Name: AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 6.25 km Polar Gridded 89 GHz Brightness Temperatures, Version 1
Creator: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Keywords: BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE

AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 6.25 km Polar Gridded 89 GHz Brightness Temperatures, Version 1

Data set id:

AU_SI6

DOI: 10.5067/NX1R09ORNOZN

This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary

Initial release

Overview

This data set reports 6.25 km resolution, horizontally and vertically polarized average daily 89.0 GHz brightness temperatures for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) for EOS (AMSR-E) and AMSR2 instruments. The data are provided on north and south polar stereographic grids. The brightness temperatures are derived from Level 1R data that has been spatially resampled by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to unify AMSR-E and AMSR2 observations.

Parameter(s):

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE

Platform(s):

Aqua

GCOM-W1

Sensor(s):

AMSR-E

AMSR2

Data Format(s):

HDF-EOS5

Temporal Coverage:

1 June 2002 to 4 October 2011
2 July 2012 to present

Temporal Resolution:

1 day

Spatial Resolution:

6.25 km

6.25 km

Spatial Reference System(s):

NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North
EPSG:3411
NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic South
EPSG:3412

Spatial Coverage:

N:
89.24
S:
30.98
E:
180
W:
-180
N:
-39.23
S:
-89.24
E:
180
W:
-180

Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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User Guide

AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 6.25 km Polar Gridded 89 GHz Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 User Guide

ATBDs

AMSR2 Sea Ice Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document

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