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  <idinfo>
    <datsetid>AE_SI6</datsetid>
    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Cavalieri, D. J., T. Markus, and J. C. Comiso. </origin>
        <pubdate>20040101</pubdate>
        <title>AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 6.25 km 89 GHz Brightness Temperature Polar Grids</title>
        <edition>2</edition>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Boulder, Colorado USA</pubplace>
          <publish>NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>http://nsidc.org/data/ae_si6.html</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>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 water and energy cycles.

This Level-3 gridded product (AE_SI6) includes brightness temperatures at 89.0 GHz. Data are mapped to a polar stereographic grid at 6.25 km spatial resolution. This product is an intermediate product during processing of AMSR-E Level-3 sea ice products at 12.5 km and 25 km resolution. All variables include daily average, daily ascending and descending horizontally and vertically polarized brightness temperatures. Data are stored in HDF-EOS format and are available from 19 June 2002 to present via FTP.</abstract>
      <purpose>scientific research</purpose>
      <documnts>
        <userguid>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Cavalieri, D. J., T. Markus, and J. C. Comiso. </origin>
            <pubdate>20040101</pubdate>
            <title>AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 6.25 km 89 GHz Brightness Temperature Polar Grids</title>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Boulder, Colorado USA</pubplace>
              <publish>NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://nsidc.org/data/docs/daac/ae_si6_6km_tbs.gd.html</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </userguid>
      </documnts>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <rngdates>
          <begdate>20020619</begdate>
          <enddate>Unknown</enddate>
        </rngdates>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>publication date</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>In work</progress>
      <update>Unknown</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-180</westbc>
        <eastbc>180</eastbc>
        <northbc>90</northbc>
        <southbc>-90</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords</themekt>
        <themekey>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Spectral/Engineering &gt; Microwave &gt; Brightness Temperature</themekey>
        <themekey>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Spectral/Engineering &gt; Microwave &gt; Microwave Imagery</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords</themekt>
        <themekey>EOS &gt; Earth Observing System</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords</themekt>
        <themekey>AMSR-E &gt; Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords</themekt>
        <themekey>AQUA &gt; Earth Observing System, AQUA</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Categories</themekt>
        <themekey>climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>None</themekt>
        <themekey>AE_SI6</themekey>
        <themekey>AMSR-E</themekey>
        <themekey>Aqua</themekey>
        <themekey>BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES</themekey>
        <themekey>DAAC</themekey>
        <themekey>EOSDIS</themekey>
        <themekey>EOS PM-1</themekey>
        <themekey>Imagery</themekey>
        <themekey>NASA</themekey>
        <themekey>NSIDC</themekey>
        <themekey>Passive Microwave Radiation</themekey>
        <themekey>Radiance</themekey>
        <themekey>Remote Sensing</themekey>
        <themekey>Tb</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords</placekt>
        <placekey>Continent &gt; Antarctica</placekey>
        <placekey>Geographic Region &gt; Arctic</placekey>
        <placekey>Geographic Region &gt; Polar</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <plainsid>
      <platflnm>Earth Observing System, AQUA</platflnm>
      <platfsnm>AQUA</platfsnm>
      <instflnm>Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS</instflnm>
      <instshnm>AMSR-E</instshnm>
    </plainsid>
    <thelayid>
      <numthlay>2</numthlay>
      <layrname>
        <theme>
          <themekt>NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords</themekt>
          <themekey>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Spectral/Engineering &gt; Microwave &gt; Brightness Temperature</themekey>
        </theme>
      </layrname>
      <layrname>
        <theme>
          <themekt>NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords</themekt>
          <themekey>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Spectral/Engineering &gt; Microwave &gt; Microwave Imagery</themekey>
        </theme>
      </layrname>
    </thelayid>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>None</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntperp>
          <cntper>NSIDC User Services</cntper>
          <cntorg>National Snow and Ice Data Center</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
          <address>CIRES, 449 UCB</address>
          <address>University of Colorado</address>
          <city>Boulder</city>
          <state>CO</state>
          <postal>80309-0449</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1 303 492-6199 x</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>1 303  492-2468 x</cntfax>
        <cntemail>nsidc@nsidc.org</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
  </idinfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>National Snow and Ice Data Center</cntorg>
          <cntper>NSIDC User Services</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
          <address>National Snow and Ice Data Center</address>
          <address>CIRES, 449 UCB</address>
          <address>University of Colorado</address>
          <city>Boulder</city>
          <state>CO</state>
          <postal>80309-0449</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1 303 492-6199 </cntvoice>
        <cntfax>1 303  492-2468 </cntfax>
        <cntemail>nsidc@nsidc.org</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>AE_SI6</resdesc>
    <distliab>NSIDC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NSIDC makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.</distliab>
    <stdorder>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>HDF-EOS</formname>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>http://nsidc.org/data/amsre/order.html</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <fees>None</fees>
    </stdorder>
  </distinfo>
  <metainfo>
    <metd>20130122</metd>
    <metrd>20130122</metrd>
    <metc>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntperp>
          <cntper>NSIDC User Services</cntper>
          <cntorg>National Snow and Ice Data Center</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
          <address>National Snow and Ice Data Center</address>
          <address>CIRES, 449 UCB</address>
          <address>University of Colorado</address>
          <city>Boulder</city>
          <state>CO</state>
          <postal>80309-0449</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1 303 492-6199 </cntvoice>
        <cntfax>1 303  492-2468 </cntfax>
        <cntemail>nsidc@nsidc.org</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-012-2002</metstdv>
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