SMAP Project partnered with investigators across the world to provide accurate validation data to ensure the quality of the SMAP data products. The table below lists the sites and the figure shows their locations.

SMAP Cal/Val Partner Sites
SMAP Cal/Val Partner Sites (click to enlarge)

The soil moisture provided by SMAP is compared to these sites. The matchup data sets between SMAP and the site observations is available through the NSIDC here.

Table: List of SMAP Cal/Val Partner sites

Map Site Name Country Lat Lon Investigator ID
BV Bell Ville Argentina -32.54 -62.61 Marc Thibeault 1901
MB Monte Buey Argentina -32.96 -62.52 Marc Thibeault 1902
YC Yanco Australia -34.80 146.11 Jeffrey Walker 0701
KY Kyeamba Australia -35.35 147.52 Jeffrey Walker 0702
HO HOAL Austria 48.2 15.07 Wouter Dorigo 0601
BN AMMA-Catch-Benin Benin 9.79 1.68 Thierry Pellarin 4502
CR Carman Canada 49.62 -97.98 Heather McNairn 0901
CS Casselman Canada 45.47 -74.73 Heather McNairn 0902
KN Kenaston Canada 50.45 -106.38 Aaron Berg 2701
BR BERMS Canada 53.89 -104.70 Aaron Berg 2705
AL Alberta Canada 56.85 -115.35 Laura Bourgeau-Chavez 7101
HB HOBE Denmark 55.97 9.1 Karsten Jensen 6701
SO Sodankyla Finland 67.37 26.65 Jouni Pulliainen 1701
SA Saariselka Finland 67.97 24.12 Jouni Pulliainen 1702
TR TERENO Germany 50.50 6.33 Carsten Montzka 0201
TW Twente Holland 52.27 6.67 Zhongbo Su 1204
BB Berambadi India 11.75 76.58 Bimal Battacharya 4201
EU EURAC Italy 46.68 10.59 Claudia Notarnicola 4401
KW Kuwait Kuwait 29.30 47.33 Hala Al Jassar 0501
MX Tabasco Mexico 17.93 -92.84 Judith Ramos Hernandez 3201
MH Mongolian Grasslands Mongolia 46.13 106.74 Jun Asanuma 5301
NI AMMA-Catch-Niger Niger 13.58 2.66 Thierry Pellarin 4501
RM REMEDHUS Spain 41.30 -5.40 Jose Martinez-Frenandez 0301
VA Valencia Spain 39.57 -1.29 Ernesto Lopez-Baeza 4101
NQ Naqu Tibet 31.37 91.88 Zhongbo Su 1201
MQ Maqu Tibet 33.88 102.13 Zhongbo Su 1202
NG Ngari Tibet 32.50 79.97 Zhongbo Su 1203
TN Tunisia Tunisia 35.45 9.88 Mehrez Zribi 0801
TX TxSON USA (Texas) 30.50 -98.50 Todd Caldwell 4801
SW Sagwon USA (Alaska) 69.44 -148.66 Laura Bourgeau-Chavez 7102
WG Walnut Gulch USA (Arizona) 31.72 -110.68 Chandra Holifield Collins 1601
TZ Tonzi Ranch USA (California) 38.43 -120.97 Mahta Moghaddam 2501
LR Little River USA (Georgia) 31.64 -83.65 David Bosch 1604
RC Reynolds Creek USA (Idaho) 43.18 -116.75 Mark Seyfried 0401
SJ St Josephs USA (Indiana) 41.45 -85.011 Stan Livingston 1606
SF South Fork USA (Iowa) 42.44 -93.44 John Prueger 1607
HF Harvard Forest USA (Massachusetts) 42.54 -72.17 Michael Cosh 2602
NY Millbrook USA (New York) 41.78 -73.73 Michael Cosh 2601
LW Little Washita USA (Oklahoma) 34.97 -97.97 Patrick Starks 1602
FC Fort Cobb USA (Oklahoma) 35.36 -98.55 Patrick Starks 1603

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