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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 SMAPVEX15, the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2015.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
AIRCRAFT
Instruments
PALS
Projects
SMAPVEX15
Spatial Extent

N: 31.87 S: 31.51 E: -109.84 W: -110.96

Spatial Resolution
1200 Meters x 1200 Meters
Location
ARIZONA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2015-08-02 to 2015-08-18
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3284237141-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
7
Processing Level
3
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., & Misra, S. (2017). SMAPVEX15 PALS Brightness Temperature Data, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/50DIUMRHN5E1 Date Accessed: 2026-09-04

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