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BYU High Resolution Images of Seasat Sigma0 Measurements

Entry ID: NSIDC-0258

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Summary

Abstract: The Seasat scatterometer (SASS) provided normalized radar cross section (sigma0) measurements of the Earth's surface. SASS data were acquired at 4.45 km resolution. While originally designed for wind observation, scatterometer sigma0 measurements have proven useful in a variety of land and ice studies. To aid in the application of these measurements, Brigham Young University (BYU) prepared this ...

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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: David G. Long

Dataset Title: BYU High Resolution Images of Seasat Sigma0 Measurements

Dataset Release Place: Pasadena, CA

Dataset Publisher: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Online Resource: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/products/product175.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1978-07-01

Stop Date: 1978-10-10

Location Keywords

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > BERING SEA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > SOUTHERN AFRICA > SOUTH AFRICA

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 4.45 km, 22.25 km
Longitude Resolution: 4.45 km, 22.25 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Temporal Resolution: 12-28 days
Temporal Resolution Range: Weekly - < Monthly

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR BACKSCATTER

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > SIGMA NAUGHT

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

SATELLITES

Instrument

SCATTEROMETERS

Project

SCP > NASA Scatterometer Climate Record Pathfinder

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0258

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, diskette, or tape

Distribution Format: CODAS, ASCII

Fees: data provided on a cost recovery basis

Personnel

MELANIE F. MEAUX

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-07-07

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