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    • Near Real-time SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V107

    Metadata Updated: August 22, 2025

    This Near Real-Time (NRT) data set corresponds to the standard SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture (SPL2SMP) product. The data provide estimates of global land surface conditions measured by the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) passive microwave radiometer, the SMAP L-band radiometer. These Near Real-Time data are available within three hours of satellite observation. The data are created using the latest available ancillary data and spacecraft and antenna attitude data to reduce latency. The SMAP satellite orbits Earth every two to three days, providing half-orbit, ascending and descending, coverage from 86.4°S to 86.4°N in swaths 1000 km across. Data are stored for approximately two to three weeks. Thus, at any given time, users have access to at least fourteen consecutive days of Near Real-Time data through the NSIDC DAAC. Users deciding between the NRT and standard SMAP products should consider the immediacy of their needs versus the quality of the data required. Near real-time data are provided for operational needs whereas standard products meet the quality needs of scientific research. If latency is not a primary concern, users are encouraged to use the standard science product SPL2SMP (https://doi.org/10.5067/LPJ8F0TAK6E0).

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date May 30, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 22, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date May 30, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 22, 2025
    Publisher NASA NSIDC DAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2312096175-NSIDC_ECS
    Data First Published 2025-03-06
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-07-17
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/NCTT8THPWRTL
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -85.044 180.0 85.044
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 39652b63f134cb92f7a93c13a649475a9dd6b73b2df94a4635ea1d9b78968ddc
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2025-03-06T00:00:00Z/2025-03-24T00:00:00Z

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