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SMAP validation data collected during the SMAPVEX16 Iowa (28 May 2016 to 16 August 2016) and SMAPVEX16 Manitoba (8 June 2016 to 22 July 2016) campaigns are now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data… Read more »
Data Announcements: SMAP 
Data set update: SMAP/In Situ Core Validation Site Land Surface Parameters Match-Up Data, Version 1
The SMAP/In Situ Core Validation Site Land Surface Parameters Match-Up Data, Version 1 data set has been updated from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive… Read more »
Level of service update: Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Validation Experiment 2016 Manitoba (SMAPVEX16), Version 1
The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Validation Experiment 2016 Manitoba (SMAPVEX16), Version 1 data sets have been updated from a basic to a standard level of service at the NASA… Read more »
Data set update: Reprocessing is complete for SMAP levels 1-4 data
The SMAP Data System (SDS) has finished reprocessing the new versions of selected SMAP levels 1-4 data sets. The entire temporal coverage is now available at the NASA National Snow… Read more »
Update for SMAP/Sentinel-1 L2 Radiometer/Radar 30-Second Scene 3 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture
The SMAP Science Data System (SDS) has updated the SMAP/Sentinel-1 L2 Radiometer/Radar 30-Second Scene 3 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture data product at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive… Read more »
NASA SMAP Level-4 Version Updates
The SMAP Science Data System (SDS) has released updated NASA SMAP data products at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). The following… Read more »
New Versions of SMAP Products Available
The SMAP Science Data System (SDS) has released updated NASA SMAP data products at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). The following… Read more »
SMAP Products Now Available via AppEEARS
The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) now includes Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) data products distributed by the National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive… Read more »
Probe-Based Soil Moisture Data Available for the SMAPVEX15 Campaign
Field data from the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2015 (SMAPVEX15) validation campaign are now available at the National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »
Early Release of SMAPVEX16 Manitoba Validation Data
A variety of field data from the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2016 Manitoba (SMAPVEX16 Manitoba) validation campaign is now available at the National Snow and Ice Data Center… Read more »
