Calendar of satellite acquisitions over the study area during SMAPVEX12

Date (2012) Satellites Local time Flight direction Beam mode Incidence angle (°) Polarization
June 5th SMOS 6:30 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
RADARSAT-2 7:57 AM D FQW3 20–23.6 HH+HV+VH+VV
RADARSAT-2 7:19 PM A S3 30.4–37 HH+HV
June 7th SMOS 5:31 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:52 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
June 8th SMOS 6:13 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
TerraSAR-X 7:11 PM A stripFar_006R 28.6–30.8 VV+VH
June 9th SMOS 5:53 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
June 10th SMOS 5:14 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:35 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
TerraSAR-X 7:54 AM D stripFar_005R 25.08–26.58 VV+VH
June 12th SMOS 5:36 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:57 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
RADARSAT-2 7:53 AM D FQ8W 26.1–29.4 HH+HV+VH+VV
RADARSAT-2 7:15 PM A FQ10W 28.4–31.6 HH+HV+VH+VV
June 13th SMOS 6:18 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
June 14th SMOS 5:59 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
June 15th SMOS 5:20 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:40 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
June 17th SMOS 5:42 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 7:02 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
June 18th SMOS 6:23 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
June 19th SMOS 6:04 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
TerraSAR-X 7:11 PM A stripFar_006R 28.06–30.08 VV+VH
RADARSAT-2 7:48 AM D S3 30.4–37 HH+HV
RADARSAT-2 7:11 PM A FQ6W 23.7–27.2 HH+HV+VH+VV
June 20th SMOS 5:25 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:46 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
June 21st SMOS (partial coverage) 6:07 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
TerraSAR-X 7:54 AM D stripNear_005R 25.08–26.58 HH+VV
June 22nd SMOS 5:47 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
June 23rd SMOS 5:08 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:29 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
June 25th SMOS 5:30 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:51 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
June 26th SMOS 6:12 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
RADARSAT-2 7:07 PM A FQ2W 19–22.7 HH+HV+VH+VV
June 27th SMOS 5:53 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
June 28th SMOS 5:14 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:34 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
June 29th RADARSAT-2 7:57 AM D FQ3W 20–23.6 HH+HV+VH+VV
RADARSAT-2 7:19 PM A S3 30.4–37 HH+HV
June 30th SMOS 5:36 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:56 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
TerraSAR-X 7:11 PM A stripFar_006R 28.06–30.08 VV+VH
July 1st SMOS 6:17 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
July 2nd SMOS 5:58 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
TerraSAR-X 7:54 AM D stripNear_005R 25.08–26.58 HH+VV
July 3rd SMOS 5:19 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:40 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
July 5th SMOS 5:41 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 7:02 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
July 6th SMOS 6:23 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
RADARSAT-2 7:53 AM D FQ8W 26.1–29.4 HH+HV+VH+VV
RADARSAT-2 7:15 PM A FQ10W 28.4–31.6 HH+HV+VH+VV
July 7th SMOS 6:03 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
July 8th SMOS 5:24 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:45 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
July 9th SMOS (partial coverage) 6:06 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
July 10th SMOS 5:47 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
July 11th SMOS (partial coverage) 5:08 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:28 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
TerraSAR-X 7:11 PM A stripFar_006R 28.06–30.08 VV+VH
July 13th SMOS 5:30 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:50 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
TerraSAR-X 7:54 AM D stripNear_005R 25.08–26.58 HH+VV
RADARSAT-2 7:48 AM D S3 30.4–37 HH+HV
RADARSAT-2 7:11 PM A FQ6W 23.7–27.2 HH+HV+VH+VV
July 14th SMOS 6:11 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
July 15th SMOS 5:52 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
July 16th SMOS 5:13 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V
SMOS 6:34 PM D Pol 0–55 H, V
July 18th SMOS 5:35 AM A Pol 0–55 H, V