Abstract:
The Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) is an airborne microwave imaging radiometer developed and operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Technology Laboratory. This data set includes brightness temperature (Tb) and soil moisture data. Measurements were taken 25 June through 12 July 2002 in the regional and Walnut Creek Watershed areas in Iowa, USA during the Soil Moisture Experiment 2002 (SMEX02). The PSR/CX band radiometer is similar to the low-frequency channel of the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometers (AMSR) on the NASA Aqua and Japanese ADEOS-II satellites. The radiometer operates at V (vertical) and H (horizontal) polarizations. Data are available from NSIDC 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:
Thomas J. Jackson and Rajat Bindlish
Dataset Title:
SMEX02 Aircraft Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) Tb Data
Dataset Release Date:
2002-06-28
Dataset Release Place:
Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher:
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource:
http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0205.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
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
RAJAT
BINDLISH Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
(301) 504-5363
Fax:
(301) 504-8931
Email:
bindlish at hydrolab.arsusda.gov
Contact Address:
USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory
104 Bldg. 007, BARC-West City:
Beltsville
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20705
Country:
USA
ALBIN
J.
GASIEWSKI Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
NOAA/Environmental Technology Laboratory
Division of Microwave Systems Development
325 Broadway City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80305-3328
Country:
USA
MARIAN
KLEIN Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Email:
marian.klein at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NOAA/Environmental Technology Laboratory
Division of Microwave Systems Development
325 Broadway City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80305-3328
Country:
USA
ENI
G.
NJOKU Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
818-354-3693
Email:
njoku at lor.jpl.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
M/S 300-233
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive City:
Pasadena
Province or State:
CA
Postal Code:
91109-8099
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
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2004-05-01
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-05-14
