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Description

This data set contains data obtained by the Passive Active L- and S-band (PALS) microwave aircraft instrument that are matched up with a variety of soil moisture campaign data. The data were collected as part of four different campaigns: Southern Great Plains 1999 (SGP99), Cloud and Land Surface Interaction Campaign 2007 (CLASIC07), Soil Moisture Experiment 2002 (SMEX02), and the SMAP Validation Experiment 2008 (SMAPVEX08).

Product Summary

Platforms
AIRCRAFT
Instruments
PALS
Spatial Extent

N: 35.21 S: 34.91 E: -97.83 W: -98.67

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N: 41.99 S: 41.92 E: -93.4 W: -93.8

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N: 39.09 S: 38.95 E: -75.54 W: -76.18

Spatial Resolution
800 Meters x 800 Meters
Geographic Region
IOWA ,
MARYLAND ,
OKLAHOMA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2008-09-29 to 2008-10-13 ,
2007-06-11 to 2007-07-06 ,
2002-06-25 to 2002-07-08 ,
1999-07-08 to 1999-07-14
Concept ID
C3280716612-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
5
Processing Level
3
Science Keywords
Brightness Temperature ,
Land Use/Land Cover Classification ,
Soil Classification ,
Soil Moisture/Water Content ,
Soil Temperature ,
Vegetation Water Content

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Colliander, A. (2016). PALS/In Situ Multi-Campaign 800 m UTM Grid Brightness Temperature, Backscatter, and Soil Moisture Match-Up, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MPSKZBVINW95 Date Accessed: 2025-12-16

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