https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 23.7 2026-04-15T10:53:30.610Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/platforms/8781da14-5ced-4d64-81cd-8daa10a1c30d 2012-09-05 GCOM-W1 Date=2012-09-05 User Id=mpmorahan Entity=BroaderRelation Operation=INSERT User Note=Insert Concept System Note=add broader relation New Value=GCOM-W1 [8781da14-5ced-4d64-81cd-8daa10a1c30d,40563] - Earth Observation Satellites [3466eed1-2fbb-49bf-ab0b-dc08731d502b,31221] Date=2018-03-14 User Id=sritz Entity=Definition Operation=UPDATE Field=text System Note=update Definition Old Value=The GCOM-W mission aims to establish the global and long-term observation system to collect data, which is needed to understand mechanisms of climate and water cycle variations, and demonstrate its utilization. AMSR2 onboard the first generation of the GCOM-W satellite will continue Aqua/AMSR-E observations of water vapor, cloud liquid water, precipitation, SST, sea surface wind speed, sea ice concentration, snow depth, and soil moisture. GCOM-W1/AMSR2 characteristics Scan and rate : Conical scan at 40 rpm Antenna : Offset parabola with 2.0m dia. Swath width : 1450km Incidence angle: Nominal 55 degrees Digitization : 12bits Dynamic range : 2.7-340K Polarization : Vertical and horizontal Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: GCOM-W1 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: GCOM-W1 Long_Name: Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water End_Group Creation_Date: 2012-08-31 End_Group New Value=The GCOM-W mission aims to establish the global and long-term observation system to collect data, which is needed to understand mechanisms of climate and water cycle variations, and demonstrate its utilization. AMSR2 onboard the first generation of the GCOM-W satellite will continue Aqua/AMSR-E observations of water vapor, cloud liquid water, precipitation, SST, sea surface wind speed, sea ice concentration, snow depth, and soil moisture. More Information: http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom_w/ GCOM-W1/AMSR2 characteristics Scan and rate : Conical scan at 40 rpm Antenna : Offset parabola with 2.0m dia. Swath width : 1450km Incidence angle: Nominal 55 degrees Digitization : 12bits Dynamic range : 2.7-340K Polarization : Vertical and horizontal Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: GCOM-W1 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: GCOM-W1 Long_Name: Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water End_Group Creation_Date: 2012-08-31 End_Group Date=2015-08-21 User Id=mpmorahan Entity=AltLabel Operation=INSERT System Note=insert AltLabel New Value=id: null text: Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water language code: en Date=2018-03-14 User Id=sritz Entity=AltLabel Operation=INSERT System Note=insert AltLabel New Value=id: null category: null text: SHIZUKU language code: en The GCOM-W mission aims to establish the global and long-term observation system to collect data, which is needed to understand mechanisms of climate and water cycle variations, and demonstrate its utilization. AMSR2 onboard the first generation of the GCOM-W satellite will continue Aqua/AMSR-E observations of water vapor, cloud liquid water, precipitation, SST, sea surface wind speed, sea ice concentration, snow depth, and soil moisture.More Information: http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom_w/GCOM-W1/AMSR2 characteristicsScan and rate : Conical scan at 40 rpmAntenna : Offset parabola with 2.0m dia.Swath width : 1450kmIncidence angle: Nominal 55 degreesDigitization : 12bitsDynamic range : 2.7-340KPolarization : Vertical and horizontalGroup: Platform_Details Entry_ID: GCOM-W1 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: GCOM-W1 Long_Name: Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water End_Group Creation_Date: 2012-08-31End_Group 2018-03-14 14:54:07.0