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SMEX03 Aircraft Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) Data
Entry ID: NSIDC-0328

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Summary
Abstract: The Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) is an airborne microwave imaging radiometer developed and operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Technology Laboratory. This data set includes brightness temperature data for the C-band and X-band. Measurements were taken 25 June through 17 July 2003 in regional areas of Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma, USA and ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 31.89   S: 30.96   E: -83.97   W: -85.77
  N: 36.87   S: 34.42   E: -97.42   W: -98.34
  N: 35.19   S: 34.66   E: -85.77   W: -87.09

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Thomas J. Jackson, Rajat Bindlish, Albin J. Gasiewski, Marian Klein, and Boba Stankov
Dataset Title: SMEX03 Aircraft Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) Data
Dataset Series Name: SMEX
Dataset Release Date: 2007-12-05
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0328.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-06-25
Stop Date: 2003-07-17
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
AIRCRAFT Ancillary Description
Instrument
PSR > Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer Ancillary Description
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 DAAC 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: 530 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII text
Personnel
THOMAS JACKSON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 301-504-8511
Fax: 301-504-8931
Email: tjackson 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
Jackson, T. J., R. Bindlish, A. J. Gasiewski, B. Stankov, M. Klein, E. G. Njoku, D. Bosch, T. L. Coleman, C. Laymon, and P. Starks. 2005. Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer C and X-band microwave observations during SMEX03. IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing 43:2418-2430. Please see the USDA SMEX03 Web site (http://hydrolab.arsusda.gov/smex03/) for in depth information on the science mission and goal of the SMEX project.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-11-16
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-03-09

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