[Parameters: Topic='LAND SURFACE', Term='SOILS', Variable_Level_1='SOIL BULK DENSITY']
SMEX05 Watershed Soil Moisture Data: Iowa
Entry ID: NSIDC-0442

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Summary
Abstract: Notice to Data Users: The documentation for this data set was provided solely by the Principal Investigator(s) and was not further developed, thoroughly reviewed, or edited by NSIDC. Thus, support for this data set may be limited. This data set combines data for several parameters measured in the Walnut Creek watershed located in Iowa, USA for the Soil Moisture Experiment 2005 (SMEX05). The ... View entire text
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Description: AMSR-E Validation Data

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Description: AMSR-E/Aqua Data
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 42.01   S: 41.93   E: -93.58   W: -93.93

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Cosh, Michael H. and Thomas J. Jackson
Dataset Title: SMEX05 Watershed Soil Moisture Data: Iowa
Dataset Series Name: SMEX
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: Digital Media
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0442.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2005-06-15
Stop Date: 2005-07-03
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 800 m
Longitude Resolution: 800 m
Horizontal Resolution Range: 500 meters - < 1 km
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
SOIL MOISTURE PROBE Ancillary Description
SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE Ancillary Description
PYROMETERS
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NSIDC_DAAC
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 1 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII text
Personnel
MICHAEL COSH
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (301) 504-6461
Fax: (301) 504-8931
Email: mcosh at hydrolab.arsusda.gov
Contact Address:
USDA ARS Hydrology Lab
104 Bldg. 007
BARC-West
City: Beltsville
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20705
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Refer to the USDA SMEX05 Web site for in-depth information on the science mission and goal of the SMEX project: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=8996
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2009-12-10
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-03-08

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