
AMSR-E
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System Sensor on the NASA Aqua Satellite
Validation Data
The following table includes AMSR-E validation data sets. Additional AMSR-E validation sets can also be found in the CNSIDC DAAC CLPX data collection which includes data from the NASA-NOAA Cold Land Processes Field Experiment.
Data for this collection: 156
NAME | SENSOR(S) | SPATIAL COVERAGE | PARAMETER(S) |
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AMSRIce03 Landsat-7 ETM+ Imagery, Version 1 (NSIDC-0431) | ETM+ | N:
74
S:
58
E:
-145
W:
-175
|
INFRARED IMAGERY
SEA ICE CONCENTRATION
VISIBLE IMAGERY
|
AMSRIce03 MODIS Imagery, Version 1 (NSIDC-0432) | MODIS | N:
84.27
S:
40.94
E:
-105.82
W:
-160.94
N:
80.68
S:
42.04
E:
-148.96
W:
-174.78
N:
79.31
S:
42.54
E:
-159.65
W:
-175.63
N:
77.58
S:
42.95
E:
-142.41
W:
-172.42
N:
86.6
S:
44.52
E:
-103.35
W:
-168.62
N:
82.04
S:
56.78
E:
-106.22
W:
-169.64
|
VISIBLE IMAGERY
|
AMSRIce03 Photomosaics, Version 1 (NSIDC-0430) | CAMERAS | N:
71.28
S:
71.18
E:
-156.15
W:
-156.4
|
ICE EXTENT
ICE ROUGHNESS
SNOW COVER
|
AMSRIce03 Sea Ice Thickness Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0426) | CONDUCTIVITY METERS | N:
72.95
S:
72.9
E:
-147.5
W:
-147.65
N:
71.28
S:
71.18
E:
-156.15
W:
-156.4
|
CONDUCTIVITY
ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
SALINITY
SNOW DEPTH
|
AMSRIce03 Snow Depth Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0424) | PROBES | N:
72.95
S:
72.9
E:
-147.5
W:
-147.65
N:
71.28
S:
71.18
E:
-156.15
W:
-156.4
|
SNOW DEPTH
|
AMSRIce03 Snow Ice Temperature Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0428) | PROBES, THERMISTORS | N:
71.28
S:
71.18
E:
-156.15
W:
-156.4
|
AIR TEMPERATURE
ICE TEMPERATURE
SNOW DEPTH
|
AMSRIce03 Snow Pit Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0429) | BALANCE, CORING DEVICES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER | N:
72.95
S:
72.9
E:
-147.5
W:
-147.65
N:
71.28
S:
71.18
E:
-156.15
W:
-156.4
|
DEPTH HOAR
ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
SNOW DENSITY
SNOW STRATIGRAPHY
SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
|
AMSRIce03 Surface Roughness Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0427) | LASERS, SNOW MEASURING ROD | N:
71.28
S:
71.18
E:
-156.15
W:
-156.4
|
ICE ROUGHNESS
SEA ICE ELEVATION
SNOW DEPTH
|
AMSRIce06 Aerial Photographs, Version 1 (NSIDC-0459) | CAMERAS, GPS | N:
76.87383
S:
64.81921
E:
-147.86187
W:
-168.30655
|
ICE EXTENT
ICE ROUGHNESS
SNOW COVER
|
AMSRIce06 Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) Lidar Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0461) | ATM, CAMERAS, GPS | N:
71.9577
S:
64.8929
E:
-148.2055
W:
-166.1468
|
ICE EXTENT
ICE ROUGHNESS
SNOW COVER
|
Meltpond2000 Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer Sea Ice Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 (NSIDC-0208) | INFRARED RADIOMETERS, RADIOMETERS | N:
76.42194
S:
68.96694
E:
-63.19694
W:
-105.02194
|
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
ICE TEMPERATURE
|
PALS/In Situ Multi-Campaign 800 m UTM Grid Brightness Temperature, Backscatter, and Soil Moisture Match-Up, Version 1 (NSIDC-0666) | PALS | N:
35.21
S:
34.91
E:
-97.83
W:
-98.67
N:
41.99
S:
41.92
E:
-93.4
W:
-93.8
N:
39.09
S:
38.95
E:
-75.54
W:
-76.18
|
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
SOIL CLASSIFICATION
SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
SOIL TEMPERATURE
VEGETATION WATER CONTENT
|
SMEX02 Airborne GPS Bistatic Radar Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0275) | GPS RECEIVERS | N:
42.005
S:
41.915
E:
-93.4
W:
-93.8
|
RADAR IMAGERY
|
SMEX02 Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR) Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0206) | AIRSAR | N:
42.389
S:
41.308
E:
-93.017
W:
-93.913
|
RADAR BACKSCATTER
RADAR IMAGERY
|
SMEX02 Aircraft Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0205) | PSR | N:
42.732
S:
41.694
E:
-93.161
W:
-93.841
|
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
|
SMEX02 AMSR-E Level 3 Daily Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0196) | AMSR-E | N:
45
S:
39
E:
-89
W:
-98
|
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
|
SMEX02 ASTER Level 1B Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0197) | ASTER | N:
42.73
S:
41.7
E:
-93.16
W:
-93.84
|
INFRARED IMAGERY
INFRARED RADIANCE
SHORTWAVE RADIATION
THERMAL INFRARED
VISIBLE RADIANCE
|
SMEX02 Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Properties Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0239) | AEROSOL MONITOR, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER, RADIOMETERS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS | N:
56
S:
-41
E:
-92.11
W:
-92.45
|
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES
AEROSOL RADIANCE
PRECIPITABLE WATER
PRECIPITATION RATE
VISIBLE RADIANCE
|
SMEX02 Balloon-borne Radiosonde Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0231) | RADIOSONDES | N:
41
S:
41
E:
-93.61
W:
-93.61
|
AIR TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
HUMIDITY
STATION HEIGHT
UPPER LEVEL WINDS
VERTICAL WIND MOTION
WIND PROFILES
|
SMEX02 CODIAC Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0238) | AERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PAR SENSORS, SOIL HEAT PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL SAMPLER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, WET/DRY PRECIPITATION SAMPLERS, WIND PROFILERS | N:
44
S:
34.5
E:
-90
W:
-99
|
AIR TEMPERATURE
HUMIDITY
LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE
PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
SOIL TEMPERATURE
SOLAR RADIATION
SURFACE WINDS
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