SMEX03 AMSR-E Daily Gridded Soil Moisture and Brightness Temperatures, Alabama, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0373
DOI: 10.5067/A2ZNQ4MEHDZ2
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
Notice to Data Users: The documentation for this data set was provided solely by the Principal Investigator(s) and was not further developed, thoroughly reviewed, or edited by NSIDC. Thus, support for this data set may be limited.
This data set contains Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) Level-3 daily measurements of surface soil moisture and temperatures.
Parameter(s):
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURESOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTSURFACE ROUGHNESS
Platform(s):
AQUA
Sensor(s):
AMSR-E
Data Format(s):
XML, XML, HDF-EOS2, HDF-EOS2
Temporal Coverage:
1 April 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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