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Research Project: Integrating Remote Sensing, Measurements and Modeling for Multi-Scale Assessment of Water Availability, Use, and Quality in Agroecosystems

Location: Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory

Title: Calibration and validation for the L2/3_SM_P version 8 and L2/3_SM_P_E version 5 data products

Author
item O'NEILL, P. - Goddard Space Flight Center
item CHAN, S. - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
item BINDLISH, R. - Goddard Space Flight Center
item CHAUBELL, J. - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
item COLLIANDER, A. - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
item CHEN, F. - Science Systems And Applications, Inc
item DUNBAR, R. - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
item Jackson, Thomas
item PENG, J. - University Of Munich
item MOUSAVI, M. - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
item Cosh, Michael
item BONGIOVANNI, T. - University Of Texas
item WALKER, J. - Monash University
item WU, X. - Monash University
item BERG, A. - University Of Guelph
item MCNAIRN, H. - Agriculture And Agri-Food Canada
item THIBEAULT, M. - Scientific Research Commission Of Buenos Aires
item MARTINEZ-FERNANDEZ, J. - University Of Salamanca
item GONZALEZ-ZAMORA, A. - University Of Salamanca
item LOPEZ-BAEZA, E. - Universidad De Valencia
item JENSEN, A. - Utah State University
item Seyfried, Mark
item Bosch, David
item Starks, Patrick
item Holifield Collins, Chandra

Submitted to: Government Publication/Report
Publication Type: Government Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/1/2021
Publication Date: 10/12/2021
Citation: O’Neill, P., Chan, S., Bindlish, R., Chaubell, M., Colliander, A., Chen, F., Dunbar, S.. Jackson, T., Peng, J., Mousavi, M., Cosh, M., Bongiovanni, T., Walker, J., Wu, X., Berg, A., McNairn, H., Thibeault, M., Martínez-Fernández, J., González-Zamora, A., Lopez-Baeza, E., Jensen, K., Seyfried, M., Bosch, D., Starks, P., Holifield Collins, C., Prueger, J., Su, Z., van der Velde, R., Asanuma, J., Palecki, M., Small, E., Zreda, M., Calvet, J., Crow, W., Kerr, Y., Yueh, S., and Entekhabi, D., October 12, 2021. Calibration and Validation for the L2/3_SM_P Version 8 and L2/3_SM_P_E Version 5 Data Products, SMAP Project, JPL D-56297, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: During the post-launch Cal/Val Phase of SMAP there are two objectives for each science product team: 1) calibrate, verify, and improve the performance of the science algorithms, and 2) validate accuracies of the current release of the science data products as specified in the L1 science requirements according to the Cal/Val timeline. This report provides analysis and assessment of the SMAP Level 2 Soil Moisture Passive (L2SMP) Version 8 and the L2SMP Enhanced (L2SMP_E) Version 5 data products (also known as the R18 data release in October, 2021). The L2SMP product is provided on a 36-km EASE2 grid and the L2SMP_E on a 9-km EASE2 grid. The SMAP Level 3 Soil Moisture Passive (L3SMP, L3SMP_E) products are simply a daily composite of the L2 half-orbit files. Hence, analysis and assessment of the L2SMP and L2SMP_E products can also be considered to cover the L3SMP and L3SMP_E products. The assessment period now covers the first six years of the SMAP mission from March 31, 2015 to March 31, 2021.