AMSR-E/Aqua L2A Global Swath Spatially-Resampled Brightness Temperatures (Tb)
 Data Contributors
- ASHCROFT, PETER
- WENTZ, FRANK J.
Parameters
- BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
- MICROWAVE IMAGERY
Instruments
- AMSR-E : ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER-EOS
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The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) instrument on the NASA 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 (TBs) 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 (56 km,
38 km, 24 km, 21 km, 12 km, and 5.4 km, respectively). Each swath is packaged
with associated geolocation fields. Data are stored in HDF-EOS format, and are
available via FTP, CD-ROM, 8-mm tape, DVD-ROM, or DLT.
Data CitationThe following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. List the principal investigators, year of data set release, data set title and version, dates of data you used (for example, 01 September to 30 October 2003), publishers (NSIDC), and digital media.
Ashcroft, P., and F. Wentz. 2003, updated daily. AMSR-E/Aqua L2A global swath spatially-resampled brightness temperatures (Tb) V001, [list dates used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media.
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