DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 3
Data set id:
NSIDC-0001
DOI: 10.5067/AN9AI8EO7PX0
There is a more recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Updated version reflects F13 data record from 01 Jul 2008 through 29 Apr 2009. It includes additional inter-sensor calibrations.

Overview

This data set provides daily gridded brightness temperatures derived from passive microwave sensors and distributed in a polar stereographic projection. Orbital data from nine channels and for each 24-hour period are mapped to respective grid cells using a simple sum and average method (drop-in-the-bucket method).
Parameter(s):
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
DMSP 5D-2/F13
Sensor(s):
SSM/I
Data Format(s):
Binary
Temporal Coverage:
1 July 2008 to 29 April 2009
Temporal Resolution:
  • 1 day
Spatial Resolution:
  • 25 km
  • 12.5 km
  • 25 km
  • 12.5 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic
EPSG:3031

WGS 84 / Arctic Polar Stereographic
EPSG:3995
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
30
E:
180
W:
-180
N:
-39
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

Data Access & Tools

This data set has been retired. There is a more recent version of these data.

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Many NSIDC DAAC data sets can be accessed using the NSIDC DAAC's Data Access Tool. This tool provides the ability to search and filter data with spatial and temporal constraints using a map-based interface.Users have the option to
The NSIDC provides Python scripts for reformatting specific NSIDC SMMR-SSM/I-SSMIS data products in polar stereographic projections from NetCDF to binary.
Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) can be accessed directly from our HTTPS file system. We provide basic command line Wget and curl instructions for HTTPS file system downloads below.