AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation, Version 1
Data set id:
AU_Rain
DOI: 10.5067/P5MCTDH7674A
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified Level-2B data set reports instantaneous surface precipitation rates and types (over land and ocean) and precipitation profiles (over ocean). The data are derived by applying the AMSR-E/AMSR2 unified algorithm to L1R data obtained by the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) for EOS (AMSR-E) and AMSR2 instruments.
Parameter(s):
CLOUD WATER PATHCONVECTIVE PRECIPITATIONFROZEN PRECIPITATIONICE WATER PATHRAIN WATER PATHSURFACE PRECIPITATION
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
2 July 2012 to present
Temporal Resolution:
50 minute
Spatial Resolution:
5 km along scan
10 km along track
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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