SMEX05 Surface Roughness Data: Iowa, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0443
DOI: 10.5067/ECOXHVVN69PJ
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 surface roughness parameters measured in the Walnut Creek watershed area of Iowa, USA for the Soil Moisture Experiment 2005 (SMEX05). Soil surface roughness photos were taken and roughness coefficients were calculated as part of the experiment site characterization protocol.
Parameter(s):
SURFACE ROUGHNESS
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
CAMERAS
Data Format(s):
ASCII, ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
16 June 2005 to 5 July 2005
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
42.01
S:
41.92
E:
-93.58
W:
-93.92
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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