AE_Rain_3

AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm V003

Version 3 eng; usa
  • Abstract
    The AMSR-E/Aqua Level-2B precipitation product includes instantaneous surface precipitation rate and type over ice-free/snow-free land and ocean between 89.24 degrees north and south latitudes at at 10 km spatial resolution along the track and 5 km spatial resolution along the scan. The data are generated by the GPROF 2010 Version 2 algorithm using Version 3 of the AMSR-E Level-2A Brightness Temperatures.
  • Purpose
    Scientific Research
  • DOI

    10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_RAIN.003

Data Identification Fields:

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    Processing Level

    Level 2B

    Derived geophysical variables

    Quality
    Collection Progress

    Complete

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    Science Keywords
    • EARTH SCIENCE
    • Atmosphere
    • Clouds
    • Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
    • EARTH SCIENCE
    • Atmosphere
    • Precipitation
    • Solid Precipitation
    • Convective Surface Precipitation Rate
    • EARTH SCIENCE
    • Atmosphere
    • Precipitation
    • Liquid Precipitation
    • Liquid Surface Precipitation Rate
    • EARTH SCIENCE
    • Atmosphere
    • Precipitation
    • Precipitation Rate
    • EARTH SCIENCE
    • Atmosphere
    • Precipitation
    • Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Other Descriptive Keywords
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ISO Topic Categories
  • CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Additional Attributes
  • AscendingDescendingFlg
    STRING
    Satellite Direction
    Resolution Range Begin Range End Unit of Measure Accuracy

  • EndingPolygonNumber
    INT
    The index number for the last polygon associated with the nominal pass number in the granule
    Resolution Range Begin Range End Unit of Measure Accuracy

  • NominalPassIndex
    INT
    The nominal pass index number for the pass that best describes the spatial location of the granule, where the pass is either the ascending or descending portion of an orbit
    Resolution Range Begin Range End Unit of Measure Accuracy

  • StartingPolygonNumber
    INT
    The index number for the first polygon associated with the nominal pass number in the granule.
    Resolution Range Begin Range End Unit of Measure Accuracy

  • identifier_product_doi
    STRING
    Digital object identifier that uniquely identifies this data product
    Resolution Range Begin Range End Unit of Measure Accuracy

  • identifier_product_doi_authority
    STRING
    URL of the digital object identifier resolving authority
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Acquisition Information Fields:

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Platforms
  • Earth Observation Satellites
    AQUA
    Instruments
    • AMSR-E

Temporal Information Fields:

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Spatial Information Fields:

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    Coverage Type Zone Identifier Geometry Granule Representation
    HORIZONTAL CARTESIAN ORBIT
Location Keywords
    • Geographic Region
    • Global

Data Centers

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  • NASA NSIDC DAAC
    ARCHIVER

    National Snow and Ice Data Center
    CIRES, 449 UCB
    University of Colorado
    Boulder, CO 80309-0449

    • 1 303 492 6199
    • 1 303 492 2468
    • Email

    Archiving Data Center

    http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
    • Home Page
  • NASA NSIDC DAAC
    DISTRIBUTOR

    National Snow and Ice Data Center
    CIRES, 449 UCB
    University of Colorado
    Boulder, CO 80309-0449

    • 1 303 492 6199
    • 1 303 492 2468
    • Email

    Archiving Data Center

    http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
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  • NASA/MSFC/AMSR-E SIPS
    PROCESSOR

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    Originating Data Center

    https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/AMSR/
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  • NASA/MSFC/AMSR-E SIPS
    ORIGINATOR

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    Originating Data Center

    https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/AMSR/
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Data Contacts

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  • NSIDC Services
    Technical Contact
    NSIDC Services

    CIRES, 449 UCB
    University of Colorado
    Boulder, CO 80309-0449

    • 1 303 492 6199
    • 1 303 492 2468
    • Email
  • Christian Kummerow
    Technical Contact
    Christian Kummerow

    Department of Atmospheric Science
    Colorado State University
    200 West Lake Street
    Fort Collins, CO 80523

    • 1 970 491 7473
    • 1 970 491 8449
    • Email
  • Ralph Ferraro
    Technical Contact
    Ralph Ferraro

    ESSIC/CICS
    2207 Computer and Space Sciences Building
    University of Maryland
    College Park, MD

  • David Randel
    Technical Contact
    David Randel

    1371 Campus Delivery
    Fort Collins, CO 80523-1371

  • Christian Kummerow
    Technical Contact
    Christian Kummerow

    Department of Atmospheric Science
    Colorado State University
    200 West Lake Street
    Fort Collins, CO 80523

    • 1 970 491 7473
    • 1 970 491 8449
    • Email
  • Ralph Ferraro
    Technical Contact
    Ralph Ferraro

    Silver Springs, MD

    This contact does not have any contact mechanisms listed.

  • David Randel
    Technical Contact
    David Randel

    1371 Campus Delivery
    Fort Collins, CO 80523-1371

  • NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
    User Services
    NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center

    Boulder, Colorado

    This contact does not have any contact mechanisms listed.

Collection Citations Fields:

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    Collection Citations
    • AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm V003
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      Published by: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center

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