AMSR-E Level 1A Header

This table was updated on 12 April 2005 and reflects Version 2 AMSREL1A data. Users are encouraged to work with Version 2 data since they have corrected Cold Sky Mirror (CSM) data and improved geolocation. Header information is still available for users of Version 1 data.

The AMSR-E level 1A product includes core metadata and product-specific attributes. The following tables (Mitsubishi 2000) show an example of typical metadata fields. Some fields, such as ProductionDateTime, will vary among files.

Core Metadata
Product Specific Attributes

Core Metadata

Object Name Example Value
ShortName AMSREL1A
VersionID RELEASE2
SizeMBECSDataGranule 37.7
LocalGranuleID P1AME050410047MA_P01A0000000
ProcessingLevelID L1A
ReprocessingActual  
ProductionDateTime 2005-04-10T14:25:14.00Z
RangeBeginningTime 10:57:12.87Z
RangeBeginningDate 2005-04-10
RangeEndingTime 11:47:14.15Z
RangeEndingDate 2005-04-10
GRingPointLatitude -72.99,-83.32,-36.92,22.99,73.78,85.31,25.23,-34.36
GringPointLongitude 151.78,-146.13,31.31,18.76,-46.94,16.13,34.49,49.23
PGEName L1A_Process_Software
PGEVersion 222*22****22220222
InputPointer R1540402SG30510011402800.RBD,R1540402SKS0510013185000.RBD
ProcessingCenter JAXA EOC
ContactOrganizationName JAXA,1401,Ohashi, Hatoyama-machi,Hiki-gun,Saitama,350-0393,JAPAN,+81-49-298-1307,orderdesk@eos.jaxa.jp
StartOrbitNumber 15614
StopOrbitNumber 15615
EquatorCrossingLongitude 31.92
EquatorCrossingDate 2005-04-10
EquatorCrossingTime 11:24:21.75Z
OrbitDirection ASCENDING
EphemerisGranulePointer R1540957sg30510011402800.RBD
EphemerisType ELMP
PlatformShortName EOS-PM1
SensorShortName AMSR-E
NumberofScans 2002
NumberofMissingScan 0
ECSDataModel B.0
DiscontinuityVirtualChannel DEAD Encounter
QALocationOfPacket continuation
NumberofPackets 32032
NumberofInputFiles 2
NumberofMissingPackets 0
NumberofGoodPackets 32032
ReceivingCondition  
EphemerisQA OK
AutomaticQAFlag PASS
AutomaticQAFlagExplanation 1. MissingDataQA: Less than 20 is available -->OK,
2. AntennaRotationQA: Less than 20 is available -->OK,
3. HotCalibrationSourceQA: Less than 20 is available -->OK,
4. AttitudeDataQA: Less than 20 is available -->OK,
5. EphemerisDataQA: Less than 20 is available -->OK,
6. QualityofGeometricInformationQA: Less than 0 is available -->OK,
7. BrightnessTemperatureQA: Less than 20 is available -->OK,
All items are OK, 'PASS' is employed
ScienceQualityFlag Not being investigated
ScienceQualityFlagExplanation Not selected for investigation
QAPercentMissingData 0
QAPercentOutofBoundsData 0
QAPercentParityErrorData 0
ProcessingQADescription PROC_COMP
ProcessingQAAttribute NumberofMissingPackets

Product Specific Attributes

Attribute Name Sample Value
SatelliteOrbit Sun-synchronous_sub-recurrent
Altitude 707.9km
OrbitSemiMajorAxis 7085.858km
OrbitEccentricity 0.00095
OrbitArgumentPerigee 106.480deg
OrbitInclination 98.15deg
OrbitPeriod 98minutes
RevisitTime 16days
AMSRChannel 6.925GHz,10.65GHz,18.7GHz,23.8GHz,36.5GHz,89.0GHz-A,89.0GHz-B
AMSRBandWidth 6G-350MHz,10G-100MHz,18G-200MHz,23G-400MHz,36G-1000MHz,50.3G-0,52G-0,89GA-3000MHz,89GB-3000MHz
AMSRBeamWidth 6G-1.8deg,10G-1.2deg,18G-0.64deg,23G-0.75deg,36G-0.35deg,50.3G-0,52G-0,89GA-0.15deg,89GB-0.15deg
OffNadir 47.0deg : 89GB, 47.5deg : others
SpatialResolution(AzXEI) 6G-43.2kmX75.4km,10G-29.4kmX51.4km,18G-15.7kmX27.4km,23G-18.1kmX31.5km,36G-8.2kmX14.4km,50.3G-,52G-,89GA-3.7kmX6.5km,89GB-3.5kmX5.9km
ScanningPeriod 1.5sec
SwathWidth 1450km
DynamicRange 2.7K-340K
DataFormatType NCSA-HDF
HDFFormatVersion Ver4.1r2
EllipsoidName WGS84
SemiMajorAxisofEarth 6378.1km
FlatteningRatioofEarth 0.00335
SensorAlignment Rx=0.00000,Ry=0.00000,Rz=0.00000
ThermistorCountRangeWx 60,585,770,872,924,952,961,1023
ThermistorConversionTableWa 0.000000,   0.000015,   0.000161,   0.000618,   0.002331,   0.011459,   0.010101,   0.000000
ThermistorConversionTableWb 0.000000,   0.056460,   -0.109878,   -0.819170,   -3.801865,   -20.783040, -18.212120,   0.000000
ThermistorConversionTableWc -35.000000,   -38.250000,   9.220000,   284.170000, 1582.770000,   9480.000000,   8263.350000,   90.000000
ThermistorConversionTableWd 0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000, 0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000
Platinum#1CountRangeWx 1168,1296,1536,1752,4095
Platinum#1ConversionTableWa 0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000, 0.000000
Platinum#1ConversionTableWb 0.000000,   0.039000,   0.042000,   0.039000,   0.042000
Platinum#1ConversionTableWc -35000000,   -80.625000,   -84.000000,   -80.000000,   -84.667000
Platinum#1ConversionTableWd 0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000, 0.000000
Platinum#2CountRangeWx 272,1536,1792,2032,2288,3248,3712,4095
Platinum#2ConversionTableWa 0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000, 0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000
Platinum#2ConversionTableWb 0.000000,   0.078300,   0.078000,   0.083000,   0.078000,   0.083000,   0.085300,   0.000000
Platinum#2ConversionTableWc -140.000000,   -161.440000,   -160.000000,   -169.333000,   -158.750000,   -170.667000,   -177.640000,   140.000000
Platinum#2ConversionTableWd 0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000, 0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000
Platinum#3CountRangeWx 349,1454,2000,2555,3059,3566,4020,4095
Platinum#3ConversionTableWa 0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000, 0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000
Platinum#3ConversionTableWb 0.000000,   0.009100,   0.009100,0.009100,      0.009900,   0.009900,   0.008500,   0.000000
Platinum#3ConversionTableWc 10.000000,   6.845000,   6.803800,   6.803800,   4.719500,   4.719500,   9.835000,   44.000000
Platinum#3ConversionTableWd 0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000, 0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000,   0.000000
CoefficientAvv 6G-1.037,10G-1.032,18G-1.025,23G-1.0321,36G-1.029,50G-0.000,89GA-1.025,89GB-1.029
CoefficientAhv 6G-0.003,10G-0.003,18G-0.003,23G-0.004,36G-0.004,50G-0.000,89GA-0.003,89GB-0.004
CoefficientAov 6G-0.034,10G-0.029,18G-0.022,23G-0.028,36G-0.024,50G-0.000,89GA-0.022,89GB-0.024
CoefficientAhh 6G-1.037,10G-1.031,18G-1.025,23G-1.034,36G-1.029,52G-0.000,89GZ-1.028,89GB-1.031
CoefficientAvh 6G-0.003,10G-0.002,18G-0.003,23G-0.006,36G-0.004,50G-0.000,89GA-0.006,89GB-0.006
CoefficientAoh 6G-0.034,10G-0.029,18G-0.022,23G-0.028,36G-0.024,52G-0.000,89GA-0.022,89GB-0.024
CSM Temperature 6GV-2.800,6GH-2.800,10GV-2.800,10GH-2.800,18GV-2.800,18GH-2.800,23GV-2.800,23GH-2.800,36GV-2.800,36GH-2.800,50GV-0.000,52GV-0.000,89GAV-2.800,89GAH-2.800,89GBV-2.800,89GBH-2.800
CoRegistrationParameterA1 6G-1.15500,10G-0.85700,18G-0.81800,23G-0.80800,36G-0.72200,50G-0.00000
CoRegistrationParameterA2 6G-0.67800,10G-0.42900,18G-0.03100,23G-0.18500,36G-0.06900,50G-0.00000
CalibrationCurveCoefficient#1 6GV--0.2099101, 6GH--0.2054645, 10GV--0.0580782, 10GH--0.0103279, 18GV--0.0853578, 18GH--0.0435186, 23GV--0.1288643, 23GH--0.1288643, 36GV--0.0475611, 36GH--0.0536047, 50GV-0.0000000,52GV-0.000000, 89GAV--0.0278573, 89GAH--0.0447590, 89GBV--0.0273764, 89GBH-0.0316265
CalibrationCurveCoefficient#2 6GV-1.0756783, 6GH-1.0740756, 10GV-1.0209393, 10GH-1.0037236, 18GV-1.0307711, 18GH-1.0156885, 23GV-1.0464586, 23GH-1.0464586, 36GV-1.0171470, 36GH-1.0193259, 50GV-0.0000000, 52GV-0.0000000, 89GAV-1.0100426, 89GAH-1.0161356, 89GBV-1.0098693, 89GBH-1.0114014
CalibrationCurveCoefficient#3 6GV--0.0002537, 6GH--0.0002483, 10GV--0.0000704, 10GH--0.0000125, 18GV--0.0001022, 18GH--0.0000522, 23GV--0.0001556, 23GH--0.0001556, 36GV--0.0000575, 36GH--0.0000648, 50GV-0.0000000,52GV-0.000000, 89GAV--0.0000334, 89GAH--0.0000537, 89GBV--0.0000329, 89GBH-0.0000379
CalibrationCurveCoefficient#4 6GV-0.0000000, 6GH-0.0000000, 10GV-0.0000000, 10GH-0.0000000, 18GV-0.0000000, 18GH-0.0000000, 23GV-0.0000000, 23GH-0.0000000, 36GV-0.0000000, 36GH-0.0000000, 50GV-0.0000000, 52GV-0.0000000, 89GAV-0.0000000, 89GAH-0.0000000, 89GBV-0.0000000, 89GBH-0.0000000
CalibrationCurveCoefficient#5 6GV-0.0000000, 6GH-0.0000000, 10GV-0.0000000, 10GH-0.0000000, 18GV-0.0000000, 18GH-0.0000000, 23GV-0.0000000, 23GH-0.0000000, 36GV-0.0000000, 36GH-0.0000000, 50GV-0.0000000, 52GV-0.0000000, 89GAV-0.0000000, 89GAH-0.0000000, 89GBV-0.0000000, 89GBH-0.0000000
CalibrationMethod RxTemperatureReferenced,SpillOver,CSMInterpolation,Absolute89GPositioning,NonlinearityCorrection
HTSCorrectionParameterVersion ver0002
SpillOverParameterVersion ver0001
CSMInterpolationParameterVersion ver0001
Absolute89GPositioningParameterVersion ver0001