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SMAP L-Band Radar Data Access and Tools
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.
Datasets
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V004 | 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-03 | 004 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF5 | Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content |
| SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V001 | 2015-03-31 to 2016-04-22 | 001 | DEPRECATED | 4 | HDF5, HDF5 | Soil Moisture/Water Content |
| SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V002 | 2015-03-31 to 2017-07-15 | 002 | DEPRECATED | 4 | HDF5, HDF5 | Root Zone Soil Moisture, Surface Soil Moisture |
| SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V003 | 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-05 | 003 | DEPRECATED | 4 | HDF5 | Root Zone Soil Moisture, Surface Soil Moisture |
| SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V001 | 2015-03-31 to 2016-04-22 | 001 | DEPRECATED | 4 | HDF5, HDF5 | Soil Moisture/Water Content |
| SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V002 | 2015-03-31 to 2017-07-15 | 002 | DEPRECATED | 4 | HDF5, HDF5 | Root Zone Soil Moisture, Surface Soil Moisture |
| SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V003 | 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-05 | 003 | DEPRECATED | 4 | HDF5 | Root Zone Soil Moisture, Surface Soil Moisture |
| SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V001 | 2015-03-31 to 2015-10-26 | 001 | DEPRECATED | 4 | HDF5, HDF5 | Soil Moisture/Water Content |
| SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V002 | 2015-03-31 | 002 | DEPRECATED | 4 | HDF5, HDF5 | Soil Classification, Soil Depth, Soil Porosity, Soil Texture, Terrain Elevation |
| SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V003 | 2015-03-31 | 003 | DEPRECATED | 4 | HDF5 | Soil Classification, Soil Depth, Soil Porosity, Soil Texture, Terrain Elevation |
| SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V001 | 2015-04-13 to 2016-04-21 | 001 | DEPRECATED | 4 | HDF5, HDF5 | Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) |
| SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V002 | 2015-03-31 to 2017-07-11 | 002 | DEPRECATED | 4 | HDF5, HDF5 | Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) |
| SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V003 | 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-04 | 003 | DEPRECATED | 4 | HDF5 | Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) |
| SMAP Radar Twice-Daily SAR and SIR-Enhanced Scatterometer EASE-Grid 2.0 Radar Backscatter V001 | 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-12 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-4 | SIGMA NAUGHT |
| SMAP/In Situ Core Validation Site Land Surface Parameters Match-Up Data V001 | 2015-04-01 to 2021-03-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | NA | ASCII | Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) CPEX | 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | Soil Moisture/Water Content |
SMAP L-Band Radar Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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