SMEX AMSR-E Validation Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/82.773 Summary A link to the NISDC archive Soil Moisture Experiment (SMEX) AMSR-E vaidation datasets. A series of Soil Moisture Experiments (SMEX) were conducted from 2002 to 2005 address a broad range of science and instrument questions related to soil moisture remote sensing. AMSR-E validation studies linked to SMEX are designed to evaluate the accuracy of AMSR-E soil moisture data. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 82.773 Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 1970. SMEX AMSR-E Validation Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/82.773 Accessed 18 Apr 2024. If you plan to cite this dataset in a publication, please email us at: datahelp@eol.ucar.edu We may be able to provide an updated citation that includes a DOI. Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * NAME: North American Monsoon Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/NAME Additional information * Progress: completed * Language: English Categories * Accompanying Archives Platforms * European Remote Sensing Satellite-2 (ERS-2) * LANDSAT * QuikSCAT * Satellite, Aqua * Satellite, Terra * Weather Stations Instruments * Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS - AMSR-E * Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer - ASTER * Automated Weather System * SeaWinds Scatterometer * Special Sensor Microwave/Imager - SSM/I GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION INDEX > NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI) * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR BACKSCATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL BULK DENSITY * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR IMAGERY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE RADIANCE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION > VEGETATION INDEX > NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI) * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > CALIBRATION/VALIDATION > VALIDATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > INFRARED RADIANCE * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > MICROWAVE > BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT Related links * download: NSIDC SMEX AMSR-E Validation Datasets https://nsidc.org/data/amsr_validation/soil_moisture/index.html * info: NAME Missions http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/name/catalog/missions.html * info: NAME Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/name-data-policy * homepage: EOL NAME website https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/name Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2004-06-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2004-09-30 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 50.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 5.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -125.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -72.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/82.773?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/82.773?format=isotc211