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Data collected by NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L-Band Radar enable researchers to characterize soil moisture and freeze thaw. Explore SMAP L-Band datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.

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ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Remote Sensing Permafrost Model, Alaska, 2001-2015 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 netCDF-4 classic Active Layer, Freeze/Thaw, Permafrost, Soil Depth
SMAP Enhanced L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-04 001 DEPRECATED 2 HDF5 Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP Enhanced L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V002 2015-03-31 to 2019-08-13 002 DEPRECATED 2 HDF5 Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP Enhanced L3 Radiometer Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-03 001 DEPRECATED 3 HDF5 Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP L1B Radiometer Half-Orbit Time-Ordered Brightness Temperatures V002 2015-03-31 to 2016-04-21 002 DEPRECATED 1B HDF5, HDF5 ANTENNA TEMPERATURE, Brightness Temperature
SMAP L1C Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures V001 2015-03-31 to 2015-10-26 001 DEPRECATED 1C HDF5 Brightness Temperature
SMAP L1C Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures V002 2015-03-31 to 2016-04-21 002 DEPRECATED 1C HDF5, HDF5 Brightness Temperature
SMAP L2 Radar Half-Orbit 3 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V002 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07 002 DEPRECATED 2 HDF5, HDF5 Soil Moisture
SMAP L2 Radar Half-Orbit 3 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V003 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07 003 COMPLETE 2 HDF5 SIGMA NAUGHT, Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP L2 Radar/Radiometer Half-Orbit 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V002 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-08 002 DEPRECATED 2 HDF5, HDF5 Soil Moisture
SMAP L2 Radar/Radiometer Half-Orbit 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V003 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07 003 COMPLETE 2 HDF5 Brightness Temperature, SIGMA NAUGHT, Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 2015-09-09 to 2015-10-25 001 DEPRECATED 2 HDF5 Albedo, Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Vegetation Water Content
SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V002 2015-03-31 to 2016-04-21 002 DEPRECATED 2 HDF5, HDF5 Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V003 2015-03-31 to 2016-12-07 003 DEPRECATED 2 HDF5, HDF5 Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V004 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-04 004 DEPRECATED 2 HDF5 Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V005 2015-03-31 to 2019-08-13 005 DEPRECATED 2 HDF5 Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP L3 Radar Global Daily 3 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V002 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07 002 DEPRECATED 3 HDF5, HDF5 Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP L3 Radar Global Daily 3 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V003 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07 003 COMPLETE 3 HDF5 SIGMA NAUGHT, Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP L3 Radar Northern Hemisphere Daily 3 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V002 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07 002 DEPRECATED 3 HDF5, HDF5 Transition Direction
SMAP L3 Radar Northern Hemisphere Daily 3 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V003 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07 003 COMPLETE 3 HDF5 Freeze/Thaw, SIGMA NAUGHT, Transition Direction
SMAP L3 Radar/Radiometer Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V002 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07 002 DEPRECATED 3 HDF5, HDF5 Soil Moisture
SMAP L3 Radar/Radiometer Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V003 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07 003 COMPLETE 3 HDF5 Brightness Temperature, SIGMA NAUGHT, Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 2015-09-10 to 2015-10-24 001 DEPRECATED 3 HDF5 Albedo, Brightness Temperature, Surface Roughness, Surface Soil Moisture, Vegetation Water Content
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V002 2015-03-31 to 2016-04-20 002 DEPRECATED 3 HDF5, HDF5 Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V003 2015-03-31 to 2016-12-06 003 DEPRECATED 3 HDF5, HDF5 Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content
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