Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 2
Data set id:
NSIDC-0080
DOI: 10.5067/WKRY675MV57L
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
This version update reflects the conversion of the data set from binary to NetCDF.
Overview
The Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperature product provides near-real-time polar stereographic gridded daily brightness temperatures for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Parameter(s):
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
DMSP 5D-3/F16
DMSP 5D-3/F17
DMSP 5D-3/F18
Sensor(s):
SSMIS
Data Format(s):
netCDF-4
Temporal Coverage:
- 1 January 2023 to present
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 day
Spatial Resolution:
- 25 km
- 12.5 km
- 25 km
- 12.5 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
- NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic NorthEPSG:3411
- NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic SouthEPSG:3412
Spatial Coverage:
- N:-60S:-90E:180W:-180
- N:90S:60E:180W:-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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User Guide
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Help Articles
General Questions & FAQs
This article covers frequently asked questions about the NASA NSIDC DAAC's Earthdata cloud migration project and what it means to data users.
The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is migrating its primary data access from its legacy, on-premises archive to the NASA Earthdata Cloud.
How to Articles
Many NSIDC DAAC data sets can be accessed using NSIDC DAAC's Data Access Tool. This tool provides the ability to search and filter data with spatial and temporal constraints using a map-based interface.Users have the option to:
The NSIDC provides Python scripts for reformatting specific NSIDC SMMR-SSM/I-SSMIS data products in polar stereographic projections from NetCDF to binary.