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Description

This data set provides level 1 (L1) polarimetric radar backscattering coefficient (sigma-0), multi-look complex, polarimetrically calibrated, and georeferenced data products from the Airborne Microwave Observatory of Subcanopy and Subsurface (AirMOSS) radar instrument collected over 10 study sites across Northern Alaska, USA. Flight campaigns took place in August 2014, October 2014, April 2015, August 2015, September 2015, and October 2015. The acquired L1 P-band radar backscatter data will be used to derive estimates of soil water content and permafrost state at the study sites.

Product Summary

Platforms
G-III
Instruments
P-SAR
Spatial Extent
N: 71.4824 S: 57.2247 E: -135.544 W: -165.316
Geographic Region
ALASKA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2014-08-16 to 2015-10-01
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
c2143402734-ornl_cloud
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
1A
Published
Updated

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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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Lou, Y., Shimada, J. G., Michel, T. R., Muellerschoen, R. J., Zheng, Y., & Moghaddam, M. (2019). Pre-ABoVE: L1 S-0 Polarimetric Data from AirMOSS P-band SAR, Alaska, 2014-2015 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1678 Date Accessed: 2025-07-17

Documents

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION Pre-ABoVE: L1 S-0 Polarimetric Data from AirMOSS P-band SAR, Alaska, 2014-2015: PreABoVE_AirMOSS_L1_Alaska.pdf
USER'S GUIDE ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation

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