AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 5x5 deg Rainfall Accumulations  View Catalog Page
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AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 5x5 deg Rainfall Accumulations
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Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Date Stamp:
2013-05-24
Metadata Standard Name:
ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata First Edition
Metadata Standard Version:
ISO 19115:2003
Dataset URI:
http://nsidc.org/data/ae_rngd.html
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Data Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 5x5 deg Rainfall Accumulations
Date:
Date: 2004
Date Type:
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Edition: 2
Edition Date: 2004-01-01
Identifier: AE_RnGd
Cited Responsible Party: Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC DAAC User Services
Organization Name: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Website: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
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Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
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City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Abstract:
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) instrument on the NASA EOS Aqua satellite provides global passive microwave measurements of terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric variables for the investigation of water and energy cycles.
This Level-3 rainfall accumulation product (AE_RnGd) consists of two grids of 28 rows by 72 columns of monthly averaged rainfall accumulation over ocean and land. Both grids are 5 degree by 5 degree resolution. Monthly ocean rainfall accumulation (mm) is derived from the Wilheit, Kummerow, and Ferraro (1991) algorithm, using Level-2A brightness temperatures as input. Monthly land rainfall accumulation (mm) is derived from the McCollum and Ferraro (2003) algorithm, using Level-2B rainfall data as input. Data are stored in HDF-EOS format, and are available from 19 June 2002 to the present via FTP.
Purpose:
Scientific Research
Credit:
The following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
R. Adler, T. Wilheit, Jr., C. Kummerow, R. Ferraro. 2004. AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 5x5 deg Rainfall Accumulations. Version 2. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
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Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
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Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
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Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Thomas Wilheit, Jr.
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Christian Kummerow
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Contact Voice Telephone: 1 970 491-7473
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Delivery Point: Department of Atmospheric Science
City: Fort Collins
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Postal Code: 80523
Country: USA
Email: kummerow@atmos.colostate.edu
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Ralph Ferraro
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City: College Park
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Country: USA
Email: Ralph.Ferraro@noaa.gov
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Robert Adler
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Contact Voice Telephone: 1 301 614-6290
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Delivery Point: Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch
City: Greenbelt
Administrative Area: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Email: Robert.F.Adler@nasa.gov
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Contact:
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Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
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Date:
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Keyword: EOSDIS
Keyword: EOS PM-1
Keyword: Ferraro algorithm
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Keyword: Imagery
Keyword: NASA
Keyword: NSIDC
Keyword: Passive Microwave
Keyword: Precipitation Accumulation
Keyword: Precipitation Amount
Keyword: Precipitation Total
Keyword: Radiance
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Keyword: Rainfall Total
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Westbound Longitude: -180
Eastbound Longitude: 180
Southbound Latitude: -70
Northbound Latitude: 70
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 20020619
End Position: Unknown
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Distribution Information:
Distributor Information:
Distributor Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC DAAC User Services
Organization Name: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
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Distribution Format(s):
Data File Format:
Name: HDF-EOS
Specification: FTP 88 KB
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Online Transfer Options:
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Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/amsre/order.html
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Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/daac/ae_rngd_l3_rain.gd.html
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Density: 88
Density Units: B
Medium Name: FTP
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Data Acquisition Information:
Instrument Information:
Instrument:
Name: AMSR-E > Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
Platform:
Name: AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA
Description: satellite
Instrument: AMSR-E > Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS
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