SMAP L1B Radiometer Half-Orbit Time-Ordered Brightness Temperatures, Version 5 (SPL1BTB)
Data set:
SPL1BTB
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Changes to this version include:
- An improved calibration methodology was applied to Level-1 brightness temperatures, which uses:
* the internal instrument reference load (instead of the global ocean as in V4)
* deep space measurements during monthly cold sky maneuvers and special cold sky maneuvers with stable open-ocean background to concurrently retrieve all calibration parameters
* a longer temporal baseline of cold sky records.
For the full major and minor version history, go to https://nsidc.org/data/smap/data_versions.
- An improved calibration methodology was applied to Level-1 brightness temperatures, which uses:
* the internal instrument reference load (instead of the global ocean as in V4)
* deep space measurements during monthly cold sky maneuvers and special cold sky maneuvers with stable open-ocean background to concurrently retrieve all calibration parameters
* a longer temporal baseline of cold sky records.
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 present
Temporal Resolution:
49 minute
Spatial Resolution:
36 km
47 km
Spatial Coverage:
N:
86.4
S:
-86.4
E:
180
W:
-180
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