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The SMAP/In Situ Core Validation Site Land Surface Parameters Match-Up Data, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has… Read more »
Data Announcements: SMAP 
Level of service update: SMAP Radiometer Twice-Daily rSIR-Enhanced EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperatures
The SMAP Radiometer Twice-Daily rSIR-Enhanced EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has… Read more »
New data set updates: SMAP Level-2 and Level-3 standard and enhanced radiometer soil moisture data sets
The SMAP Level-2 and Level-3 standard and enhanced radiometer soil moisture data sets, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), have… Read more »
Early data set release: SMAP Radiometer Twice-Daily rSIR-Enhanced EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperatures
The SMAP Radiometer Twice-Daily rSIR-Enhanced EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This… Read more »
Update: SMAP in Science Mode
The SMAP satellite returned to science mode and resumed collecting science data on 23 July 2019 at 22:28 UTC. These data are now available. The SMAP science team has completed… Read more »
Update: SMAP in Science Mode
The SMAP satellite returned to science mode and resumed collecting science data on 23 July 2019 at 22:28 UTC. However, data collected and processed after 23 July 2019 will not… Read more »
Update: SMAP in Safe Mode
On the evening of 19 June 2019, SMAP went into safe mode and data collection was disrupted. SMAP is currently in standby mode. The task team is in communication with… Read more »
Update: SMAP in Safe Mode
On the evening of 19 June 2019, SMAP went into safe mode and data collection was disrupted. A task team has made progress in communicating with the satellite and diagnosing… Read more »
SMAP in Safe Mode
On the evening of 19 June 2019, the SMAP satellite went into safe mode. Subsystems are investigating the cause and possible solutions. In the meantime, all instruments are shutdown and… Read more »
User notice: Upcoming changes to SMAP Level-2 and Level-3 radiometer soil moisture products
The SMAP Level-2 and Level-3 standard and enhanced radiometer soil moisture products from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) are being updated… Read more »
