AMSR-E
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System Sensor on the NASA Aqua Satellite
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Validation Data
The following table includes AMSR-E validation data sets. Additional AMSR-E validation sets can also be found in the CNSIDC DAAC CLPX data collection which includes data from the NASA-NOAA Cold Land Processes Field Experiment.
Data for this collection: 156
NAME | SENSOR(S) | SPATIAL COVERAGE | PARAMETER(S) |
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AMSRIce03 Landsat-7 ETM+ Imagery, Version 1 (NSIDC-0431) | ETM+ | N: 74 S: 58 E: -145 W: -175 | INFRARED IMAGERYSEA ICE CONCENTRATIONVISIBLE IMAGERY |
AMSRIce03 MODIS Imagery, Version 1 (NSIDC-0432) | MODIS | N: 84.27 S: 40.94 E: -105.82 W: -160.94 N: 80.68 S: 42.04 E: -148.96 W: -174.78 N: 79.31 S: 42.54 E: -159.65 W: -175.63 N: 77.58 S: 42.95 E: -142.41 W: -172.42 N: 86.6 S: 44.52 E: -103.35 W: -168.62 N: 82.04 S: 56.78 E: -106.22 W: -169.64 | VISIBLE IMAGERY |
AMSRIce03 Photomosaics, Version 1 (NSIDC-0430) | CAMERAS | N: 71.28 S: 71.18 E: -156.15 W: -156.4 | ICE EXTENTICE ROUGHNESSSNOW COVER |
AMSRIce03 Sea Ice Thickness Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0426) | CONDUCTIVITY METERS | N: 72.95 S: 72.9 E: -147.5 W: -147.65 N: 71.28 S: 71.18 E: -156.15 W: -156.4 | CONDUCTIVITYICE DEPTH/THICKNESSSALINITYSNOW DEPTH |
AMSRIce03 Snow Depth Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0424) | PROBES | N: 72.95 S: 72.9 E: -147.5 W: -147.65 N: 71.28 S: 71.18 E: -156.15 W: -156.4 | SNOW DEPTH |
AMSRIce03 Snow Ice Temperature Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0428) | PROBES, THERMISTORS | N: 71.28 S: 71.18 E: -156.15 W: -156.4 | AIR TEMPERATUREICE TEMPERATURESNOW DEPTH |
AMSRIce03 Snow Pit Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0429) | BALANCE, CORING DEVICES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER | N: 72.95 S: 72.9 E: -147.5 W: -147.65 N: 71.28 S: 71.18 E: -156.15 W: -156.4 | DEPTH HOARICE DEPTH/THICKNESSSNOW DENSITYSNOW STRATIGRAPHYSNOW WATER EQUIVALENT |
AMSRIce03 Surface Roughness Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0427) | LASERS, SNOW MEASURING ROD | N: 71.28 S: 71.18 E: -156.15 W: -156.4 | ICE ROUGHNESSSEA ICE ELEVATIONSNOW DEPTH |
AMSRIce06 Aerial Photographs, Version 1 (NSIDC-0459) | CAMERAS, GPS | N: 76.87383 S: 64.81921 E: -147.86187 W: -168.30655 | ICE EXTENTICE ROUGHNESSSNOW COVER |
AMSRIce06 Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) Lidar Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0461) | ATM, CAMERAS, GPS | N: 71.9577 S: 64.8929 E: -148.2055 W: -166.1468 | ICE EXTENTICE ROUGHNESSSNOW COVER |
Meltpond2000 Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer Sea Ice Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 (NSIDC-0208) | INFRARED RADIOMETERS, RADIOMETERS | N: 76.42194 S: 68.96694 E: -63.19694 W: -105.02194 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATUREICE TEMPERATURE |
PALS/In Situ Multi-Campaign 800 m UTM Grid Brightness Temperature, Backscatter, and Soil Moisture Match-Up, Version 1 (NSIDC-0666) | PALS | N: 35.21 S: 34.91 E: -97.83 W: -98.67 N: 41.99 S: 41.92 E: -93.4 W: -93.8 N: 39.09 S: 38.95 E: -75.54 W: -76.18 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURELAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATIONSOIL CLASSIFICATIONSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTSOIL TEMPERATUREVEGETATION WATER CONTENT |
SMEX02 Airborne GPS Bistatic Radar Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0275) | GPS RECEIVERS | N: 42.005 S: 41.915 E: -93.4 W: -93.8 | RADAR IMAGERY |
SMEX02 Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR) Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0206) | AIRSAR | N: 42.389 S: 41.308 E: -93.017 W: -93.913 | RADAR BACKSCATTERRADAR IMAGERY |
SMEX02 Aircraft Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0205) | PSR | N: 42.732 S: 41.694 E: -93.161 W: -93.841 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURESOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT |
SMEX02 AMSR-E Level 3 Daily Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0196) | AMSR-E | N: 45 S: 39 E: -89 W: -98 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE |
SMEX02 ASTER Level 1B Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0197) | ASTER | N: 42.73 S: 41.7 E: -93.16 W: -93.84 | INFRARED IMAGERYINFRARED RADIANCESHORTWAVE RADIATIONTHERMAL INFRAREDVISIBLE RADIANCE |
SMEX02 Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Properties Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0239) | AEROSOL MONITOR, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER, RADIOMETERS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS | N: 56 S: -41 E: -92.11 W: -92.45 | AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESSAEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIESAEROSOL RADIANCEPRECIPITABLE WATERPRECIPITATION RATEVISIBLE RADIANCE |
SMEX02 Balloon-borne Radiosonde Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0231) | RADIOSONDES | N: 41 S: 41 E: -93.61 W: -93.61 | AIR TEMPERATUREATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTSDEW POINT TEMPERATUREHUMIDITYSTATION HEIGHTUPPER LEVEL WINDSVERTICAL WIND MOTIONWIND PROFILES |
SMEX02 CODIAC Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0238) | AERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PAR SENSORS, SOIL HEAT PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL SAMPLER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, WET/DRY PRECIPITATION SAMPLERS, WIND PROFILERS | N: 44 S: 34.5 E: -90 W: -99 | AIR TEMPERATUREHUMIDITYLAND SURFACE TEMPERATUREPRECIPITATION AMOUNTSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTSOIL TEMPERATURESOLAR RADIATIONSURFACE WINDS |