[Parameters: Topic='LAND SURFACE', Term='SOILS', Variable_Level_1='SOIL COMPACTION']
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SOIL MOISTURE TRANSECT DATA (FIFE)
Entry ID:
FIFE_SM_TRAN
Summary
Abstract:
The aim of the FIFE soil moisture transect work was to characterize spatial and temporal patterns of soil moisture along selected transects at the FIFE study area. Two levels of ground data were collected to support the passive microwave (PBMR) flights over the Konza experimental area. The water content measurements were collected using gravimetric methods. Soil moisture measured along a transect is necessary to calibrate airborne moisture instruments or compare data obtained from them. Soil units in a landscape are inherently heterogeneous, which leads to variations in moisture content along an aircraft flight path on the ground. In order to reduce errors, values on the flight path were sampled at close intervals.
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
ENGMAN, E.T.WANG, J.R.
Dataset Title:
SOIL MOISTURE TRANSECT DATA (FIFE)
Dataset Release Date:
1994
Dataset Release Place:
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Presentation Form:
Online Files
Dataset DOI:
doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/113
Online Resource:
http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=113&term2attribut...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1985-06-13
Stop Date:
1987-10-15
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COMPLETE
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Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
301-286-5480
Fax:
301-286-1758
Email:
clynch at neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Hydrological Sciences Branch
Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes
City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
1994-07-24
Last DIF Revision Date:
2011-05-23
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