SMAP

Data Tutorials

Background

The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite is designed to principally measure soil moisture and freeze/thaw state from space for all non-liquid water surfaces globally within the top layer of the Earth. The mission additionally provides a value-added Level 4 terrestrial carbon dataset derived from SMAP observations. More information can be found on PO.DAAC’s SMAP webpage.

Data Resources & Tutorials

Visualizing Ocean Salinity as Powerful Storms Wreak Havoc in California - Data in Action Use Case Notebook Tutorial with a local machine workflow

• The Data in Action Story

Monitoring Changes in the Arctic Using SMAP Satellite data and Saildrone - AWS cloud tutorial that compares salinity from the SMAP satellite and Saildrone in-situ measurements

Additional Resources

NASA Mission Page