Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0080
DOI: 10.5067/AKQDND71ZDLF
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Version Summary
initial release

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/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F18
Sensor(s):
SSMIS
Data Format(s):
Binary
Temporal Coverage:
1 April 2016 to 1 May 2023
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 North
EPSG:3411

NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic South
EPSG:3412
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-60
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
N:
90
S:
60
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

Data Access & Tools

This data set has been retired. There is a more recent version of these data.

Help Articles

How to Articles

Many NSIDC DAAC data sets can be accessed using the 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.