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Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) Data Products

Entry ID: AATSR_Inventory

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Summary

Abstract: The Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) is one of the Announcement of Opportunity (AO) instruments on board ENVISAT. It is the most recent in a series of instruments designed to measure Sea Surface Temperature (SST) to the high levels of accuracy and precision required for the monitoring and detection of climate change.

By agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) ...

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: View Envisat quick-look images and metadata. Order data.

Link: GET DATA

Description: This data set is part of the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE)
data sets. FTP access requires an account and password.

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Envisat Mission Home Page.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: AATSR documentation on products, algorithms, instrumentation, and data formats.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: ESA Envisat

Dataset Title: AATSR Data Formats Products

Online Resource: http://envisat.esa.int/handbooks/aatsr/

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > LANDFORMS

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

OCEANS

Platform

ENVISAT > Environmental Satellite

Instrument

AATSR > Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer

Project

GODAE > Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment

Use Constraints By agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) access to the AATSR data are
restricted to those who have signed the ESA Category One Agreement. FTP
access requires an account and password.

Originating Center

Data Center

Earthnet Online, European Space Agency

Data Center URL: http://earth.esa.int
Dataset ID: AATSR Level 2

Data Center Personnel
Name: ESA EARTH OBSERVATION HELPDESK Phone: +39 06 94180777 Fax: +39 06 94180292 Contact Address: ESA/ESRIN Via Galileo Galilei, CP 64 City: Frascati Postal Code: I-00044 Country: Italy