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Description

This Level-2B land surface product (AE_Land) includes daily measurements of surface soil moisture, vegetation/roughness water content interpretive information, and quality control variables. Ancillary data include time, geolocation, and quality assessment.

Version Description

See https://nsidc.org/data/amsre/version-history

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua
Instruments
AMSR-E
Spatial Extent

N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
Spatial Reference System(s)
NSIDC EASE-Grid Global (EPSG:3410)
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
ORBIT
Temporal Extent
2002-06-18 to 2011-10-03
Temporal Resolution
50 Minute
Concept ID
C3363039461-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
97580
Processing Level
2B
Published
Science Keywords
Soil Moisture/Water Content ,
Vegetation Water Content

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

Njoku, E. (2004). AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Parms, & QC EASE-Grids, Version 2 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_LAND.002 Date Accessed: 2026-08-05

Documents

Publications Citing This Dataset

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Title Year Author Topic
Comparison of X-Band and L-Band Soil Moisture Retrievals for Land Data Assimilation Xu, Xiaoyong, Tolson, Bryan A., Li, Jonathan, Davison, Bruce Soil Moisture/Water Content, Vegetation Water Content
Validation strategies for satellite-based soil moisture products over Argentine Pampas Grings, Francisco, Bruscantini, Cintia A., Smucler, Ezequiel, Carballo, Federico, Dillon, Maria Eugenia, Collini, Estela Angela, Salvia, Mercedes, Karszenbaum, Haydee Soil Moisture/Water Content, Vegetation Water Content
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