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Database Documentation

Database Documentation
Article	Type
Donahue, K., J.S. Kimball, J. Du, F. Bunt, A. Colliander, M. Moghaddam, J.V. Johnson, Y. Kim, and M.A. Rawlins, 2023. Deep learning estimation of northern hemisphere soil freeze-thaw dynamics using satellite multi-frequency microwave brightness temperature observations. Frontiers in Big Data 6:1243559	Publication
Kimball, J.S., J. Du, T.W. Mierbachtol, Y. Kim, and J.V. Johnson, 2021.Comparing Greenland ice sheet melt variability from different satellite passive microwave remote sensing products over a common 5-year record. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, 654220.	Publication
Kim, Y., J. S. Kimball, X. Xu, R. S. Dunbar, A. Colliander, and C Derksen, 2019.Global Assessment of the SMAP Freeze/Thaw Data Record and Regional Applications for Detecting Spring Onset and Frost Events. Remote Sensing, 11, 1317.	Publication
DU, J., J. S. Kimball, L.A. Jones, Y. Kim, J. Glassy, and J. D. Watts, 2017.A global satellite environmental data record derived from AMSR-E and AMSR2 microwave earth observations. Earth System Science Data, 9, 791-808.	Publication
Kim, Y., J. S. Kimball, K. Zhang, and J. DU, 2017.An extended global Earth system data record on daily landscape freeze–thaw status determined from satellite passive microwave remote sensing. Earth System Science data 9, 133-147.	Publication
Kim, Y., J. S. Kimball, K. Zhang, and K. C. McDonald, 2012.Satellite detection of increasing Northern Hemisphere non-frozen seasons from 1979 to 2008: Implications for regional vegetation growth. Remote Sensing of Environment 121, 472-487.	Publication
Kim, Y., J. S. Kimball, K. C. McDonald, and J. Glassy, 2011.Developing a Global Data Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status using Satellite Microwave Remote Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 49, 3, 949-960. DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2010.2070515.	Publication
Jones, L.A., and J.S. Kimball, 2010.Daily Global Land Surface Parameters Derived from AMSR-E. Boulder Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.	Digital Media
Kim, Y., J.S. Kimball, and K.C. McDonald, 2010.MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status, Version 01 [1988 to 2007]. Boulder Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.	Digital Media
Kimball, J.S., K.C. McDonald, Y. Kim, and J. Glassy, 2009.An Earth System Data Record for Land Surface Freeze/Thaw State. Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD), Version 1, 29 pp.	Publication

Research Applications

Research Applications
Article	Type
Park, H., E. Watanabe, Y. Kim, I. Polyakov, K. Oshima, X. Zhang, J.S. Kimball, and D. Yang, 2020..Increasing riverine heat flux triggers Arctic sea-ice decline and oceanic and atmospheric warming.. Science Advances , 6, 45, eabc4699, DOI:10.1126/sciadv.abc4699.Comparing Greenland ice sheet melt variability from different satellite passive microwave remote sensing products over a common 5-year record. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, 654220.	Publication
Matthews, E., M.S. Johnson, V. Genovese, J. Du, and D. Bastviken, 2020. Methane emission from high latitude lakes: methane-centric lake classification and satellite-driven annual cycle of emissions.. Scientific Reports, 10(1), pp.1-9.	Publication
Pan, C., P. Kirchner, J.S. Kimball, and J. Du, 2020. A long-term passive microwave snowoff record for the Alaska region, 1988-2016.. Remote Sensing, 12, 153.	Publication
Du, J., J.D. Watts, L. Jiang, H. Lu, X. Cheng, C. Duguay, M. Farina, Y. Qiu, Y. Kim, J.S. Kimball, and P. Tarolli, 2019. Remote sensing of environmental changes in cold regions: Methods, achievements and challenges.. Remote Sensing, 11, 16, 1952.	Publication
Pan, C., J.S. Kimball, M. Munkhjargal, N. Robinson, E. Tijdeman, L. Menzel, and P. Kirchner, 2019. Role of surface melt and icing events in livestock mortality across Mongolia’s semi-arid landscapes.. Remote Sensing 11, 2392.	Publication
Kim, Y., J.S. Kimball, J. Du, C.L.B. Schaaf, and P.B. Kirchner, 2018. Quantifying the effects of freeze-thaw transitions and snowpack melt on land surface albedo and energy exchange over Alaska and western Canada.. Environmental Research Letters 13, 075009.	Publication
Pan, C.G., P.B. Kirchner, J.S. Kimball, Y. Kim, and J. Du, 2018. Rain-on-snow events in Alaska, and their frequency and distribution from satellite observations.. Environmental Research Letters.Daily Global Land Surface Parameters Derived from AMSR-E. Boulder Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.	Publication
Derksen, C., X. Xu, R. Scott Dunbar, A. Colliander, Y. Kim, J. S. Kimball, T. A. Black, E. Euskirchen, A. Langlois, M. M. Loranty, P. Marsh, K. Rautiainen, A. Roy, A. Royer, and J. Stephens. 2017. Retrieving landscape freeze/thaw state from Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) radar and radiometer measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment 194:48-62.	Publication
Park, H., Y. Kim, and J. S. Kimball. 2016. Widespread permafrost vulnerability and soil active layer increases over the high northern latitudes inferred from satellite remote sensing and process model assessments. Remote Sensing of Environment 175:349-358.	Publication
Zona, D., B. Gioli, R. Commane, J. Lindaas, S. C. Wofsy, C. E. Miller, S. J. Dinardo, S. Dengel, C. Sweeney, and A. Karion. 2016. Cold season emissions dominate the Arctic tundra methane budget. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113:40-45.	Publication
Park, H., Y. Yoshikawa, K. Oshima, Y. Kim, T. Ngo-Duc, J. S. Kimball, and D. Yang. 2015. Quantification of warming climate-induced changes in terrestrial Arctic river ice thickness and phenology. Journal of Climate.	Publication
Kim, Y., J.S. Kimball, D.A. Robinson, and C. Derksen, 2015. New satellite climate data records indicate strong coupling between recent frozen season changes and snow cover over high northern latitudes. Environmental Research Letters 10, 084004.	Publication
Watts, J.D., J.S. Kimball, A. Bartsch, and K.C. McDonald, 2014. Surface water inundation in the boreal-Arctic: potential impacts on regional methane emissions. Environmental Research Letters, 9, 075001.	Publication
Yi, Y., J.S. Kimball, and R.H. Reichle, 2014. Spring hydrology determines summer net carbon uptake in northern ecosystems. Environmental Research Letters 9, 064003.	Publication
Kim, Y., J. S. Kimball, K. Zhang, K. Didan, I. Velicogna, and K. C. McDonald. 2014. Attribution of divergent northern vegetation growth responses to lengthening non-frozen seasons using satellite optical-NIR and microwave remote sensing. International Journal of Remote Sensing:3700-3721.	Publication
Kim, Y., J. S. Kimball, K. Didan, and G. M. Henebry. 2014. Response of vegetation growth and productivity to spring climate indicators in the conterminous United States derived from satellite remote sensing data fusion. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 194:132-143.	Publication
National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee, 2014. National Climate Indicators System Report.	Report
Tuttle, S. and G.D. Salvucci. 2014. A new approach for validating satellite estimates of soil moisture using large-scale precipitation. Comparing AMSR-E products: Remote Sensing of the Environment, VOL. 142, 207-222.	Publication
Yonghong Yi, J. S. Kimball, L. A. Jones, R. H. Reichle, R. Nemani, and H. A. Margolis. 2013. Recent climate and fire disturbance impacts on boreal and arctic ecosystem productivity estimated using a satellite-based terrestrial carbon flux model. Journal OF Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, VOL. 118, 1–17, doi:10.1002/jgrg.20053.	Publication
Watts, J. D., J. S. Kimball, L. A. Jones, R. Schroeder, and K. C. McDonald. 2012. Satellite Microwave remote sensing of contrasting surface water inundation changes within the Arctic–Boreal Region. Remote Sensing of Environment 127(0):223-236.	Publication
Velicogna, I., J. Tong, T. Zhang, and J.S. Kimball, 2012. Increasing subsurface water storage in discontinuous permafrost areas of the Lena River basin, Eurasia, detected from GRACE. Geophysical Research Letters 39, doi: 10.1029/2012GL051623.	Publication
Chuang, T.-W., G. M. Henebry, J. S. Kimball, D. L. VanRoekel-Patton, M. B. Hildreth, and M. C. Wimberly. 2012. Satellite microwave remote sensing for environmental modeling of mosquito population dynamics. Remote Sensing of Environment 125, 147–156.	Publication
Jones, M.O., J.S. Kimball ,L.A. Jones, and K.C. McDonald. 2012. Satellite passive microwave detection of North America start of season. Remote Sensing of Environment 123, 324–333.	Publication
Jones, M.O., L.A. Jones, J.S. Kimball, and K.C. McDonald. 2011. Satellite passive microwave remote sensing for monitoring global land surface phenology. Remote Sensing of Environment 115, 1102-1114.	Publication
Zhang, K., J.S. Kimball, Y. Kim, and K.C. McDonald, 2011. Changing freeze-thaw seasons in northern high latitudes and associated influences on evapotranspiration. Hydrological Processes 25, 4142-4151.	Publication
Jones, L. A., C. R. Ferguson, J. S. Kimball, K. Zhang, S. T. K. Chan, K. C. McDonald, E. Njoku and E. Wood, 2010. Satellite Microwave Remote Sensing of Daily Land Surface Air Temperature Minima and Maxima From AMSR-E. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (JSTARS) 3(1), 111-123.	Publication

Science Development

Science Development
Article	Type
Walker, V.A., A. Colliander, and J.S. Kimball, 2022. Satellite Retrievals of Probabilistic Freeze-Thaw Conditions from SMAP and AMSR Brightness Temperatures. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing:1-1.	Publication
Mousavi, S., A. Colliander, J.Z. Miller, and J.S. Kimball, 2022. A novel approach to map the intensity of surface melting on the Antarctica ice sheet using SMAP L-band microwave radiometry. IEEE JSTARS, 15, 1724-1743.	Publication
Mousavi, S., A. Colliander, J.Z. Miller, D. Entekhabi, J.T. Johnson, C.A. Shuman, and J.S. Kimball, and Z.R. Courville, 2021. Evaluation of surface melt on the Greenland ice sheet using SMAP L-band microwave radiometry. IEEE JSTARS, 14, 11439-11449.A long-term passive microwave snowoff record for the Alaska region, 1988-2016.. Remote Sensing, 12, 153.	Publication
Colliander, A., M. Mousavi, S. Marshall, S. Samimi, J.S. Kimball, J. Miller, J. Johnson, and M. Burgin, 2021. Ice sheet surface and subsurface melt water discrimination using multi-frequency microwave radiometry. GRL, 49, 4.	Publication
Du, J., J. S. Kimball, and M. Moghaddam. 2015. Theoretical Modeling and Analysis of L-and P-band Radar Backscatter Sensitivity to Soil Active Layer Dielectric Variations. Remote Sensing 7:9450-9472.	Publication
Du, J., J.S. Kimball, J.C. Shi, L.A. Jones, S.L. Wu, R.J. Sun, and H. Yang, 2014. Intercalibration of satellite passive microwave land observations from AMSR-E and AMSR2 using overlapping FY3B-MWRI sensor measurements. Remote Sensing 6, 8594-8616.	Publication
Du, J., J.S. Kimball, M. Azarderakhsh, R.S. Dunbar, M. Moghaddam, and K.C. McDonald, 2014. Classification of Alaska spring thaw characteristics using satellite L-band Radar remote sensing. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (1), 542-556.	Publication
Podest, E., K.C. McDonald, and J.S. Kimball, 2014. Multi-sensor microwave sensitivity to freeze-thaw dynamics across a complex boreal landscape. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 52 (11), 6818-6828.	Publication
Farhadi, L., R.H. Reichle, G.J.M. De Lannoy, and J.S. Kimball, 2014. Assimilation of Freeze/Thaw observations into the NASA catchment land surface model. Journal of Hydrometeorology. .	Publication
Colliander, A., K. McDonald, R. Zimmermann, R. Schroeder, J. Kimball, and E. Njoku, 2012. Application of QuikSCAT backscatter to SMAP validation planning: Freeze/thaw over ALECTRA sites in Alaska from 2000 to 2007. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 50(2), 461-468.	Publication
Entekhabi, D., E. Njoku, P. O'Neill, K. H. Kellogg, W. Crow, W. N. Edelstein, J. K. Entin, S. D. Goodman, T. Jackson, J. Johnson, J. S. Kimball, J. R. Piepmeier, R. Koster, N. Martin, K. C. McDonald, M. Moghaddam, S. Moran, R. Reichle, J. C. Shi, M. Spencer, S. W. Thurman, L Tsang and J. Van Zyl, 2010. The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission. Proceedings of the IEEE, 98 (5), 704-716.	Publication
Kimball, J.S., L.A. Jones, K. Zhang, F.A. Heinsch, K.C. McDonald, and W.C. Oechel, 2009. A satellite approach to estimate land-atmosphere CO2 exchange for Boreal and Arctic biomes using MODIS and AMSR-E. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47(2), 569-587, 10.1109/TGRS.2008.2003248.	Publication
White, M.A., K.M. de Beurs, K. Didan, D.W. Inouye, A.D. Richardson,O.P. Jensen, J. O'Keefe, G. Zhang, R.R. Nemani, W.J.D. van Leewen, J.F.Brown, A. de Wit, M. Schaepman, Z. Lin, M. Dettinger, A.S. Bailey, J.Kimball, M.D. Schwartz, D.D. Baldocchi, J.T. Lee, and W.K. Lauenroth, 2009. Intercomparison, interpretation and assessment of spring phenology in North America estimated from remote sensing for 1982 to 2006. Global Change Biology, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01910.x.Surface water inundation in the boreal-Arctic: potential impacts on regional methane emissions. Environmental Research Letters, 9, 075001.	Publication
Zhang, K., J.S. Kimball, E.H. Hogg, M. Zhao, W.C. Oechel, J.J. Cassano and S.W. Running, 2008. Satellite-based model detection of recent climate driven changes in northern high latitude vegetation productivity. J. Geophys. Res. (113), 1-13.	Publication
Jones, L.A., J.S. Kimball, K.C. McDonald, S.K. Chan, E.G. Njoku, and W.C. Oechel, 2007. Satellite microwave remote sensing of boreal and arctic soil temperatures from AMSR-E. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 45(7), 2004-2018.	Publication
Sitch, S., A.D. McGuire, J.S. Kimball, N. Gedney, J. Gamon, R. Engstrom, A. Wolf, Q. Zhuang, and J. Clein, and K.C. McDonald, 2007. Assessing the carbon balance of circumpolar arctic tundra using remote sensing and process modeling. Ecological applications 17(1), 213-234.	Publication
Zhang, K., J.S. Kimball, K.C. McDonald, J.J. Cassano, and S.W. Running, 2007. Impacts of large-scale oscillations on pan-Arctic terrestrial net primary production. Geophysical Research Letters 34, L21403, doi:10.1029/2007GL031605.National Climate Indicators System Report.	Report
Euskirchen, E.S., A.D. McGuire, D.W. Kicklighter, Q. Zhuang, J.S. Clein, R.J. Dargaville, D.G. Dye, J.S. Kimball, K.C. McDonald, J.M. Melillo, V.E. Romanovsky, and N.V. Smith, 2006. Importance of recent shifts in soil thermal dynamics on growing season length, productivity, and carbon sequestration in terrestrial high-latitude ecosystems. Global Change Biology 12, 731-750.	Publication
Kimball, J.S., K.C. McDonald, and M. Zhao, 2006.Spring thaw and its effect on terrestrial vegetation productivity in the western Arctic observed from satellite microwave and optical remote sensing. Earth Interactions 10(21), 1-22.	Publication
Kimball, J.S., K.C. McDonald, S.W. Running, and S. Frolking, 2004. Satellite radar remote sensing of seasonal growing seasons for boreal and subalpine evergreen forests. Remote Sensing of Environment 90, 243-258.Satellite Microwave remote sensing of contrasting surface water inundation changes within the Arctic–Boreal Region. Remote Sensing of Environment 127(0):223-236.	Publication
McDonald, K.C., J.S. Kimball, E. Njoku, R. Zimmermann, and M. Zhao, 2004. Variability in springtime thaw in the terrestrial high latitudes: Monitoring a major control on the biospheric assimilation of atmospheric CO2 with spaceborne microwave remote sensing. Earth Interactions 8(20), 1-23.	Publication