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Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer Brightness Temperatures, Wakasa Bay, Japan
Entry ID: NSIDC-0193

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Summary

Abstract: This data set includes calibrated brightness temperatures measured over Wakasa Bay in the Sea of Japan in January and February 2003. The MIR was carried on a military-type P-3 aircraft. Brightness temperatures were taken at 57 beam positions covering 100 degrees swath. These data were acquired in support of the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) Wakasa Bay Field Campaign. Data are available in binary format from NSIDC via FTP. AMSR-E is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite on 4 May 2002. The Wakasa Bay Field Campaign was designed to validate both AMSR and AMSR-E shallow rainfall and snowfall retrieval capabilities.

Related URL

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: AMSR-E Validation Data

Geographic Coverage

N: 40.0 S: 30.0 E: 150.0 W: 130.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: James Wang
Dataset Title: Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer Brightness Temperatures, Wakasa Bay, Japan
Dataset Release Date: 2004-03-18
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0193.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2003-01-14

Stop Date: 2003-02-03

Location Keywords

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > SEA OF JAPAN
CONTINENT > ASIA > EASTERN ASIA > JAPAN

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >MICROWAVE >BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

Aircraft [Information]

Instrument

MIR >Millimeter Imaging Radiometer [Information]

Project

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information]

Keywords

Aircraft

AMSR-E

Brightness Temperature

Precipitation

Precipitation Amount

Wakasa Bay

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center [Information]
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0193

Data Center Personnel

Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

National Snow and Ice Data Center [Information]
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0193

Data Center Personnel

Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution_Media: FTP
Distribution_Size: 178.05 MB
Distribution_Format: binary files

Personnel

JAMES R. WANG
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 301-614-5655
Fax: 301-614-5558
Email: James.R.Wang at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 614.6
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Publications/References

Wang, J. R. and L. A. Chang. 1990. Retrieval of Water Vapor Profiles from Microwave Radiometric Measurements Near 90 and 183 GHz. J. Appl. Meteor. 29(10), 1005-1013.

Wang, J. R., S. H. Melfi, P. Racette, D. N. Whitemen, L. A. Chang, R. A. Ferrare, K. D. Evans and F. J. Schmidlin. 1995. Simultaneous Measurements of Atmospheric Water Vapor with MIR, Raman Lidar and Rawinsondes. J.Appl.Meteor. 34(7) 1595-1607.

Racette, P., R.F. Adler, A.J. Gasiewski, D.M. Jackson, J.R. Wang and D.S. Zacharias. 1996. An Airborne Millimeter-Wave Imaging Radiometer for Cloud, Precipitation and Water Vapor Studies. J. Atmos.Ocean.Tech. 13(3), 610-619.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-03-08

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-15

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