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Record Search Query: Science Keywords>BIOSPHERE>VEGETATION>BIOMASS
SMEX02 Iowa Satellite Vegetation and Water Index (NDVI and NDWI) Data
Entry ID: NSIDC-0184

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Summary
Abstract: This data set is part of the Soil Moisture Experiment 2002 (SMEX02) project, which is associated with the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) validation project. It consists of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) data, derived from Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) and Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 42.73   S: 41.69   E: -93.16   W: -93.83

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Thomas Jackson
Dataset Title: SMEX02 Iowa Satellite Vegetation and Water Index (NDVI and NDWI) Data
Dataset Release Date: 2003-09-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0184.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2002-06-06
Stop Date: 2002-07-17
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
LANDSAT-5 Ancillary Description
LANDSAT-7 Ancillary Description
Instrument
ETM+ > Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus Ancillary Description
TM > Thematic Mapper Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NSIDC
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0184

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: 27 MB
Distribution Format: flat binary
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
Gao, B.C., 1996: NDWI - A normalized difference water index for remote sensing of vegetation liquid water from space. Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 58: 257-266.

Richtsmeier, P.K. Acharya, G.P. Anderson, G. Felde, J. Gardner, M. Hoke, L.S. Jeong, B.Pukall, J. Mello, A. Ratkowski and H.H. Burke, 1999. Atmospheric correction for short-wave spectral imagery based on MODTRAN4. SPIE Proc. ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-08-28
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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