[Parameters: Topic='BIOSPHERE', Term='VEGETATION', Variable_Level_1='PLANT CHARACTERISTICS']
LPRM/TMI/TRMM L2 Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Params, and QC
Entry ID: GES_DISC_LPRM_TMI_SOILM2_V001

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Summary
Abstract: This Level 2 (swath) data set’s land surface parameters, surface soil moisture, land surface (skin) temperature, and vegetation water content, are derived from passive microwave remote sensing data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Microwave Imager (TMI), using the Land Parameter Retrieval Model (LPRM). Each swath is packaged with associated geolocation fields. The data set ... View entire text
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Caption:  LPRM/TMI volumetric soil moisture X-band
 
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 40.0   S: -40.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and NASA GSFC
Dataset Title: LPRM/TMI/TRMM L2 Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Params, and QC
Dataset Release Date: 04.16.2012
Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
Version: 1
Online Resource: ftp://hydro1.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/s4pa/WAOB/LPRM_TMI_SOILM2.001/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1997-12-07
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 45 km
Longitude Resolution: 45 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Temporal Resolution: 16 orbits per day
Temporal Resolution Range: Hourly - < Daily
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
TRMM > Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Ancillary Description
Instrument
TMI > TRMM Microwave Imager Ancillary Description
Project
Quality The LPRM/TMI data are sensitive to both internal model limitations and external processes and are screened for the presence of snow/frozen soils, water, and dense vegetation covers. All screened out data pixels are flagged and indicated by a non-data value. A soil moisture uncertainty parameter at X band is included (Parinussa et al., 2011).
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Use Constraints None
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IN WORK
Originating Center
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
Data Center
Hydrology DISC, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/hydrology/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Phone: 301-614-5224
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online (FTP)
Distribution Size: (per file) 5.4 MB
Distribution Format: NETCDF
Fees: None
Personnel
RICHARD DE JEU
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +31 20 598 7287
Email: Richard.de.jeu at falw.vu.nl
Contact Address:
Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences
Department of Hydrology and Geo-environmental Sciences
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
City: 1081 HV Amsterdam
Country: The Netherlands
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Publications/References
Owe, M., R. de Jeu, and T. Holmes (2008), Multisensor historical climatology of satellite-derived global land surface moisture, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, F01002, 17 pp., doi:10.1029/2007JF000769
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2012-03-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-04-17

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