AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Rain Rate/Type GSFC Profiling Algorithm, Version 2
Data set id:
AE_Rain
DOI: 10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_RAIN.002
There is a more recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Updated the product maturity code to include R, for near-real-time data. There were no changes to the science algorithm in this version.

Overview

This Level-2B swath product (AE_Rain) contains instantaneous measurements of rain rate and rain type (convective vs. stratiform), generated from Level-2A brightness temperatures (AE_L2A).
Parameter(s):
PRECIPITATION RATERAIN
Platform(s):
AQUA
Sensor(s):
AMSR-E
Data Format(s):
HDF-EOS2
Temporal Coverage:
18 June 2002 to 3 October 2011
Temporal Resolution:
  • 50 minute
Spatial Resolution:
  • 5.4 km
  • 5.4 km
Spatial Coverage:
N:
70
S:
-70
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.

Help Articles

General Questions & FAQs

This article describes what customizing services are available for AMSR-E data using Earthdata Search.
A typical AMSR-E swath width consists of approximately 2000 scans, with 243 pixels per scan for the 6.9 GHz to 36.5 GHz channels, and 486 pixels per scan for the 89.0 GHz channel.

How to Articles

Fortran readers for AMSR-E Level-2B rain data are available upon request. Please contact NSIDC User Services for more information.
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To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will need to use the h5dump utility, which is part of the HDF5 distribution available from the HDF Group. How you install HDF5 depends on your operating system.
All 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, using wget or curl. Basic command line instructions are provided in the article below. 
NASA Earthdata Search is a map-based interface where a user can search for Earth science data, filter results based on spatial and temporal constraints, and order data with customizations including re-formatting, re-projecting, and spatial and parameter subsetting.
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NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) provides up to date, full resolution imagery for selected NSIDC DAAC data sets.