SMEX05 Landsat Thematic Mapper GEOTIFF Imagery: Iowa

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Cosh, Michael H.

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: SMEX05 Landsat Thematic Mapper GEOTIFF Imagery: Iowa

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital Media

Series_Information:

Series_Name: SMEX

Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia USA

Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0458.html

Description:

Abstract:

This data set provides imagery developed from Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) data for use in studying land cover features. Data are provided in Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF). Each band of Landsat data in the GeoTIFF format is delivered as a grayscale, uncompressed, 8-bit string of unsigned integers. An ASCII text metadata (MTL) file is included with data processed through the Level-1 Product Generation System (LPGS). An ASCII text file containing the Ground Control Points (GCP) used during image processing is also included. The Landsat 5 TM data are available from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) EarthExplorer Web site, identified as L4-5 TM under Landsat Archive. Temporal coverage for the SMEX05 campaign spans from 10 June 2005 to 03 July 2005. The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua satellite on 04 May 2002. AMSR-E validation studies linked to SMEX are designed to evaluate the accuracy of AMSR-E soil moisture data. Specific validation objectives include: assessing and refining soil moisture algorithm performance; verifying soil moisture estimation accuracy; investigating the effects of vegetation, surface temperature, topography, and soil texture on soil moisture accuracy; and determining the regions that are useful for AMSR-E soil moisture measurements.

Purpose:

Not Available

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Refer to the USDA SMEX05 Web site for in-depth information on the science mission and goal of the SMEX project: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=8996

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20050610

Ending_Date: 20050703

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.59537

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.29113

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.44194

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.96679

Keywords:

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY

Theme_Keyword: LANDSAT-5

Theme_Keyword: TM > THEMATIC MAPPER

Theme_Keyword: EOSDIS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: SMEX05 > SOIL MOISTURE EXPERIMENTS IN 2005

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Theme_Keyword: Nasa

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Theme_Keyword: Reflected Spectral Radiance

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Theme_Keyword: Soil Moisture

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Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > IOWA

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Use_Constraints:

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

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Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Address: CIRES, 449 UCB

Address: University of Colorado

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Not Available

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Completeness_Report:

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Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Not Available

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

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Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES

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Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Address: CIRES, 449 UCB

Address: University of Colorado

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

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Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

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Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES

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Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Address: CIRES, 449 UCB

Address: University of Colorado

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Resource_Description: NSIDC-0458

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: GeoTIFF

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

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http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

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http://nsidc.org

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http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/EarthExplorer/

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USGS EarthExplorer Web Site

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Online_Option:

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http://nsidc.org/data/amsre/

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AMSR-E/Aqua Data at NSIDC

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Online_Option:

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http://nsidc.org/data/amsr_validation/

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AMSR-E Validation Data at NSIDC

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050315

Metadata_Review_Date: 20110308

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

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Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

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Address: Not Available

City: Lanham

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20706

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Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time