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Level 3 Soil moisture (AMSR2) product

Entry ID: GCOM-W1_Level3_AMSR2_SM

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Summary

Abstract: The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) onboard the GCOM-W1 satellite is a remote sensing instrument for measuring weak microwave emission from the surface and the atmosphere of the Earth. From about 700 km above the Earth, AMSR2 will provide us highly accurate measurements of the intensity of microwave emission and scattering.
The antenna of AMSR2 rotates once per 1.5 seconds and ...

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: GCOM-W1 Data Providing Service

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: JAXA

Dataset Title: Level 3 Soil moisture (AMSR2) product

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

GCOM-W1

Instrument

AMSR2

Data Center

Mission Operations System Office, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan

Data Center URL: http://www.jaxa.jp

Data Center Personnel
Name: JAXA/MOSS Email: RD-MOS at jaxa.jp Contact Address: 2-1-1, Sengen City: Tsukuba-city Province or State: Ibaraki Postal Code: 305-8505 Country: Japan

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2012-08-24

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-06

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