Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Soil Moisture Ancillary LDAS Parameters Files, Version 1
Data set id:
SMAP_L4_SM_ANC_PARAM
DOI: 10.5067/60QSXDPEL5DP
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This ancillary SMAP product contains three dynamic Land Data Assimilation Systems (LDAS) data sets. These data sets include Brightness Temperature (TB) scaling parameters; catchment model parameters such as topographic statistics, soil texture, and soil hydraulic parameters; and LDAS L-band microwave radiative transfer model parameters.
Parameter(s):
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURESOIL TEXTURE
Platform(s):
MODELS
Sensor(s):
NOT APPLICABLE
Data Format(s):
Binary
Temporal Coverage:
31 January 2015 to present
Temporal Resolution:
- Not applicable
Spatial Resolution:
- not applicable
- not applicable
Spatial Coverage:
N:
86.4
S:
-86.4
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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