AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Parms, & QC EASE-Grids, Version 2
Data set id:
AE_Land
DOI: 10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_LAND.002
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Version Summary
Version Summary
Overview
This Level-2B land surface product (AE_Land) includes daily measurements of surface soil moisture, vegetation/roughness water content interpretive information, and quality control variables. Ancillary data include time, geolocation, and quality assessment.
Parameter(s):
SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
VEGETATION WATER CONTENT
Platform(s):
AQUA
Sensor(s):
AMSR-E
Data Format(s):
HDF-EOS2
Temporal Coverage:
- 18 June 2002 to 3 October 2011
Temporal Resolution:
- 50 minute
Spatial Resolution:
- 25 km
- 25 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
- NSIDC EASE-Grid GlobalEPSG:3410
Spatial Coverage:
- N:89.24S:-89.24E:180W:-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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