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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
NAMESENSOR(S)SPATIAL COVERAGEPARAMETER(S)
SMEX03 Site Photographs, Georgia, Version 1 (NSIDC-0574)CAMERAS
N:
31.8
S:
31.5
E:
-83.5
W:
-83.8
Land Cover
SMEX03 Site Photographs, Oklahoma, Version 1 (NSIDC-0575)CAMERAS
N:
36.87
S:
34.44
E:
-97.42
W:
-98.33
Land Cover
SMEX03 Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN): Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0293)ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, THERMISTORS
N:
35.13
S:
34.43
E:
-86.1
W:
-87
AIR TEMPERATURE | PRECIPITATION AMOUNT | RELATIVE HUMIDITY | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL TEMPERATURE | SOLAR RADIATION | WIND DIRECTION | WIND SPEED
SMEX03 Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN): Georgia, Version 1 (NSIDC-0294)ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, THERMISTORS
N:
31.51
S:
31.51
E:
-83.56
W:
-83.56
AIR TEMPERATURE | PRECIPITATION AMOUNT | RELATIVE HUMIDITY | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL TEMPERATURE | SOLAR RADIATION | WIND DIRECTION | WIND SPEED
SMEX03 Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN): Oklahoma, Version 1 (NSIDC-0295)ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, THERMISTORS
N:
35.55
S:
34.95
E:
-97.98
W:
-98.02
AIR TEMPERATURE | PRECIPITATION AMOUNT | RELATIVE HUMIDITY | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL TEMPERATURE | SOLAR RADIATION | WIND DIRECTION | WIND SPEED
SMEX03 Soil Moisture, Meteorological, and Vegetation Data: Brazil, Version 1 (NSIDC-0378)CAMERAS, PROBES, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS
N:
-7
S:
-17
E:
-40
W:
-50
HUMIDITY | PRECIPITATION AMOUNT | SOIL BULK DENSITY | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL TEMPERATURE | UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE | VEGETATION COVER
SMEX03 Soil Texture Data: Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0368)NOT APPLICABLE
N:
35.16
S:
34.68
E:
-85.78
W:
-87.07
SOIL TEXTURE
SMEX03 SSM/I Brightness Temperature Data, Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0338)SSM/I
N:
38
S:
28
E:
-80
W:
-90
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 SSM/I Brightness Temperature Data, Brazil, Version 1 (NSIDC-0564)SSM/I
N:
20
S:
0
E:
-40
W:
-60
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 SSM/I Brightness Temperature Data, Georgia, Version 1 (NSIDC-0562)SSM/I
N:
38
S:
28
E:
-80
W:
-90
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 SSM/I Brightness Temperature Data, Oklahoma, Version 1 (NSIDC-0563)SSM/I
N:
40
S:
30
E:
-93
W:
-103
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 Surface and Soil Temperature Measurements: Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0319)INFRARED THERMOMETERS, THERMOMETERS
N:
35.16
S:
34.68
E:
-85.78
W:
-87.07
LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE | SOIL TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 Surface Roughness Data, Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0345)CAMERAS
N:
35.16
S:
34.68
E:
-85.78
W:
-87.07
SURFACE ROUGHNESS
SMEX03 Surface Roughness Data, Georgia, Version 1 (NSIDC-0569)CAMERAS, NOT APPLICABLE
N:
31.96
S:
30.9
E:
-83.49
W:
-83.88
SURFACE ROUGHNESS
SMEX03 Surface Roughness Data, Oklahoma, Version 1 (NSIDC-0570)CAMERAS, NOT APPLICABLE
N:
34.95
S:
34.87
E:
-97.7
W:
-98.4
SURFACE ROUGHNESS
SMEX03 ThetaProbe Soil Moisture Data: Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0306)DIELECTRIC PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE
N:
35.16
S:
34.68
E:
-85.78
W:
-87.08
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
SMEX03 Two-Dimensional Synthetic Aperture Radiometer (2D-STAR) Brightness Temperatures, Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0433)RADIOMETERS
N:
35.19
S:
34.66
E:
-87.08
W:
-87.77
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 Two-Dimensional Synthetic Aperture Radiometer (2D-STAR) Brightness Temperatures, Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0433)RADIOMETERS
N:
35.19
S:
34.66
E:
-87.08
W:
-87.77
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 Two-Dimensional Synthetic Aperture Radiometer (2D-STAR) Brightness Temperatures, Georgia, Version 1 (NSIDC-0551)INFRARED RADIOMETERS
N:
35.19
S:
34.66
E:
-87.08
W:
-87.77

N:
31.9
S:
30.96
E:
-83.36
W:
-83.97

N:
36.87
S:
36.1
E:
-97.41
W:
-98.04

N:
35.42
S:
34.44
E:
-97.7
W:
-98.34
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 Two-Dimensional Synthetic Aperture Radiometer (2D-STAR) Brightness Temperatures, Oklahoma, Version 1 (NSIDC-0552)RADIOMETERS
N:
36.87
S:
36.1
E:
-97.41
W:
-98.04

N:
35.42
S:
34.44
E:
-97.7
W:
-98.34
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE