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AE_Rain.003AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling AlgorithmKummerow, C., Ferraro, R. & Randel, D.AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm2015-07-21Boulder, Colorado USANASA NSIDC DAAC: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center3false10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_RAIN.003https://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/ae_rain-v003-userguide.pdfAE_RainTechnical ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468CIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAInvestigatorChristianKummerowkummerow@atmos.colostate.edu1-970-491-74731-970-491-8449Department of Atmospheric ScienceColorado State University200 West Lake StreetFort CollinsCO80523USAInvestigatorRalphFerraroRalph.Ferraro@noaa.govESSIC/CICS2207 Computer and Space Sciences BuildingUniversity of MarylandCollege ParkMDUSAInvestigatorDavidRandeldrandel@atmos.colostate.edu970-491-83751371 Campus DeliveryFort CollinsCO80523-1371EARTH SCIENCEATMOSPHERECLOUDSCLOUD MICROPHYSICSCLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE EARTH SCIENCEATMOSPHEREPRECIPITATIONSOLID PRECIPITATIONCONVECTIVE SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE EARTH SCIENCEATMOSPHEREPRECIPITATIONLIQUID PRECIPITATIONLIQUID SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE EARTH SCIENCEATMOSPHEREPRECIPITATIONPRECIPITATION RATE EARTH SCIENCEATMOSPHEREPRECIPITATIONTOTAL SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE Climatology/Meteorology/AtmosphereAMSR-E-projectBRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURESConvective PrecipitationGSFC profiling algorithmRain Over LandRain Over OceansRain RateStratiform PrecipitationSurface RainfallAMSR-EAdvanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOSAQUAEarth Observing System, AQUA2002-06-012011-10-04complete-89.2489.24-180180Geographic RegionGlobal10 km along track5 km along scan50 minuteEach HDF-EOS file contains core metadata with Quality Assessment (QA) metadata flags that are set by the Science Investigator-led Processing System (SIPS) at the Global Hydrology and Climate Center (GHCC) prior to delivery to NSIDC. A separate metadata file with a .xml file extension is also delivered to NSIDC with the HDF-EOS file, and it contains the same information as the core metadata. Three levels of QA are conducted with the AMSR-E Level 2 and 3 products: automatic, operational, and science. If a product does not fail QA, it is ready to be used for higher-level processing, browse generation, active science QA, archive, and distribution. If a granule fails QA, SIPS does not send the granule to NSIDC until it is reprocessed. Level-3 products that fail QA are never delivered to NSIDC (Conway 2002).These data are freely, openly, and fully accessible, provided that you are logged into your NASA Earthdata profile (https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/).These data are freely, openly, and fully available to use without restrictions, provided that you cite the data according to the recommended citation at https://nsidc.org/about/use_copyright.html. For more information on the NASA EOSDIS Data Use Policy, see https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/data-use-policy.EnglishNASA/MSFC/AMSR-E SIPSNASA NSIDC DAACNASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Centerhttps://nsidc.org/daacData Center ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-6199National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAHTTPS18 MBHDF-EOS2Conway, D. 2002. Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - EOS Quality Assurance Plan. Huntsville, AL Global Hydrology and Climate Center.
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The AMSR-E/Aqua Level-2B precipitation product includes instantaneous surface precipitation rate and type over ice-free/snow-free land and ocean between 89.24 degrees north and south latitudes at at 10 km spatial resolution along the track and 5 km spatial resolution along the scan. The data are generated by the GPROF 2010 Version 2 algorithm using Version 3 of the AMSR-E Level-2A Brightness Temperatures.VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttps://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/ae_rain-v003-userguide.pdfAMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm, Version 3 User GuideGET DATAhttps://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C3248893599-NSIDC_CPRDEarthdata SearchGET RELATED VISUALIZATIONhttps://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?p=geographic&l=BlueMarble_NextGeneration,AMSRE_Surface_Rain_Rate_Day,AMSRE_Surface_Precipitation_Rate_Night,AMSRE_Surface_Precipitation_Rate_Day,AMSRE_Surface_Rain_Rate_Night,Coastlines&t=2002-06-01WorldviewGET DATAhttps://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/virtual-directory/collections/C3248893599-NSIDC_CPRDHTTPSGET DATAhttps://nsidc.org/data/data-access-tool/AE_Rain/versions/3/Data Access ToolGET DATAhttps://earthaccess.readthedocs.io/en/stable/earthaccessCEOS IDN DIFVERSION 9.92015-07-212026-02-12NSIDCVersion SummaryVersion 3 utilizes the GPROF 2010 Version 2 algorithm and Version 3 of the AMSR-E Level-2A Brightness Temperatures as input. Version 3 now includes both rain and solid precipitation rates and types, as well as ISO lineage metadata.NSIDCMinor VersionNSIDCLevel of ServiceComprehensiveNSIDCFull Dataset CitationKummerow, C., Ferraro, R. & Randel, D. (2015). <i>AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm</i>. (AE_Rain, Version 3). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_RAIN.003">https://doi.org/10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_RAIN.003</a>. 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