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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 Watershed Soil Moisture Data, Walnut Creek, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0143)PROBES, 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
LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE | SOIL BULK DENSITY | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL TEMPERATURE
SMEX02 Watershed Vegetation Sampling Data, Walnut Creek, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0187)LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER
N:
42.7
S:
41.7
E:
-93.2
W:
-93.8
BIOMASS | LEAF CHARACTERISTICS | PLANT CHARACTERISTICS | VEGETATION COVER | VEGETATION INDEX
SMEX02 Watershed Vitel Network Soil Moisture Data, Walnut Creek, Iowa, Version 1 (NSIDC-0277)PROBES, SOIL HEAT PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, TEMPERATURE PROBES
N:
42
S:
41.9
E:
-93.4
W:
-93.8
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY | LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL SALINITY/SOIL SODICITY | SOIL TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 Airborne GPS Bistatic Radar Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0376)GPS RECEIVERS
N:
40
S:
30
E:
-93
W:
-103

N:
38
S:
28
E:
-80
W:
-90

N:
-7
S:
-17
E:
-40
W:
-50
RADAR IMAGERY
SMEX03 Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR) Data: Oklahoma, Version 1 (NSIDC-0370)AIRSAR
N:
37.02
S:
34.37
E:
-97.43
W:
-98.39
RADAR BACKSCATTER | RADAR IMAGERY | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
SMEX03 Aircraft Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) Data, Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0328)PSR
N:
35.19
S:
34.66
E:
-85.77
W:
-87.09
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 Aircraft Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) Data, Georgia, Version 1 (NSIDC-0560)PSR
N:
31.89
S:
30.96
E:
-83.97
W:
-85.77
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 Aircraft Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) Data, Oklahoma, Version 1 (NSIDC-0561)PSR
N:
36.87
S:
34.42
E:
-97.42
W:
-98.34
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 ALMNet and SCAN Soil Moisture Data: Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0379)DIELECTRIC PROBE, RAIN GAUGES, THERMISTORS
N:
35.16
S:
34.68
E:
-85.78
W:
-87.08
PRECIPITATION AMOUNT | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL TEMPERATURE
SMEX03 AMSR-E Daily Gridded Soil Moisture and Brightness Temperatures, Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0373)AMSR-E
N:
38
S:
28
E:
-80
W:
-90
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SURFACE ROUGHNESS
SMEX03 AMSR-E Daily Gridded Soil Moisture and Brightness Temperatures, Brazil, Version 1 (NSIDC-0555)AMSR-E
N:
-7
S:
-17
E:
-40
W:
-50
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SURFACE ROUGHNESS
SMEX03 AMSR-E Daily Gridded Soil Moisture and Brightness Temperatures, Georgia, Version 1 (NSIDC-0553)AMSR-E
N:
38
S:
28
E:
-80
W:
-90
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SURFACE ROUGHNESS
SMEX03 AMSR-E Daily Gridded Soil Moisture and Brightness Temperatures, Oklahoma, Version 1 (NSIDC-0554)AMSR-E
N:
40
S:
30
E:
-93
W:
-103
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SURFACE ROUGHNESS
SMEX03 Ancillary Soil Characteristics Data, Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0339)NOT APPLICABLE
N:
35.19
S:
34.66
E:
-87.08
W:
-87.77
SOIL BULK DENSITY | SOIL CLASSIFICATION | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL POROSITY | SOIL RESPIRATION | SOIL TEXTURE
SMEX03 Ancillary Soil Characteristics Data, Georgia, Version 1 (NSIDC-0572)NOT APPLICABLE
N:
31.9
S:
30.96
E:
-83.36
W:
-83.97
SOIL BULK DENSITY | SOIL CLASSIFICATION | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL POROSITY | SOIL RESPIRATION | SOIL TEXTURE
SMEX03 Ancillary Soil Characteristics Data, Oklahoma, Version 1 (NSIDC-0573)NOT APPLICABLE
N:
36.87
S:
34.44
E:
-97.7
W:
-98.39
SOIL BULK DENSITY | SOIL CLASSIFICATION | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SOIL POROSITY | SOIL RESPIRATION | SOIL TEXTURE
SMEX03 ASTER Level-1B Data: Oklahoma, Version 1 (NSIDC-0325)ASTER
N:
35.4
S:
34.45
E:
-97.74
W:
-98.26

N:
36.85
S:
36.12
E:
-97.48
W:
-98
INFRARED RADIANCE | THERMAL INFRARED | VISIBLE RADIANCE
SMEX03 Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Properties Data: Oklahoma, Version 1 (NSIDC-0355)SUN PHOTOMETERS
N:
34.57
S:
34.57
E:
97.58
W:
97.58
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS | AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES | AEROSOL RADIANCE | Precipitable Water
SMEX03 ENVISAT ASAR Data, Alabama, Version 1 (NSIDC-0357)ASAR
N:
35.59
S:
34.49
E:
-85.02
W:
-86.15
RADAR BACKSCATTER
SMEX03 ENVISAT ASAR Data, Georgia, Version 1 (NSIDC-0576)ASAR
N:
31.91
S:
30.79
E:
-82.69
W:
-83.98
RADAR BACKSCATTER
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