AMSR-E

Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System Sensor on the NASA Aqua Satellite
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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
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NAMESENSOR(S)SPATIAL COVERAGEPARAMETER(S)
SMEX02 European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-2) AMI Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0198)AMI
N:
42.389
S:
41.308
E:
-93.017
W:
-93.913
MICROWAVE IMAGERY
SMEX02 Iowa Regional Ground Soil Moisture Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0182)SOIL HEAT PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL SAMPLER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, TEMPERATURE PROBES
N:
42.7
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
SOIL BULK DENSITYSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTSOIL TEMPERATURE
SMEX02 Iowa Satellite Vegetation and Water Index (NDVI and NDWI) Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0184)ETM+, TM
N:
42.732
S:
41.694
E:
-93.161
W:
-93.827
BIOMASSSOIL BULK DENSITYSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTVEGETATION COVERVEGETATION INDEX
SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Geolocation, Surface Roughness, and Photographs, Version 1 (NSIDC-0204)CAMERAS, ETM+, GPS, TM
N:
42.66
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
SURFACE ROUGHNESS
SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Land Use Classification, Version 1 (NSIDC-0276)ETM+, TM
N:
42.04
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
LAND USE CLASSES
SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Soils Database, Version 1 (NSIDC-0278)CAMERAS
N:
42.73229
S:
41.69459
E:
-93.16104
W:
-93.84162
BOUNDARY SURVEYSLAND USE CLASSESSOIL CLASSIFICATION
SMEX02 Landsat 5 and 7 Thematic Mapper Land Surface Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 (NSIDC-0241)ETM+, TM
N:
42.7
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SMEX02 Landsat Thematic Mapper Imagery, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0199)ETM+
N:
42.7
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
INFRARED IMAGERYINFRARED RADIANCERADAR IMAGERYREFLECTED INFRARED
SMEX02 Passive and Active L and S band System (PALS) Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0183)INFRARED RADIOMETERS, RADAR, RADIOMETERS
N:
41.9952
S:
41.9213
E:
-93.4013
W:
-93.775
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURERADAR BACKSCATTER
SMEX02 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0233)SEAWINDS
N:
45
S:
39
E:
-89
W:
-98
RADAR BACKSCATTER
SMEX02 Rain Gauge Network, Walnut Creek, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0236)RAIN GAUGES
N:
41.99
S:
41.94
E:
-93.4
W:
-93.8
PRECIPITABLE WATERPRECIPITATION AMOUNTPRECIPITATION RATE
SMEX02 Regional Vegetation Sampling Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0188)LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER
N:
42.7
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
LEAF CHARACTERISTICSPLANT CHARACTERISTICSVEGETABLE PRODUCTSVEGETATION COVERVEGETATION INDEXVEGETATION SPECIES
SMEX02 Sliced Core Soil Moisture Data, Walnut Creek Watershed, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0203)SEDIMENT CORERS
N:
41.99
S:
41.93
E:
-93.53
W:
-93.66
SOIL BULK DENSITYSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
SMEX02 SMACEX Tower Meteorological/Flux Data: Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0438)ANEMOMETERS, CO2 ANALYZERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RADIOMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, THERMOCOUPLES
N:
41.9929
S:
41.9328
E:
-93.5285
W:
-93.7549
AIR TEMPERATUREATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTSHEAT FLUXLONGWAVE RADIATIONNET RADIATIONRADIATIVE FLUXSHORTWAVE RADIATIONSOIL TEMPERATURESURFACE WINDS
SMEX02 Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) Station 2031, Ames, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0142)AERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PAR SENSORS, SOIL HEAT PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL SAMPLER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, WET/DRY PRECIPITATION SAMPLERS, WIND PROFILERS
N:
42.1
S:
42.1
E:
-93.85
W:
-93.85
AIR TEMPERATUREHUMIDITYLAND SURFACE TEMPERATUREPRECIPITATION AMOUNTSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTSOIL TEMPERATURESOLAR RADIATIONSURFACE WINDS
SMEX02 Soil Moisture and Temperature Profiles, Walnut Creek, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0185)RAIN GAUGES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE
N:
41.992
S:
41.934
E:
-93.529
W:
-93.664
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTRAINSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTSOIL TEMPERATURE
SMEX02 Soil Moisture Atmosphere Coupling Experiment (SMACEX), Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0232)ALTIMETERS, CO2 ANALYZERS, OMI, OXYGEN ANALYZERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND PROFILERS
N:
42
S:
41.85
E:
-93.5
W:
-93.9
AIR TEMPERATUREATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDEATMOSPHERIC OZONEATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTSFLIGHT LEVEL WINDSHEAT FLUXNET RADIATIONSURFACE WINDSVEGETATION INDEXWIND PROFILES
SMEX02 SSM/I Brightness Temperature Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0200)SSM/I
N:
44.5
S:
34.5
E:
-90
W:
-100
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURESOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
SMEX02 Tower-Based Radiometric Surface Temperature, Walnut Creek, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0186)INFRARED RADIOMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, THERMOMETERS
N:
42
S:
41.9
E:
-93.4
W:
-93.5
AIR TEMPERATUREATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTSBRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURESURFACE WINDSWATER VAPOR PROFILES
SMEX02 Vegetation Water Content, Iowa Regional and Walnut Creek Watershed, Version 1 (NSIDC-0189)ETM+, TM
N:
42.732
S:
41.694
E:
-93.161
W:
-93.841
PLANT CHARACTERISTICSVEGETATION COVERVEGETATION INDEX
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