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Description

This data set contains backscatter data obtained by the Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) instrument. The data were collected as part of the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2012 (SMAPVEX12).

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
G-III
Instruments
UAVSAR
Projects
SMAPVEX12
Spatial Extent

N: 50.01 S: 49.32 E: -97.62 W: -98.67

Spatial Resolution
6 Meters x 6 Meters
Location
MANITOBA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2012-06-17 to 2012-07-17
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3284167685-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
36
Processing Level
Not provided
Published
Science Keywords
Radar Backscatter

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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Xu, X. (2014). SMAPVEX12 UAVSAR Incidence-Angle Normalized Backscatter Data, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/1A09OKL9G4QW Date Accessed: 2026-08-28

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Microwave-based vegetation descriptors in the parameterization of water cloud model at L-band for soil moisture retrieval over croplands Wang, Zhen, Zhao, Tianjie, Qiu, Jianxiu, Zhao, Xuesheng, Li, Rui, Wang, Shu Radar Backscatter, Vegetation Water Content
Passive/active microwave soil moisture change disaggregation using SMAPVEX12 data Fang, Bin, Lakshmi, Venkat, Jackson, Thomas J., Bindlish, Rajat, Colliander, Andreas Radar Backscatter
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