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Description

This data set contains soil texture data that were extracted from a multi-layer soil characteristics database for the conterminous United States and generated for each regional study area. Data are representative of the conditions present in the regional study areas during the general timeline of the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2008 (SMAPVEX08) campaign.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
Models/Analyses
Instruments
CONUS-Soil
Projects
SMAPVEX08 ,
SMAP VAL
Spatial Extent

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

Location
DELAWARE ,
MARYLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2008-10-01 to 2008-10-31
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3281756087-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
29
Processing Level
Not provided
Published
Science Keywords
Soil Bulk Density ,
Soil Classification ,
Soil Porosity ,
Soil Porosity

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

Cosh, M. (2015). SMAPVEX08 Soil Texture Data, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/4R2T2E348XG4 Date Accessed: 2026-09-12

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