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Description

This data set contains brightness temperatures obtained by the Passive Active L-band System (PALS) aircraft instrument. The data were collected as part of SMAPVEX12, the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2012.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
AIRCRAFT
Instruments
PALS
Projects
SMAPVEX12
Spatial Extent

N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51

Spatial Resolution
500 Meters to 1500 Meters x 500 Meters to 1500 Meters
Location
CANADA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2012-06-07 to 2012-07-19
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3284166660-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
34
Processing Level
Not provided
Published
Science Keywords
Brightness Temperature ,
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

Colliander, A. (2014). SMAPVEX12 PALS Brightness Temperature Data, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/WA6QS88P2AP5 Date Accessed: 2026-08-29

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