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AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Monthly Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids, Version 1
Data set id:
AU_MoOcn
DOI: 10.5067/EX7P1JPQ0UA8
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

The AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Monthly Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids data set is a gridded product that reports monthly estimates of water vapor, cloud liquid water content, and surface wind speed over the ocean. The data are derived from resampled Near Real-Time (NRT) Level-1R data provided by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Sea surface temperatures from the NOAA 1/4° Daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) product are also included.
Parameter(s):
CLOUD PRECIPITABLE WATERCLOUD WATER PATHSEA SURFACE TEMPERATURESURFACE WINDS
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 month
Spatial Resolution:
  • 0.25 deg
  • 0.25 deg
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84
EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
N:
89.24
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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