SMEX02 Iowa Regional Ground Soil Moisture Data, Version 1

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These data were collected as part of a validation study for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E). Data were collected in crop fields using a variety of methods and sensors: manual soil samples for gravimetric and bulk density data, infrared pyrometers for soil moisture, and hydra probes for soil moisture and temperature.

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bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	10.5067/602254K8XDBX
landingPage	https://daacdata.apps.nsidc.org/pub/DATASETS/AVDM/data/soil_moisture/SMEX02/ground_soil_moisture/regional_GSM/
programCode	[ "026:000" ]
spatial	["CARTESIAN",[{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-93.8,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":42.7,"EastBoundingCoordinate":-93.2,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":41.7}]]
temporal	2002-06-25/2002-06-25
theme	[ "Earth Science" ]

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