SMAPVEX15 Probe-Based In Situ Soil Moisture Data, Version 1
Data set id:
SV15PSM
DOI: 10.5067/QTDS3ZGQNM95
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
First public data release

Overview

This data set contains in situ gravimetric and volumetric soil moisture, bulk density, and soil temperature measurements collected for the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2015 (SMAPVEX15). Sampling was performed at field sites approximately 1 m apart.
Parameter(s):
SOIL BULK DENSITYSOIL MOISTURESOIL TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL SAMPLER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE
Data Format(s):
Excel, Excel
Temporal Coverage:
2 August 2015 to 18 August 2015
Temporal Resolution:
  • 2 days to 3 days
Spatial Resolution:
  • 1 m
  • 1 m
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84 / UTM zone 12N
EPSG:32612
Spatial Coverage:
N:
31.92451386
S:
31.34351987
E:
-110.0483274
W:
-110.2639881
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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