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SMEX03 Regional Ground Soil Moisture Data: Georgia, Version 1
The parameters for this data set include gravimetric soil moisture, volumetric soil moisture, bulk density, and surface and soil temperature for the Georgia study region. This data set is part of the Soil Moisture Experiment 2003 (SMEX03). The United States portion of SMEX03 was conducted during June and July, 2003. Data are provided in a tab-delimited ASCII text file, and are available via FTP.
These data were collected as part of a validation study for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E). AMSR-E is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite on 04 May 2002. AMSR-E validation studies linked to SMEX are designed to evaluate the accuracy of AMSR-E soil moisture data. Specific validation objectives include assessing and refining soil moisture algorithm performance; verifying soil moisture estimation accuracy; investigating the effects of vegetation, surface temperature, topography, and soil texture on soil moisture accuracy; and determining the regions that are useful for AMSR-E soil moisture measurements.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial Resolution: | Not Specified |
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Temporal Resolution: | 1 day |
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Platform(s) | FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS |
Sensor(s): | DIELECTRIC PROBE, PROBES, SOIL HEAT PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL SAMPLER, TEMPERATURE PROBES |
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Version: | V1 |
Data Contributor(s): | David Bosch, Thomas Jackson, Venkat Lakshmi, Jennifer Jacobs |
Metadata XML: | View Metadata Record |
Data Citation
As a condition of using these data, you must cite the use of this data set using the following citation. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
Bosch, D., T. Jackson, V. Lakshmi, and J. Jacobs. 2006. SMEX03 Regional Ground Soil Moisture Data: Georgia, Version 1. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/Q3CPBEY9F4YP. [Date Accessed].Access complete Knowledge Base
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