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 contains data from in situ infrared thermometer measurements collected in Arizona during the Soil Moisture Experiment 2004 (SMEX04). Surface temperature was measured using an Apogee Infrared Thermometer from 23 June 2004 to 30 September 2004. Surface temperatures are five minute averages of one minute samples. The total volume of this data set is 3.239 megabytes in seven ASCII text files. The data are available via FTP. These data were collected as part of a validation study for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E). AMSR-E is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite on 04 May 2002. AMSR-E validation studies linked to SMEX are designed to evaluate the accuracy of AMSR-E soil moisture data. Specific validation objectives include assessing and refining soil moisture algorithm performance; verifying soil moisture estimation accuracy; investigating the effects of vegetation, surface temperature, topography, and soil texture on soil moisture accuracy; and determining the regions that are useful for AMSR-E soil moisture measurements.
Dataset Originator/Creator:
Keefer, T., D. Goodrich, and S. Moran
Dataset Title:
SMEX04 Surface Temperature Data: Arizona
Dataset Series Name:
SMEX
Dataset Release Date:
2004
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-0400.html
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
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:
3.239 MB
Distribution_Format:
ASCII text
Personnel
TIMOTHY
KEEFER Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
(520) 670-6381 ext. 158
Fax:
(520) 670-5550
Email:
tim.keefer at ars.usda.gov
Contact Address:
2000 E ALLEN RD City:
Tucson
Province or State:
AZ
Postal Code:
85719-1596
Country:
USA
DAVID
C.
GOODRICH Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Email:
dgoodrich at tucson.ars.ag.gov
Contact Address:
USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center
2000 East Allen Road City:
Tucson
Province or State:
AZ
Postal Code:
85719-1596
Country:
USA
SUSAN
MORAN Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
520-670-6381 ext. 171
Email:
smoran at tucson.ars.ag.gov
Contact Address:
2000 E. Allen Road City:
Tucson
Province or State:
AZ
Postal Code:
85719
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
Refer to the USDA SMEX04 Web site (http://hydrolab.arsusda.gov/smex04/) for in-depth information on the science mission and goal of the SMEX project.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2009-05-21
Last DIF Revision Date:
2011-04-27
