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Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Carbon Ancillary Meteorology Preprocessor Output Log Files, Version 1
Data set id:
SMAP_L4_C_ANC_MET_LOG
DOI: 10.5067/K30XUYLP80I4
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

This ancillary SMAP product contains daily meteorological model log files, including model outputs. The meteorological model is derived from the Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) data set and used as an input in the SMAP L4 Carbon algorithm.
Parameter(s):
MODEL LOGS
Platform(s):
MODELS
Sensor(s):
NOT APPLICABLE
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
31 January 2015 to present
Temporal Resolution:
  • Not applicable
Spatial Resolution:
  • not applicable
  • not applicable
Spatial Coverage:
N:
86.4
S:
-86.4
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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SMAP Ancillary data sets are used to produce SMAP Level-1, -2, -3, and -4 standard data products.

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