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
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 WATER
CLOUD WATER PATH
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
SURFACE 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 84EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
- N:89.24S:-89.24E:180W:-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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