eng; usa UTF8 dataset AMSR-E/Aqua L2A Global Swath Spatially-Resampled Brightness Temperatures NSIDC User Services National Snow and Ice Data Center none 1 303 492-6199 x CIRES, 449 UCB Boulder CO 80309-0449 USA nsidc@nsidc.org http://nsidc.org pointOfContact 2013-06-18 ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata First Edition ISO 19115:2003 http://nsidc.org/data/ae_l2a.html AMSR-E/Aqua L2A Global Swath Spatially-Resampled Brightness Temperatures 2013 publication 3 2013-06-11 AE_L2A http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_L2A.003 NSIDC DAAC User Services NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center none 1 303 492-6199 National Snow and Ice Data Center Boulder CO 80309-0449 USA nsidc@nsidc.org http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html custodian NSIDC User Services National Snow and Ice Data Center none 1 303 492-6199 National Snow and Ice Data Center Boulder CO 80309-0449 USA nsidc@nsidc.org http://nsidc.org custodian The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) instrument on the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua satellite provides global passive microwave measurements of terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric variables for the investigation of global water and energy cycles. The AMSR-E Level-2A product (AE_L2A) contains brightness temperatures at 6.9 GHz, 10.7 GHz, 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 36.5 GHz, and 89.0 GHz. Data are resampled to be spatially consistent, and therefore are available at a variety of resolutions that correspond to the footprint sizes of the observations such as 56 km, 38 km, 21 km, 12 km, and 5.4 km, respectively. Each swath is packaged with associated geolocation fields. Data are stored in Hierarchical Data Format - Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format and are available from 1 June 2002 to 4 October 2011 via FTP. Scientific Research Ashcroft, P. and F. J. Wentz. 2013. AMSR-E/Aqua L2A Global Swath Spatially-Resampled Brightness Temperatures. Version 3. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_L2A.003. underDevelopment NSIDC User Services National Snow and Ice Data Center none 1 303 492-6199 x CIRES, 449 UCB Boulder CO 80309-0449 USA nsidc@nsidc.org pointOfContact Peter Ashcroft Remote Sensing Systems none 1 707 545-2904 x12 Remote Sensing Systems Santa Rosa CA 95401 USA ashcroft@remss.com principalInvestigator Peter Ashcroft Remote Sensing Systems none 1 707 545-2904 x12 Remote Sensing Systems Santa Rosa CA 95401 USA ashcroft@remss.com principalInvestigator Frank J. Wentz Remote Sensing Systems none 1 707 545-2904 x16 Remote Sensing Systems Santa Rosa CA 95401 USA wentz@remss.com principalInvestigator Frank J. Wentz Remote Sensing Systems none 1 707 545-2904 x16 Remote Sensing Systems Santa Rosa CA 95401 USA wentz@remss.com principalInvestigator asNeeded dataset series attribute NSIDC User Services National Snow and Ice Data Center none 1 303 492-6199 x CIRES, 449 UCB Boulder CO 80309-0449 USA nsidc@nsidc.org http://nsidc.org pointOfContact Geographic Region > Global place NASA / GCMD Location Keywords 2008-02-05 revision EARTH SCIENCE > Spectral/Engineering > Microwave > Brightness Temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Spectral/Engineering > Microwave > Microwave Imagery discipline NASA / GCMD Science Keywords 2008-02-05 revision EOS > Earth Observing System theme NASA / GCMD Project Keywords 2008-01-24 revision AE_L2A AMSR-E Aqua DAAC EOSDIS EOS PM-1 Imagery NASA NSIDC Passive Microwave Radiance Radiometers Remote Sensing Spatially Resampled Brightness Temperatures spatial resolutions Tb theme otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints : none Use Constraints : none eng; usa UTF8 -180 180 -89.24 89.24 20020601 20111004 HDF-EOS FTP 58 MB NSIDC DAAC User Services NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center 1 303 492-6199 National Snow and Ice Data Center Boulder CO 80309-0449 USA nsidc@nsidc.org http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html custodian NSIDC User Services National Snow and Ice Data Center 1 303 492-6199 National Snow and Ice Data Center Boulder CO 80309-0449 USA nsidc@nsidc.org http://nsidc.org custodian http://nsidc.org/data/amsre/order.html Data Access URL download http://nsidc.org/data/docs/daac/ae_l2a_tbs.gd.html Documentation URL information onLine 58 B FTP AMSR-E > Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS sensor AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA satellite AMSR-E > Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS