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Description

This data set contains soil moisture data derived from the brightness temperatures measured by the Passive Active L-band System (PALS) microwave aircraft instrument. The data were collected as part of the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2015 (SMAPVEX15).

Version Description

Initial Release

Product Summary

Platforms
AIRCRAFT
Instruments
PALS
Projects
SMAPVEX15 ,
SMAP VAL
Spatial Extent

N: 31.87 S: 31.51 E: -109.84 W: -110.96

Spatial Resolution
1500 Meters x 1500 Meters
Location
ARIZONA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2015-08-02 to 2015-08-18
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3284237132-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
7
Processing Level
Not provided
Published
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., Misra, S., & Cosh, M. (2022). SMAPVEX15 PALS Soil Moisture Data, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/SUCCVWOBL6RQ Date Accessed: 2026-09-22

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Title Year Author Topic
Low-Rank Gap Filling and Downscaling for SMAP Soil Moisture Datasets Beale, Kevin, Bras, Rafael L., Romberg, Justin Brightness Temperature, Surface Soil Moisture, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Vegetation Water Content, SIGMA NAUGHT, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Soil Texture, Soil Texture, Land Surface Temperature, Precipitation Indices, Soil Moisture, Soil Temperature, Precipitation Amount
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