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SMAPVEX15 PALS Soil Moisture Data, Version 1
Data set id:
SV15PLSM
DOI: 10.5067/SUCCVWOBL6RQ
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial Release

Overview

This data set contains soil moisture data derived from the brightness temperatures measured by the Passive Active L-band System (PALS) microwave aircraft instrument. The data were collected as part of the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2015 (SMAPVEX15).
Parameter(s):
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURELAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATIONSOIL CLASSIFICATIONSOIL MOISTURESOIL TEMPERATUREVEGETATION WATER CONTENT
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT
Sensor(s):
PALS
Data Format(s):
CSV
Temporal Coverage:
2 August 2015 to 18 August 2015
Temporal Resolution:
  • 2 days to 3 days
Spatial Resolution:
  • 1500 m
  • 1500 m
Spatial Coverage:
N:
31.87
S:
31.51
E:
-109.84
W:
-110.96
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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