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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
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NAMESENSOR(S)SPATIAL COVERAGEPARAMETER(S)
SMEX02 European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-2) AMI Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0198)AMI
N:
42.389
S:
41.308
E:
-93.017
W:
-93.913
MICROWAVE IMAGERY
SMEX02 Iowa Regional Ground Soil Moisture Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0182)SOIL HEAT PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL SAMPLER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, TEMPERATURE PROBES
N:
42.7
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
SOIL BULK DENSITY | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL TEMPERATURE
SMEX02 Iowa Satellite Vegetation and Water Index (NDVI and NDWI) Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0184)ETM+, TM
N:
42.732
S:
41.694
E:
-93.161
W:
-93.827
BIOMASS | SOIL BULK DENSITY | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | VEGETATION COVER | VEGETATION INDEX
SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Geolocation, Surface Roughness, and Photographs, Version 1 (NSIDC-0204)CAMERAS, ETM+, GPS, TM
N:
42.66
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
SURFACE ROUGHNESS
SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Land Use Classification, Version 1 (NSIDC-0276)ETM+, TM
N:
42.04
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
LAND USE CLASSES
SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Soils Database, Version 1 (NSIDC-0278)CAMERAS
N:
42.73229
S:
41.69459
E:
-93.16104
W:
-93.84162
BOUNDARY SURVEYS | LAND USE CLASSES | SOIL CLASSIFICATION
SMEX02 Landsat 5 and 7 Thematic Mapper Land Surface Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 (NSIDC-0241)ETM+, TM
N:
42.7
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SMEX02 Landsat Thematic Mapper Imagery, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0199)ETM+
N:
42.7
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
INFRARED IMAGERY | INFRARED RADIANCE | RADAR IMAGERY | REFLECTED INFRARED
SMEX02 Passive and Active L and S band System (PALS) Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0183)INFRARED RADIOMETERS, RADAR, RADIOMETERS
N:
41.9952
S:
41.9213
E:
-93.4013
W:
-93.775
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE | RADAR BACKSCATTER
SMEX02 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0233)SEAWINDS
N:
45
S:
39
E:
-89
W:
-98
RADAR BACKSCATTER
SMEX02 Rain Gauge Network, Walnut Creek, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0236)RAIN GAUGES
N:
41.99
S:
41.94
E:
-93.4
W:
-93.8
Precipitable Water | PRECIPITATION AMOUNT | PRECIPITATION RATE
SMEX02 Regional Vegetation Sampling Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0188)LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER
N:
42.7
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
LEAF CHARACTERISTICS | PLANT CHARACTERISTICS | VEGETABLE PRODUCTS | VEGETATION COVER | VEGETATION INDEX | VEGETATION SPECIES
SMEX02 Sliced Core Soil Moisture Data, Walnut Creek Watershed, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0203)SEDIMENT CORERS
N:
41.99
S:
41.93
E:
-93.53
W:
-93.66
SOIL BULK DENSITY | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
SMEX02 SMACEX Tower Meteorological/Flux Data: Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0438)ANEMOMETERS, CO2 ANALYZERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RADIOMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, THERMOCOUPLES
N:
41.9929
S:
41.9328
E:
-93.5285
W:
-93.7549
AIR TEMPERATURE | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS | HEAT FLUX | LONGWAVE RADIATION | NET RADIATION | RADIATIVE FLUX | SHORTWAVE RADIATION | SOIL TEMPERATURE | SURFACE WINDS
SMEX02 Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) Station 2031, Ames, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0142)AERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PAR SENSORS, SOIL HEAT PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL SAMPLER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, WET/DRY PRECIPITATION SAMPLERS, WIND PROFILERS
N:
42.1
S:
42.1
E:
-93.85
W:
-93.85
AIR TEMPERATURE | HUMIDITY | LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE | PRECIPITATION AMOUNT | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL TEMPERATURE | SOLAR RADIATION | SURFACE WINDS
SMEX02 Soil Moisture and Temperature Profiles, Walnut Creek, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0185)RAIN GAUGES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE
N:
41.992
S:
41.934
E:
-93.529
W:
-93.664
PRECIPITATION AMOUNT | RAIN | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL TEMPERATURE
SMEX02 Soil Moisture Atmosphere Coupling Experiment (SMACEX), Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0232)ALTIMETERS, CO2 ANALYZERS, OMI, OXYGEN ANALYZERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND PROFILERS
N:
42
S:
41.85
E:
-93.5
W:
-93.9
AIR TEMPERATURE | ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE | ATMOSPHERIC OZONE | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS | FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS | HEAT FLUX | NET RADIATION | SURFACE WINDS | VEGETATION INDEX | WIND PROFILES
SMEX02 SSM/I Brightness Temperature Data, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0200)SSM/I
N:
44.5
S:
34.5
E:
-90
W:
-100
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
SMEX02 Tower-Based Radiometric Surface Temperature, Walnut Creek, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0186)INFRARED RADIOMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, THERMOMETERS
N:
42
S:
41.9
E:
-93.4
W:
-93.5
AIR TEMPERATURE | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE | SURFACE WINDS | WATER VAPOR PROFILES
SMEX02 Vegetation Water Content, Iowa Regional and Walnut Creek Watershed, Version 1 (NSIDC-0189)ETM+, TM
N:
42.732
S:
41.694
E:
-93.161
W:
-93.841
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS | VEGETATION COVER | VEGETATION INDEX
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