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    • SMAPVEX08 PALS Backscatter Data V001

    Metadata Updated: August 22, 2025

    This data set contains backscatter data obtained by the Passive Active L-band System (PALS) microwave aircraft radar instrument as part of the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2008 (SMAPVEX08).

    Access & Use Information

    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 November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date August 22, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date August 22, 2025
    Publisher NASA NSIDC DAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1000001421-NSIDC_ECS
    Data First Published 2008-09-29
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-07-17
    Category SMAPVEX08, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id e6510a24-1e53-4d94-bb9a-3b75ba1c4a0d
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/KEBHW2DGUGH8
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -76.25 38.93 -75.55 39.09
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash a5e53eeee24b798b5d0a83555434a57915283713ca1cf79c84b1278902e1d1b1
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2008-09-29T00:00:00Z/2008-10-13T23:59:59.999Z

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