DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 4

Data set id:

NSIDC-0001

DOI: 10.5067/AN9AI8EO7PX0

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Maslanik, J. & Stroeve, J. (2004). DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures. (NSIDC-0001, Version 4). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/AN9AI8EO7PX0. [describe subset used if applicable]. Date Accessed 12-15-2024.

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Version Summary

Updated version to reflect the beginning of the F17 data record

The source for this data set, RSS, changed from their version from V4 to V7

RSS V7 cross-calibrates between all SSM/I and SSMIS sensors as well as AMSR-E and WindSat, providing interconsistency of brightness temperatures from the sensors

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-3/F17

Sensor(s):

SSMIS

Data Format(s):

Binary

Temporal Coverage:

14 December 2006 to 31 March 2019

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:

-39

S:

-90

E:

180

W:

-180

N:

90

S:

30

E:

180

W:

-180

Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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Documentation

User Guide

DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 4 User Guide

Sensor and Instrument Information

SMMR, SSM/I, and SSMIS Sensors Summary

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