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How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I access data using OPeNDAP?

Data can be programmatically accessed using NSIDC’s OPeNDAP Hyrax ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I access data using OPeNDAP?

Data can be programmatically accessed using NSIDC’s OPeNDAP Hyrax ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
How to extract point and area data samples using AppEEARS

This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates how to access MODIS and SMAP ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
How to extract point and area data samples using AppEEARS

This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates how to access MODIS and SMAP ... Read more
How to read SMAP data into MATLAB, Python, R, IDL, or NCL

The ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Programmatic Data Access Guide

Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
How to import and geolocate SMAP Level-3 and Level-4 data in ENVI

The following are instructions on how to import and geolocate SMAP ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
How to import and geolocate SMAP Level-1C and Level-2 data in ENVI

The following are instructions on how to import and geolocate SMAP ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
How do I interpret the surface and quality flag information in the Level-2 and -3 passive soil moisture products?

SMAP data files contain rich quality information that can be useful for ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I access data using OPeNDAP?

Data can be programmatically accessed using NSIDC’s OPeNDAP Hyrax ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How to import NetCDF or HDF data into ArcGIS

This How to guide outlines the steps for properly importing, projecting ... Read more
How do I access data using OPeNDAP?

Data can be programmatically accessed using NSIDC’s OPeNDAP Hyrax ... Read more
How to import NetCDF or HDF data into ArcGIS

This How to guide outlines the steps for properly importing, projecting ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How to learn more about SMAP ancillary data

SMAP ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
How to extract point and area data samples using AppEEARS

This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates how to access MODIS and SMAP ... Read more
How to extract point and area data samples using AppEEARS

This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates how to access MODIS and SMAP ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
Visualize NSIDC data as WMS layers with ArcGIS and Google Earth

NASA's ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
How do I convert an HDF5/HDF-EOS5 file into binary format?

To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
Search, order, and customize NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Earthdata Search

NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search ... Read more
NSIDC DAAC Data Subscription Requests

Data subscriptions are available for select NSIDC DAAC data collections ... Read more
NSIDC DAAC Data Subscription Requests

Data subscriptions are available for select NSIDC DAAC data collections ... Read more
NSIDC DAAC Data Subscription Requests

Data subscriptions are available for select NSIDC DAAC data collections ... Read more
NSIDC DAAC Data Subscription Requests

Data subscriptions are available for select NSIDC DAAC data collections ... Read more
How to import NetCDF or HDF data into ArcGIS

This How to guide outlines the steps for properly importing, projecting ... Read more
How to import NetCDF or HDF data into ArcGIS

This How to guide outlines the steps for properly importing, projecting ... Read more
SMAP - FAQ
Why do the soil moisture values in the SMAP Level-4 data vary from what I expect in a particular region?

There are a few reasons that the soil moisture data values in SMAP ... Read more
Do you have code for reading SMAP data into MATLAB, Python, R, IDL, or NCL?

The ... Read more
What are the latencies for SMAP radiometer data sets?

The following table describes both the required and actual latencies ... Read more
Why does the root zone soil moisture in the SMAP Level-4 soil moisture products vary in such close unison with the surface soil moisture?

The surface and root zone soil moisture estimates in the SMAP Level-4 ... Read more
Why don't the SMAP enhanced soil moisture products include landcover class?

While the standard SMAP Level-2 and -3 radiometer soil moisture ... Read more
What data subsetting, reformatting, and reprojection services are available for SMAP data?

The following table describes the data subsetting, reformatting, and ... Read more
How are the enhanced SMAP radiometer products generated and what are the benefits of using these products?

There is considerable overlap of the SMAP radiometer footprints, or ... Read more