AMSR/ADEOS-II L2A Global Swath Spatially-Resampled Brightness Temperatures  View Catalog Page
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AMSR/ADEOS-II L2A Global Swath Spatially-Resampled Brightness Temperatures
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Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
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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
Postal Code: 80309-0449
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Date Stamp:
2013-05-26
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ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata First Edition
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ISO 19115:2003
Dataset URI:
http://nsidc.org/data/aa_l2a.html
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Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: AMSR/ADEOS-II L2A Global Swath Spatially-Resampled Brightness Temperatures
Date:
Date: 2009
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Edition Date: 2009-04-15
Identifier: AA_L2A
Cited Responsible Party: Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC DAAC User Services
Organization Name: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
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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
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Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
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Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
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Country: USA
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Abstract:
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) instrument on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Advanced Earth Observation Satellite-II (ADEOS-II) provided global passive microwave measurements of land, ocean, and atmospheric variables for the investigation of global water and energy cycles.
The AMSR Level-2A product (AA_L2A) contains brightness temperatures at 6.9 GHz, 10.65 GHz, 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 36.5 GHz, 89.0 GHz, 50.3 GHz, and 52.8GHz. Data are resampled to be spatially consistent except for the 50.3GHz and 52.8GHz data, and therefore are available at a variety of resolutions that correspond to the footprint sizes of the observations such as 56 km, 38 km, 24 km, 21 km, 12 km, and 5.4 km, respectively. Each swath is packaged with associated geolocation fields.
AMSR was an eight-frequency, passive-microwave radiometer system with the ability to observe from day to night, under any weather conditions with less cloud effects. AMSR was a conical scan sensor that swept the surface of the Earth at about ±90 degrees centered at the direction of the satellite flight. It measured horizontally and vertically polarized radiances at 6.9, 10.65, 18.7, 23.8, 36.5, and 89.0 GHz; and vertically polarized radiances at 50.3 and 52.8 GHz. Spatial resolution of the individual measurements varies from 5 km at 89 GHz to ~50 km at 6.9 and 10.65 GHz. Data are stored in Hierarchical Data Format - Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format and are available from 2003-01-28 to 2003-10-24 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.
Ashcroft, P. and F. J. Wentz. 2009. AMSR/ADEOS-II L2A Global Swath Spatially-Resampled Brightness Temperatures. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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Contact Voice Telephone: 1 707 545-2904 x12
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Individual Name: Frank J. Wentz
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Contact Voice Telephone: 1 707 545-2904 x16
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Country: USA
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Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
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Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
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Country: USA
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Keyword: Geographic Region > Global
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Date: 2008-02-05
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Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Spectral/Engineering > Microwave > Brightness Temperature
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Westbound Longitude: -180
Eastbound Longitude: 180
Southbound Latitude: -90
Northbound Latitude: 90
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 20030128
End Position: 20031024
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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
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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 68 MB
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Online Transfer Options:
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Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/amsr/order.html
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Density: 68
Density Units: B
Medium Name: FTP
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Data Acquisition Information:
Instrument Information:
Instrument:
Name: AMSR > Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
Platform:
Name: ADEOS-II > Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II
Description: satellite
Instrument: AMSR > Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
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