This README.txt file was generated on 2019-09-24 by Steven Pestana

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Title of Dataset: Dataset for Bias Correction of Airborne Thermal Infrared Observations Over Forests Using Melting Snow

Corresponding Author Information:
Steven Pestana; University of Washington, Civil and Environmental Engineering; spestana@uw.edu
Jessica D. Lundquist; University of Washington, Civil and Environmental Engineering; jdlund@uw.edu

Thermal infrared and visible imagery from aircraft/UAS over two forested mountain sites with snow cover, and ground-based surface temperature and meteorological observations. See associated paper: Pestana, S., Chickadel, C.C., Harpold, A., Kostadinov, T.S., Pai, H., Tyler, S., Webster, C., Lundquist, J.D. (2019, in review for Water Resources Research), Bias Correction of Airborne Thermal Infrared Observations Over Forests Using Melting Snow.

Locations and dates of data collection:
Davos Laret, Switzerland (2017-03-27)
Sagehen Creek, California, USA (2017-04-21)

Co-authors:
C. Chris Chickadel (UW Applied Physics Laboratory)
Adrian Harpold (University of Nevada, Reno)
Tihomir S. Kostadinov (Desert Research Institute; CSUSM)
Henry Pai (University of Nevada, Reno; NOAA)
Scott Tyler (University of Nevada, Reno; Center for Transformative Environmental Monitoring Programs)
Clare Webster (University of Edinburgh; SLF Davos)

Planning, logistics, instrumentation, data collection:
Nick Rutter (Northumbria University, UK)
Tobias Jonas, Clemens Hiller (SLF Davos)
Sarah Petersen, Jenna Weiner (UNR)
Chris Kratt, Chris Sladek (UNR; CTEMPS)
Dan Clark (UW APL)
Ron Morcom, Bill Retzlaff , Greg Maust (Regal Air)

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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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- SagehenCA_USA_4-21-2017
	- UAS_TIR
		- Raw TIR imagery from UAS flights (in csv format as uncalibrated temperature values in degrees Celsius)
		- Visible imagery from UAS flights (in jpg format)
		- Auxiliary UAS flight data (in csv format)
	- APL_Aircraft_TIR
		- Raw and post-processed TIR imagery from the UW APL aircraft flight (in mat (MATLAB) formats along with ancillary flight data)
	- Ground-based
		- Ground-based data (in csv, txt, and mat (MATLAB) formats)
- Davos_Switzerland_03-27-2017
	- UAS_TIR
		- Raw TIR imagery from UAS flights (in csv format as uncalibrated temperature values in degrees Celsius)
		- Visible imagery from UAS flights (in jpg format)
	- Ground-based
		- Ground-based data (in txt format)
- ancillary
	- Radiometer spectral response function figures (provided in a pdf document)

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    SPONSORSHIP
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Funding and instrumentation support was provided by NASA grants NNX15AB29G, NNX17AL59G, and NNX14AN24A, and National Science Foundation grant EAR-1440596.