SMEX03 Regional Ground Soil Moisture Data: Georgia, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0288
DOI: 10.5067/Q3CPBEY9F4YP
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

The parameters for this data set include gravimetric soil moisture, volumetric soil moisture, bulk density, and surface and soil temperature for the Georgia study region. This data set is part of the Soil Moisture Experiment 2003 (SMEX03). The United States portion of SMEX03 was conducted during June and July, 2003. Data are provided in a tab-delimited ASCII text file, 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.
Parameter(s):
LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURESOIL BULK DENSITYSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTSOIL TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
DIELECTRIC PROBE, PROBES, SOIL HEAT PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL SAMPLER, TEMPERATURE PROBES
Data Format(s):
ASCII, ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
23 June 2003 to 2 July 2003
Temporal Resolution:
  • 1 day
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
31.82
S:
31.2
E:
-83.43
W:
-83.94
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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