AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 25 km Brightness Temperatures & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids V001
The AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified Level-3 25 km product provides sea ice concentration derived from brightness temperatures using the NASA Team 2 (NT2) algorithm for the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. This data set includes six daily brightness temperature fields for channels ranging from 6.9 through 89.0 GHz, three daily sea ice concentration fields, and three daily sea ice concentration difference fields for ascending orbits, descending orbits, and full orbit daily averages. The sea ice concentration difference fields compare the NT2 algorithm with the Bootstrap algorithm. All fields are mapped to 25 km polar stereographic grids. <b>Note:</b> This product uses the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) AMSR2 Level-1R input brightness temperatures that are calibrated, or unified, across the JAXA AMSR-E and JAXA AMSR2 Level-1R products.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 89.24 S: 30.98 E: 180.0 W: -180.0, N: -39.23 S: -89.24 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: HDF-EOS5 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | GCOM-W1 | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/MSFC/AMSR-E SIPS | Instrument(s): | AMSR2 |
| Version: | 1 | ||
- Title: AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 25 km Brightness Temperatures & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids V001
- Version: 1
- Publisher: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://doi.org/10.5067/TRUIAL3WPAUP, Includes a user's guide, supplemental documents like ATBDs and academic papers, How Tos, FAQs, etc.
Collection Information
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Purpose
Scientific Research -
DOI
10.5067/TRUIAL3WPAUP
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Data Identification
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Processing Level
Level 3
Geophysical variables mapped on a grid
- Quality
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Collection Progress
Planned
Related URLs
Other Descriptive Keywords
ISO Topic Categories
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Additional Attributes
- Name: AscendingDescendingFlg STRING Description: Satellite Direction
- Name: EndingPolygonNumber INT Description: The index number for the last polygon associated with the nominal pass number in the granule
- Name: NominalPassIndex INT Description: 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
- Name: PercentRetrievals INT Description: Percentage of data points over land where retrievals are done = (number of retrieval points/total number of land points)*100 (computed using a classification mask for mountains, forest, etc.).
- Name: PercentRetrievalsWithinBounds INT Description: Percentage of land data points where retrievals are done, whose retrievals are within bounds = (number of within-bounds retrieval points/number of retrieval points)*100.
- Name: StartingPolygonNumber INT Description: The index number for the first polygon associated with the nominal pass number in the granule.
- Name: identifier_product_doi STRING Description: Digital object identifier that uniquely identifies this data product
- Name: identifier_product_doi_authority STRING Description: URL of the digital object identifier resolving authority
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified Data | No campaigns listed. | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | GEODETIC |
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- POLAR
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
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NASA NSIDC DAAC
DISTRIBUTOR-
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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NASA/MSFC/AMSR-E SIPS
PROCESSORThis data center does not have any addresses listed.
This data center does not have any contact mechanisms listed.
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NASA/MSFC/AMSR-E SIPS
ORIGINATORThis data center does not have any addresses listed.
This data center does not have any contact mechanisms listed.
Data Contacts
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Josefino Comiso
Technical ContactJosefino Comiso
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Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes
Cryospheric Sciences Branch
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
1 301 614 5708
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Thorsten Markus
Technical ContactThorsten Markus
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Instrumentation Sciences Branch
Code 614.6
Greenbelt, MD 20771
1 301 614 5882
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NSIDC Services
Technical ContactNSIDC Services
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CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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Walter Meier
Technical ContactWalter Meier
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Boudler, CO 80309
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Thorsten Markus
Technical ContactThorsten Markus
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Instrumentation Sciences Branch
Code 614.6
Greenbelt, MD 20771
1 301 614 5882
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Josefino Comiso
Technical ContactJosefino Comiso
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Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes
Cryospheric Sciences Branch
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
1 301 614 5708
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Walter Meier
Technical ContactWalter Meier
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Boudler, CO 80309
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NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
User ServicesNASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
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Boulder, Colorado
This contact does not have any contact mechanisms listed.
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: HDF-EOS5
Format Type: Native
Format Description: HTTPS