SMEX02 Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR) Data, Iowa, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0206
DOI: 10.5067/EPHBHKBQEJ09
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

This data set contains radar backscatter measurments taken over the Soil Moisture Experiments 2002 (SMEX02) Walnut Creek Watershed area in Iowa, USA.
Parameter(s):
RADAR BACKSCATTER
RADAR IMAGERY
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT
Sensor(s):
AIRSAR
Data Format(s):
Binary
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
  • 1 July 2002 to 9 July 2002
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • 7.5
  • 7.5
Spatial Reference System(s):
  • N/A
    N/A
Spatial Coverage:
  • Northern latitude
    42.389
    Southern latitude
    41.308
    Eastern longitude
    -93.017
    Western longitude
    -93.913
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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