PSR/A Multiband Polarimetric Imaging, Wakasa Bay, Japan  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0267
Summary
This data set includes brightness temperature data measured over the Sea of Japan, the Western Pacific Ocean, and the Japanese Islands in January and February 2003. The data were collected using the NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory (ETL) Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR/A), an airborne multiband, conical-scanning, imaging radiometer system. The PSR was mounted to a NASA P-3 aircraft and flown at approximately 22,000 ft mean sea level (MSL) with flight lines that crossed maritime and orographic precipitation. These data are provided to AMSR-E Validation scientists for use in intercomparisons with surface-based and satellite-based data collected during the January/February 2003 Wakasa Bay Field Campaign. Data are available in MATLAB format and as binary files with accompanying ASCII headers.
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua satellite on 4 May 2002. The Wakasa Bay Field Campaign was designed to validate both AMSR and AMSR-E shallow rainfall and snowfall retrieval capabilities.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 42°
S: 30°
E: 151°
W: 132°
Min Altitude: 0.15 kilometers
Max Altitude: 7 kilometers
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Boba Stankov, Albin J. Gasiewski
Dataset Title: PSR/A Multiband Polarimetric Imaging, Wakasa Bay, Japan
Dataset Release Date: 2005-06-24
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0267.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-01-19
Stop Date: 2003-02-03
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.3 km to 2.2 km
Longitude Resolution: 0.3 km to 2.2 km
Temporal Resolution: 1 day
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ASIA EASTERN ASIA JAPAN
- OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN
- OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN SEA OF JAPAN
Science Keywords
- Spectral/Engineering Microwave Brightness Temperature
Ancillary Keywords
- AMSR-E
- Brightness Temperature
- EOSDIS
- Japan
- NASA
- NSIDC DAAC
- NSIDC > National Snow and Ice Data Center
- Passive Microwave Brightness Temperatures
- PSR
- Wakasa Bay
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
- Oceans
Platform
Instrument
- PSR Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer
Use Constraints
Users must have MATLAB 5.3 or greater to view the MATLAB files.
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
NSIDC_DAAC
Data Center
NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 60 MB
Distribution Format: MATLAB
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 60 MB
Distribution Format: Binary
Personnel
Boba Stankov
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- NOAA/Environmental Technology Laboratory
- Microwave Systems Development Division
- 325 Broadway
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80305
Country: USA
Albin J. Gasiewski
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- NOAA
- Environmental Technology Laboratory
- NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory
- 325 Broadway R/ETL
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80305
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
AMSR-E Validation Data
Reference
Stankov, B., A.J. Gasiewski, M. Klein, V. Leuski, V. Irisov, and B. Weber. 2003. PSR/A multiband polarimetric imaging during Wakasa Bay (WBAY03) field campaign: data delivery report to NASA PIs. Boulder, CO: NOAA Environmental Laboratory, Division of Microwave Systems Development. Unpublished report.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-06-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-07-12
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