AMSU-A, the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit, is a 15-channel passive microwave radiometer used to profile atmospheric temperature and moisture from the earth's surface to ~45 km (3 millibars). All orbits beginning in the day (00:00:00 - 23:59:59 UTC) are stored in one daily HDF-EOS file. Each file contains 15 (channel) arrays, as well as corresponding latitude, longitude, and time. AMSU flies on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) polar orbiting spacecraft as part of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). NOAA-15 was the first spacecraft to fly AMSU. Launched on 13 May 1998, NOAA-15 is in a sun synchronous near polar orbit.
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Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 89.756 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: HDF-EOS-4 - netCDF-4 |
Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | NOAA-15 | |
Data Center(s): | NASA/MSFC/GHRC, Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA | Instrument(s): | AMSU-A |
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Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
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320 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville,
Alabama
35805
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Format: HDF-EOS-4 - netCDF-4
Format Type: Native
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