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AMSR-E

Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System Sensor on the NASA Aqua Satellite
Data

The following table includes the official AMSR-E mission data currently available from NSIDC DAAC. These data products have been produced and validated by the AMSR-E Science Team. 

Data for this collection: 19
NAMETEMPORAL RESOLUTIONSPATIAL RESOLUTIONPARAMETER(S)
AMSR-E/Aqua 5-Day L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids, Version 2 (AE_5DSno)5 day
25 km
25 km
SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids, Version 2 (AE_DyOcn)1 day
0.25 deg
0.25 deg
ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPORCLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICECLOUD PRECIPITABLE WATERSEA SURFACE TEMPERATURESURFACE WINDSWATER TEMPERATURE
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids, Version 2 (AE_DySno)1 day
25 km
25 km
SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
AMSR-E/Aqua L2A Global Swath Spatially-Resampled Brightness Temperatures, Version 4 (AE_L2A)50 minute
Varies
Varies
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATUREMICROWAVE IMAGERY
AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Parms, & QC EASE-Grids, Version 2 (AE_Land)50 minute
25 km
25 km
SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTVEGETATION WATER CONTENT
AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Parms, & QC EASE-Grids, Version 3 (AE_Land)50 minute
25 km
25 km
SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTVEGETATION WATER CONTENT
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Surface Soil Moisture, Interpretive Parameters, & QC EASE-Grids, Version 2 (AE_Land3)1 day
25 km
25 km
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATUREMICROWAVE IMAGERYSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTVEGETATION WATER CONTENT
AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids, Version 2 (AE_MoOcn)1 month
0.25 deg
0.25 deg
CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICECLOUD PRECIPITABLE WATERSEA SURFACE TEMPERATURESURFACE WINDSWATER TEMPERATUREWATER VAPOR INDICES
AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids, Version 2 (AE_MoSno)1 month
25 km
25 km
SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Ocean Products derived from Wentz Algorithm, Version 2 (AE_Ocean)50 minute
varies
varies
CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICECLOUD PRECIPITABLE WATERSEA SURFACE TEMPERATURESURFACE WINDSWATER TEMPERATUREWATER VAPOR INDICES
AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm, Version 3 (AE_Rain)50 minute
5 km along scan
10 km along track
CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICECONVECTIVE SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATELIQUID SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATEPRECIPITATION RATETOTAL SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE
AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm, Version 4 (AE_Rain)50 minute
5 km along scan
10 km along track
CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICECONVECTIVE SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATELIQUID SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATEPRECIPITATION RATETOTAL SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE
AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 5x5 deg Rainfall Accumulations, Version 2 (AE_RnGd)1 month
5 deg
5 deg
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTRAIN
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 12.5 km Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, & Snow Depth Polar Grids, Version 3 (AE_SI12)1 day, 5 day
12.5 km
12.5 km
12.5 km
12.5 km
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURESEA ICE CONCENTRATIONSNOW DEPTH
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 25 km Brightness Temperature & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids, Version 3 (AE_SI25)1 day
25 km
25 km
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURESEA ICE CONCENTRATION
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 6.25 km 89 GHz Brightness Temperature Polar Grids, Version 3 (AE_SI6)
6.25 KM
6.25 KM
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 6.25 km Sea Ice Drift Polar Grids, Version 1 (AE_SID)1 day, 1 day
6.25 KM
6.25 KM
6.25 km
6.25 km
MICROWAVE IMAGERYSEA ICE MOTION
AMSR-E/Aqua Weekly L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids, Version 2 (AE_WkOcn)7 day
0.25 deg
0.25 deg
CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICECLOUD PRECIPITABLE WATERSEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE INDICESSURFACE WINDSWATER TEMPERATUREWATER VAPOR INDICATORS
AMSR-E/Aqua L1A Raw Observation Counts, Version 3 (AMSREL1A)50 minute
Not Specified
SENSOR COUNTS