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SMEX05 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter Data: Iowa
Entry ID: NSIDC-0448

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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 includes radar backscatter data collected over the Soil Moisture Experiment 2005 (SMEX05) area of Iowa, USA from 01 May 2005 through 31 July 2005. The ... View entire text
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Description: AMSR-E/Aqua Data
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 42.5   S: 41.5   E: -93.0   W: -95.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Long, David G.
Dataset Title: SMEX05 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter 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-0448.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2005-05-01
Stop Date: 2005-07-31
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 4.45 km
Longitude Resolution: 4.45 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
QUIKSCAT > QUIKSCAT Ancillary Description
Instrument
SEAWINDS > SeaWinds Scatterometer 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 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: 10.6 MB
Distribution Format: .gz

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 7.1 MB
Distribution Format: GIF
Personnel
DAVID G. LONG
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 801-422-4383
Fax: 801-422-0201
Email: long at ee.byu.edu
Contact Address:
BYU Center for Remote Sensing
Brigham Young University
459 Clyde Building
City: Provo
Province or State: UT
Postal Code: 84602
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: 2010-01-12
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-03-08

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