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SMEX03 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter Data
Entry ID: NSIDC-0333

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Summary
Abstract: This data set includes data collected over the Soil Moisture Experiment 2003 (SMEX03) areas of Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma, USA during May to August 2003, and Brazil during November to December 2003. The SeaWinds scatterometer on NASA's Quick Scatterometer (QuikSCAT) satellite collected backscatter data. Data are provided in Brigham Young University - Microwave Earth Remote Sensing (BYU-MERS) ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -7.0   S: -17.0   E: -40.0   W: -50.0
  N: 38.0   S: 28.0   E: -80.0   W: -90.0
  N: 40.0   S: 30.0   E: -93.0   W: -103.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: David Long
Dataset Title: SMEX03 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter Data
Dataset Series Name: SMEX
Dataset Release Date: 2008-03-31
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-0333.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-05-01
Stop Date: 2003-08-31

Start Date: 2003-11-01
Stop Date: 2003-12-31
Location Keywords
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 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: 504 MB
Distribution Format: GIF

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 504 MB
Distribution Format: SIR
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
Scatterometer Climate Record Pathfinder. 2007. http://www.scp.byu.edu/ 6 March 2008. Falcon, Peter and Cecelia Lawshe. 'Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.' Winds: Measuring Ocean Winds from Space. http://winds.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm 6 March 2008. SMEX03: Soil Moisture Experiments in 2003. 23 October 2006. http://hydrolab.arsusda.gov/smex03/ 29 October 2007.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-03-05
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-03-09

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