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    • SMEX02 Iowa Regional Ground Soil Moisture Data, Version 1

    Metadata Updated: April 9, 2026

    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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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 9, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 9, 2026
    Publisher NASA NSIDC DAAC;NSIDC
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/602254K8XDBX
    Data Last Modified 2026-04-06
    Category Earth Science
    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 9bd8a890-35f1-433c-aba6-7f645651daba
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Old Spatial "CARTESIAN",{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-93.8,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":42.7,"EastBoundingCoordinate":-93.2,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":41.7}
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash f254bc15b10d789bf275e6c0cdcb14a235ea4dc232e62a5b6242ecee853ba174
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2002-06-25/2002-07-12

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