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Description

This data set includes in situ vegetation data collected during the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2008 (SMAPVEX08) campaign. Sampling was designed to coincide with satellite overpasses, such as Landsat's Thematic Mapper (TM) 5 and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on NASA's Terra satellite (MODIS/Terra), which can be then used to estimate vegetation water content on the regional scale.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD SURVEYS
Instruments
SOIL SAMPLER
Spatial Extent

N: 39.02 S: 38.95 E: -75.94 W: -76.09

Spatial Resolution
800 Meters x 800 Meters
Geographic Region
MARYLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2008-10-02 to 2008-10-07
Concept ID
C3281756118-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
Not provided
Science Keywords
LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI) ,
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.

Copy Citation

McKee, L., Cosh, M., & Jackson, T. (2015). SMAPVEX08 In Situ Vegetation Data, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/US4X5QPYH6DB Date Accessed: 2025-12-16

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