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Description

This ancillary SMAP product contains biophysical characteristics (biome parameters) used to estimate carbon fluxes and soil organic carbon in the SMAP L4 Carbon algorithm. Biophysical characteristics were established from previous studies and the parameters defined for the MODIS MOD17 operation GPP algorithm. This data set was refined through regional and global comparisons and calibration of prototype SMAP L4 Carbon calculations.

Product Summary

Platforms
NOT APPLICABLE
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Spatial Extent

N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180

Geographic Region
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
NO_SPATIAL
Temporal Extent
2015-01-31 to Present
Concept ID
C3252907767-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
NA
Science Keywords
Atmospheric Stability ,
Land Use/Land Cover Classification ,
Respiration Rate ,
Vapor Pressure

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Kimball, J., Jones, L., Madani, N., Glassy, J., & Kundig, T. (2019). Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Carbon Ancillary Biome Parameter Look Up Table, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/9PIX233BG8Q5 Date Accessed: 2025-12-15

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