCRetiredfalseNSIDCRelated Servicesapplication/vnd.nasa.cmr.umm+jsonfalseamyygillilandmmt_service_12717S1977897447-NSIDCV0NSIDCV06service2025-04-01T22:12:52.112Zhttps://daacdata.apps.nsidc.org/NSIDCV0_DAAC_Data_HTTPS_File_SystemNOT PROVIDED1HTTPS File SystemQuickly download a few files using a web browser, or access the data through a command-line utility such as WGET.https://nsidc.org/data/user-resources/help-center/programmatic-access-guide-data-daacdataappsVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONProgrammatic Data Access GuidePublicationURLUSER SERVICESNSIDC DAAC User ServicesEmailnsidc@nsidc.orgDATA ACCESS/RETRIEVALDATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLINGEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESThis is the most current release of this service.DEVELOPERORIGINATORPUBLISHERSERVICE PROVIDERNASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive CenterNASA NSIDC DAACNASA Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) at NSIDChttps://nsidc.org/daacNSIDC DAAC Home Pagehttps://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/umm/service/v1.4UMM-S1.4https://daacdata.apps.nsidc.org/pub/DATASETS/AVDM/data/soil_moisture/SMEX05/satellite/QUIKSCAT/