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Description

The daily Vegetation Water Content (VWC) maps for the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2012 (SMAPVEX12) were derived by calculating Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from SPOT and RapidEye satellite overpasses and then interpolating it for each day of the campaign. In addition, samples from a range of vegetation types were used to compare ground-based measurements to the satellite-based estimates.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
RAPIDEYE ,
SPOT-4
Instruments
REIS ,
HRVIR
Projects
SMAPVEX12
Spatial Extent

N: 50.17 S: 49.31 E: -97.36 W: -98.74

Spatial Resolution
5 Meters x 5 Meters
Location
MANITOBA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2012-05-14 to 2012-07-19
Temporal Resolution
1 Day
Concept ID
C3284168452-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
134
Processing Level
Not provided
Published
Science Keywords
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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Cosh, M. (2014). SMAPVEX12 Vegetation Water Content Map, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/4C7MN0KJILTI Date Accessed: 2026-08-13

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Microwave-based vegetation descriptors in the parameterization of water cloud model at L-band for soil moisture retrieval over croplands Wang, Zhen, Zhao, Tianjie, Qiu, Jianxiu, Zhao, Xuesheng, Li, Rui, Wang, Shu Radar Backscatter, Vegetation Water Content
Soil organic carbon as a factor in passive microwave retrievals of soil water content over agricultural croplands Manns, Hida R., Berg, Aaron A., Colliander, Andreas Vegetation Water Content
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