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Description

This dataset contains tables containing Airborne flight metadata from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) surveys from 2012 to 2022 in Alaska and Canada. NASA's Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) conducted airborne SAR surveys of over 120,000 km2 in Alaska and northwestern Canada during 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022. Legacy lines acquired between 2012 and 2015 by other projects are included for completeness and to enable longer times series creation. The data files and companion file contain L-band and P-band airborne SAR metadata acquired during the ABoVE airborne campaigns. Included are detailed descriptions of ~80 SAR flight lines and how each fits into the ABoVE experimental design. Extensive maps, tables, and hyperlinks give direct access to every flight plan as well as individual flight lines. This entry is a guide to enable interested readers to fully explore the ABoVE L- and P-band SAR data.

Product Summary

Platforms
Airplane
Instruments
SAR
Spatial Extent

N: 72 S: 50 E: -102 W: -169

Location
ALASKA ,
CANADA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2012-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2787699093-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
38
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Flight Data Logs

Citation

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Miller, C. E., Griffith, P., Hoy, E. E., Pinto, N., Lou, Y., Hensley, S., Chapman, B., Baltzer, J. L., Bakian-Dogaheh, K., Bolton, W. R., Bourgeau-Chavez, L. L., Chen, R. H., Choe, B.-H., Clayton, L. K., Douglas, T. A., French, N. H. F., Holloway, J. E., Hong, G., Huang, L., … Goetz, S. J. (2023). Summary of the ABoVE L-band and P-band Airborne SAR Surveys, 2012-2022 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2150 Date Accessed: 2026-05-02

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Investigation of Polarimetric L-band ALOS2 and UAVSAR, and P-band AIRMOSS for Permafrost Characterization along the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway Touzi, R., Zhang, Y., Wilson, P., Choe, B. H., Fobert, M. A., Hong, G., Moghaddam, M. Flight Data Logs
The ABoVE L-band and P-band airborne synthetic aperture radar surveys Miller, Charles E., Griffith, Peter C., Hoy, Elizabeth, Pinto, Naiara S., Lou, Yunling, Hensley, Scott, Chapman, Bruce D., Baltzer, Jennifer, Bakian-Dogaheh, Kazem, Bolton, W. Robert, Bourgeau-Chavez, Laura, Chen, Richard H., Choe, Byung-Hun, Clayton, Leah K., Douglas, Thomas A., French, Nancy, Holloway, Jean E., Hong, Gang, Huang, Lingcao, Iwahana, Go, Jenkins, Liza, Kimball, John S., Loboda, Tatiana, Mack, Michelle, Marsh, Philip, Michaelides, Roger J., Moghaddam, Mahta, Parsekian, Andrew, Schaefer, Kevin, Siqueira, Paul R., Singh, Debjani, Tabatabaeenejad, Alireza, Turetsky, Merritt, Touzi, Ridha, Wig, Elizabeth, Wilson, Cathy J., Wilson, Paul, Wullschleger, Stan D., Yi, Yonghong, Zebker, Howard A., Zhang, Yu, Zhao, Yuhuan, Goetz, Scott J. Burned Area, Vegetation Species, Forests, Fire Occurrence, Soil Classification, Tree Rings, Soil Depth, Carbon, Topographic Effects, Terrain Elevation, Dew Point Temperature, Alpine/Tundra, Humidity, Active Layer, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Wind Speed, Wildfires, Vegetation Cover, Soil Temperature, Wind Direction, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Dominant Species, Sensor Counts, Litter Characteristics, Organic Matter, Surface Roughness, Forest Fire Science, Biomass, Emissions, Lakes/Reservoirs, Rivers/Streams, Radar Backscatter, RADAR IMAGERY, Soil Texture, Cation Exchange Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Porosity, Permafrost, Aerosol Particle Properties, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Flight Data Logs, SIGMA NAUGHT, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Rivers/Stream, Infrared Imagery, Lake/Pond, Surface Water Features
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