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Description

These digital surface model (DSM) data consist of surface elevations derived from source lidar measurements collected in August 2022 in the vicinity of Millbrook, NY during the SMAPVEX19-22 campaign. The location was selected due to its forested land cover, as SMAPVEX19-22 aims to validate satellite derived soil moisture estimates in forested areas. The August collection period was selected to characterize ‘leaf-on’ conditions. DSM data represents the highest elevation of features on the Earth’s surface, which may include bare-earth, vegetation, and human-made objects.

Product Summary

Platforms
CESSNA T206H
Instruments
Leica CityMapper-2
Spatial Extent

N: 42.05 S: 41.66 E: -73.42 W: -73.81

Geographic Region
NEW YORK
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2022-08-02 to 2022-08-09
Concept ID
C3286117325-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
1273
Processing Level
NA
Science Keywords
Digital Surface Model (DSM)

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

Colliander, A., Xu, X., & Yueh, S. (2023). SMAPVEX19-22 Millbrook Lidar Derived Digital Surface Model, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/UN7H3TVNLQB8 Date Accessed: 2025-12-15

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