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SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Land Use Classification

Entry ID: NSIDC-0276

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Summary

Abstract: This data set consists of land use classification data collected for the Iowa Soil Moisture Experiment 2002 (SMEX02) study region. The land use classification image provides information about vegetation present in the study area. The classification is derived from Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery and has a resolution of 30 meters. Data were collected on 14 May 2002, 1 July 2002, and 17 July ...

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Description: AMSR-E Validation Site

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: AMSR-E at NSIDC

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 42.04

S: 41.7

E: -93.2

W: -93.8

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Paul Doraiswamy

Dataset Title: SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Land Use Classification

Dataset Release Date: 2004-01-30

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0276.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-05-14

Stop Date: 2002-07-17

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE CLASSES

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

PLANNING CADASTRE

Platform

LANDSAT-7

Instrument

TM > Thematic Mapper

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ISMEX > Iowa Soil Moisture Experiment

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

SMEX02 > Soil Moisture Experiments in 2002

Ancillary Keywords

Ancillary Data

Hydrology

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0276

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

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0276

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

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 6.925 MB

Distribution Format: binary

Personnel

PAUL C. DORAISWAMY

Role: INVESTIGATOR

City: Beltsville

Province or State: MD

Country: USA

ALAN J. STERN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

City: Beltsville

Province or State: MD

Country: USA

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

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

Publications/References

Dobson, M. C. and Ulaby, F. T. 1998. Mapping Soil Moisture Distribution with Imaging Radar. In Principles & application of imaging radar, Henderson, F. M. and Lewis, A. J., 407-430, New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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