SMAPVEX15 PALS Brightness Temperature Data, Version 1
Data set id:
SV15PLTB
DOI: 10.5067/50DIUMRHN5E1
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
First public data release
Overview
This data set contains brightness temperatures obtained by the Passive Active L-band System (PALS) aircraft instrument. The data were collected as part of SMAPVEX15, the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2015.
Parameter(s):
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURELAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT
Sensor(s):
PALS
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
2 August 2015 to 18 August 2015
Temporal Resolution:
- 2 days to 3 days
Spatial Resolution:
- 1200 m
- 1200 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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