SMAPVEX12 PALS Soil Moisture Data, Version 1
Data set id:
SV12PLSM
DOI: 10.5067/PGZVDAVFWVYQ
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Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set contains soil moisture data obtained by the Passive Active L-band System (PALS) aircraft instrument. The data were collected as part of SMAPVEX12, the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2012.
Parameter(s):
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
SOIL CLASSIFICATION
SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
SOIL TEMPERATURE
VEGETATION WATER CONTENT
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT
Sensor(s):
PALS
Data Format(s):
CSV
Temporal Coverage:
- 12 June 2012 to 19 July 2012
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 day to 4 days
Spatial Resolution:
- 1500 m
- 1500 m
Spatial Reference System(s):
Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
- N:49.96S:49.44E:-97.85W:-98.51
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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