SMAP L1B Radiometer Half-Orbit Time-Ordered Brightness Temperatures, Version 4 (SPL1BTB)
Data set:
SPL1BTB
There is a more recent version of these data.
Version Summary
For the full major and minor version history, go to https://nsidc.org/data/smap/data_versions.
Version Summary
Changes to this version include:
- Added procedure to correct brightness temperatures for water/land contamination near coastlines. New data fields for this correction include:
footprint_surface_status, surface_water_fraction_mb_h, surface_water_fraction_mb_v, tb_h_surface_corrected, and tb_v_surface_corrected. - Improved Level-1 calibration coefficients and reflected galaxy correction. To refine reflected galaxy correction over ocean, NOAA NCEP ocean roughness data have been added (wind_direction_ancillary, wind_speed_ancillary).
For the full major and minor version history, go to https://nsidc.org/data/smap/data_versions.
Overview
This Level-1B (L1B) product provides calibrated estimates of time-ordered geolocated brightness temperatures measured by the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) passive microwave radiometer. SMAP L-band brightness temperatures are referenced to the Earth's surface with undesired and erroneous radiometric sources removed.
Data Contributor(s):
Piepmeier, J. R., P. Mohammed, J. Peng, E. J. Kim, G. De Amici, J. Chaubell, and C. Ruf.
Parameter(s):
ANTENNA TEMPERATURE
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
SMAP
Sensor(s):
SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER
Data Format(s):
HDF5
Temporal Coverage:
31 March 2015 to 27 August 2020
Temporal Resolution:
49 minute
Spatial Resolution:
36 km
47 km
Spatial Coverage:
N:
86.4
S:
-86.4
E:
180
W:
-180
Data Access & Tools
This data set has been retired. There is a more recent version of these data.
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Getting started
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