All SMAP Mission products are distributed in half-orbit granules. SMAP_L1B_S0_LoRes_V2 products contain low-resolution, 30-kilometer-by-5-kilometer radar cross sections.
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Summary
| Short Name | SPL1BS0V2 |
| Version | 2 |
| Spatial Coverage | 90.0 N to -90.0 S; 180.0 E to -180.0 W |
| Spatial Resolution | 5-km-x-30-km |
| Temporal Coverage | 13 April 2015 – 7 July 2015 |
| Temporal Resolution | 3 days |
| Format | HDF5 |
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SMAP_L1B_S0_LoRes_V2
How to Cite
Many non-U.S. datasets distributed by ASF DAAC require specific citation formats. By using this data, the user agrees to follow this citation format.
SMAP data [year of data acquisition] (NASA). Dataset: SMAP SMAP_L1B_S0_LoRes_V2. Retrieved from ASF DAAC [day/month/year of data access]. DOI: 10.5067/J4SZZV52B88J
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Credit: [Name of image creator or institution, as appropriate], [year of image creation], contains NASA data [year of data acquisition].