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Description

This data set contains brightness temperatures obtained by the Passive Active L-band System (PALS) microwave aircraft radiometer instrument as part of the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2008 (SMAPVEX08).

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
AIRCRAFT
Instruments
PALS
Projects
SMAPVEX08
Spatial Extent

N: 39.09 S: 38.93 E: -75.55 W: -76.25

Spatial Resolution
350 Meters x 1100 Meters
Location
MARYLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2008-09-29 to 2008-10-13
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3281755949-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
71
Processing Level
Not provided
Published
Science Keywords
Brightness Temperature ,
Incidence Angle ,
Land Surface Temperature

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.

Copy Citation

Yueh, S. (2015). SMAPVEX08 PALS Brightness Temperature Data, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/C1FCK9A0317Y Date Accessed: 2026-08-28

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