AMSR-E Level 1A Header for 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. This table reflects Version 1 AMSREL1A data. Header information is available for users of Version 2 and Version 3 data.
Core Metadata
Product Specific Attributes
Core Metadata
| Object Name | Example Value |
| ShortName | AMSREL1A |
| VersionID | RELEASE1 |
| SizeMBECSDataGranule | 36.7 |
| LocalGranuleID | P1AME020602173MA_P01A0000000 |
| ProcessingLevelID | L1A |
| ReprocessingActual | |
| ProductionDateTime | 2002-06-02T03:49:15.000Z |
| RangeBeginningTime | 23:58:08.47Z |
| RangeBeginningDate | 2002-06-01 |
| RangeEndingTime | 00:48:02.25Z |
| RangeEndingDate | 2002-06-02 |
| GRingPointLatitude | [-73.17,-83.23,-37.06,22.96,74.16,85.50,25.26,-34.42] |
| GringPointLongitude | [-42.40,18.10,-162.93,-175.39,118.28,177.60,-160.25,-145.50] |
| PGEName | L1A_Process_Software |
| PGEVersion | |
| InputPointer | R1540402SGS0215301274300.RBD,R1540402SGS0215302452600.RBD |
| ProcessingCenter | NASDA EOC |
| ContactOrganizationName | NASDA |
| StartOrbitNumber | 419 |
| StopOrbitNumber | 419 |
| EquatorCrossingLongitude | -163.31 |
| EquatorCrossingDate | 2002-06-02 |
| EquatorCrossingTime | 00:25:11.35Z |
| OrbitDirection | ASCENDING |
| EphemerisGranulePointer | R1540957SGS0215301274300.RBD |
| EphemerisType | ELMP |
| PlatformShortName | EOS-PM1 |
| SensorShortName | AMSR-E |
| NumberofScans | 1997 |
| NumberofMissingScan | 2 |
| ECSDataModel | B.0 |
| DiscontinuityVirtualChannel | DEAD Encounter |
| QALocationOfPacket | discontinuation |
| NumberofPackets | 31952 |
| NumberofInputFiles | 2 |
| NumberofMissingPackets | 31920 |
| ReceivingCondition | |
| EphemerisQA | OK |
| AutomaticQAFlag | Passed |
| AutomaticQAFlagExplanation | 1. MissingDataQA: Less than 1010 is available -->OK |
| 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-1.034,10G-1.029,18G-1.022,23G-1.028,36G-1.025,50G-0.000,89GA-1.022,89GB-1.025 |
| CoefficientAhv | 6G-0.000,10G-0.000,18G-0.000,23G-0.000,36G-0.000,50G-0.000,89GA-0.000,89GB-0.000 |
| 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-1.034,10G-1.029,18G-1.022,23G-1.028,36G-1.025,52G-0.000,89GZ-1.022,89GB-1.025 |
| CoefficientAvh | 6G-0.000,10G-0.000,18G-0.000,23G-0.000,36G-0.000,50G-0.000,89GA-0.000,89GB-0.000 |
| 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-3.800,6GH-3.800,10GV-3.400,10GH-3.400,18GV-3.400,18GH-3.400,18GH-3.400,23GV-3.400,23GH-3.400,36GV-3.400,36GH-3.400,50GV-0.000,52GV-0.000,89GAV-3.400,89GAH-3.400,89GBV-3.400,89GBH-3.400 |
| CoRegistrationParameterA1 | 6G-1.57534,20G-1.87671,18G-1.72603,23G-1.46575,36G-1.47945,50G-0.00000 |
| CoRegistrationParameterA2 | 6G-0.23288,10G-0.17323,18G-0.06849,23G-0.19178,36G-0.00000,50G-0.00000 |
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