Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0080
Summary
The Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperature product provides near-real-time brightness temperatures for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. These brightness temperatures are used to generate Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations. Near-real-time passive microwave brightness temperatures are received daily from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) on board the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F17 satellite, and are gridded onto the SSM/I polar stereographic grid. The SSMIS instrument is the next generation Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) instrument. SSMIS data used for this data set are received from the Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Two-byte scaled integer data are available via FTP at a resolution of 25 km for the 19, 22, and 37 GHz channels, and at 12.5 km resolution for the 85 GHz channels. NSIDC plans daily updates to the data. These data will be retained on the FTP site until NSIDC's standard brightness temperature product, DMSP SSM/I Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, is available.
For more information please see the DMSP SSM/I Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures and the Near Real- Time SSM/I EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -60°
S: -90°
E: 180°
W: -180°
N: 90°
S: 60°
E: 180°
W: -180°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Jim Maslanik
Dataset Title: Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures
Dataset Release Date: 1999-12-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0080.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-07-01
Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: Daily
Location Keywords
- Continent Antarctica
- Geographic Region Arctic
- Geographic Region Northern Hemisphere
- Geographic Region Polar
- Geographic Region Southern Hemisphere
Science Keywords
- Spectral/Engineering Microwave Brightness Temperature
Ancillary Keywords
- Antarctic
- Arctic
- Gridded Data
- Passive Microwave
- Polar
- Remote Sensing
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- DMSP 5D-2/F13 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F13
- DMSP 5D-2/F15 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F15
- DMSP 5D-3/F17 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F17
Instrument
- SSM/I Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
- SSMIS Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder
Project
- EOSDIS Earth Observing System Data Information System
- ESIP Earth Science Information Partners Program
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
NSIDC_DAAC
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: NSIDC-0080
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
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Data Set ID: NSIDC-0080
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC DAAC 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: 200 KB to 1100 KB each
Distribution Format: Gridded, scaled 2-byte integer
Personnel
JIM MASLANIK
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (303) 492-6199
Fax: (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc@kryos.colorado.edu
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309
NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
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
Related URL
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
DMSP SSM/I Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I Daily Polar Sea Ice Concentrations
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Near-Real-Time SSM/I EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-01-21
Last DIF Revision Date: 2001-10-04
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