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SMEX02 Iowa Regional Ground Soil Moisture Data, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0182
DOI: 10.5067/602254K8XDBX
This is the most recent version of these data.
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Overview

These data were collected as part of a validation study for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E). Data were collected in crop fields using a variety of methods and sensors: manual soil samples for gravimetric and bulk density data, infrared pyrometers for soil moisture, and hydra probes for soil moisture and temperature.
Parameter(s):
SOIL BULK DENSITY
SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
SOIL TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
FIELD SURVEYS
Sensor(s):
SOIL HEAT PROBE
SOIL MOISTURE PROBE
SOIL SAMPLER
SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE
TEMPERATURE PROBES
Data Format(s):
ASCII
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
  • 25 June 2002 to 12 July 2002
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Reference System(s):
Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
  • N:
    42.7
    S:
    41.7
    E:
    -93.2
    W:
    -93.8
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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