SMEX03 Two-Dimensional Synthetic Aperture Radiometer (2D-STAR) Brightness Temperatures, Alabama, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0433
DOI: 10.5067/A957EJMA74MH
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 includes dual-polarized L-band brightness temperatures measured by the Two-Dimensional Synthetic Aperture Radiometer (2D-STAR) instrument. An aircraft carrying the instrument was flown over Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma USA as part of the Soil Moisture Experiment 2003 (SMEX03).
Parameter(s):
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT
Sensor(s):
RADIOMETERS
Data Format(s):
ASCII, ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
2 July 2003 to 2 July 2003
25 June 2003 to 25 June 2003
29 June 2003 to 30 June 2003
27 June 2003 to 27 June 2003
25 June 2003 to 25 June 2003
29 June 2003 to 30 June 2003
27 June 2003 to 27 June 2003
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 day
Spatial Resolution:
- Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
35.19
S:
34.66
E:
-87.08
W:
-87.77
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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