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SMAP L-Band Radar Resources

Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L-Band Radar data include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.

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Agricultural Flash Drought Detection using Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) and Soil Moisture Data

This ARSET training shows users how to detect and monitor flash droughts using OCO-2 Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) and SMAP soil moisture satellite observations.

Training

Sept. 24-29, 2026

NASA-Funded Tool Tracks Floods and Water Risks in North Carolina

The Emergency Environmental Health Dashboard helped local communities assess water quality risks and infrastructure damage following Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Chantal.

Data in Action

Nov. 18, 2025

An Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and its Applications

This ARSET training provides an introduction to SAR, as well as a review of openly available historical, current, and upcoming SAR satellite data.

Training

Nov. 6-20, 2024

Introducción al Radar de Apertura Sintética (SAR) y sus Aplicaciones

Esta capacitación de ARSET ofrece una introducción al radar de apertura sintética (SAR) y los datos satelitales de SAR disponibles abiertamente.

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Nov. 6-20, 2024

Advancing Ecological Insights with NASA Subsetting and Visualization Tools and Services for Site-based Research

Join us to learn more about datasets and tools that enable the harmonization of remote sensing and in situ ecological data products for site-based research.

Webinar

Aug. 22, 2024

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Don't Pass the Salt! NASA's Salinity Mission Continues with SMAP

This webinar will compare sea surface salinity data collected by the Aquarius and SMAP missions. We will showcase data visualization and data access tools available through NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center.

Webinar

April 19, 2022

Two Sensors are Greater than One: Observing Drought with SMAP and MODIS

Remote sensing data's drought-indicating parameters are essential to manage the impact of water scarcities and minimize drought losses.

Data in Action

June 27, 2018

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Record Texas Flooding Left a “Horseshoe” in the Gulf of America

Learn now NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite and other satellite instruments were used to create a comprehensive chronology of the flood from land to ocean.

Data in Action

Dec. 6, 2016

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New Worldview Features make it Easier to Explore All of Fiji (and the Rest of the World)

New features in Worldview 1.4.0 (along with new imagery to view using Worldview) allow you to more easily and completely explore the planet using NASA Earth science data.

Feature Article

Nov. 4, 2020

Surface Soil Moisture in Central America

Image of surface soil moisture on 24 March 2016 from the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

Feb. 26, 2020

ASF Providing SMAP Ground Support, Data Distribution

Feature article describing NASA's SMAP mission and the roles that ASF DAAC will play with distributing the SAR data.

News

Feb. 6, 2020

16 New SMAP Products Now Available

GIBS now has Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) layers available for soil moisture and temperature, snow mass, heterotrophic respiration, and more.

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Feb. 9, 2016

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Agricultural Flash Drought Detection using Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) and Soil Moisture Data

NASA-Funded Tool Tracks Floods and Water Risks in North Carolina

An Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and its Applications

Introducción al Radar de Apertura Sintética (SAR) y sus Aplicaciones

Advancing Ecological Insights with NASA Subsetting and Visualization Tools and Services for Site-based Research

Don't Pass the Salt! NASA's Salinity Mission Continues with SMAP

Two Sensors are Greater than One: Observing Drought with SMAP and MODIS

Record Texas Flooding Left a “Horseshoe” in the Gulf of America

SMAP L-Band Radar News

New Worldview Features make it Easier to Explore All of Fiji (and the Rest of the World)

Surface Soil Moisture in Central America

ASF Providing SMAP Ground Support, Data Distribution

16 New SMAP Products Now Available

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