SMEX03 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter Data, Alabama, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0333
DOI: 10.5067/DROJ79M0DGES
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
This data set includes data collected over the Soil Moisture Experiment 2003 (SMEX03) areas of Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma, USA, and Brazil. The SeaWinds scatterometer on NASA's Quick Scatterometer (QuikSCAT) satellite collected backscatter data.
Parameter(s):
MICROWAVERADAR BACKSCATTER
Platform(s):
QUIKSCAT
Sensor(s):
SEAWINDS
Data Format(s):
GIF, SIR, GIF, SIR
Temporal Coverage:
1 May 2003 to 31 August 2003
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
- Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
38
S:
28
E:
-80
W:
-90
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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