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AIRS/Aqua Near Real Time (NRT) Level 2 Standard physical retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V005 (AIRX2RET_NRT) at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_AIRX2RET_NRT_V005

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Summary

Abstract: The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a facility instrument aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), AIRS constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors. AIRS data will be generated ...

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Link: GET DATA > ON-LINE ARCHIVE

Description: Access the AIRS/Aqua NRT Level 2 Standard Retrieval Product (without HSB) by FTP. User registration is required. Register for a username and password at the Land Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) web site (http://earthdata.nasa.gov/lance/).

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Caption: AIRS level 2 Standard Retrieval

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 90.0	S: -90.0	E: 180.0	W: -180.0
Min Altitude: 1100 MB Max Altitude: 0.1 MB

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: AIRS Science Team/Moustafa Chahine

Dataset Title: AIRS/Aqua Level 2 Standard physical retrieval (AIRS+AMSU)

Dataset Release Date: 2007-07-26

Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA

Dataset Publisher: Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)

Version: 005

Data Presentation Form: Digital Science Data

Online Resource: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/AIRS/data-holdings/by-data-product/ai...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2013-05-11

Stop Date: 2013-05-18

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 50 km
Longitude Resolution: 50 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 50 km - < 100 km or approximately .5 degree - < 1 degree
Vertical Resolution: 28 pressure levels, 1100 mb - 0.1 mb;14 pressure layers for moisture profiles
Temporal Resolution: 6 Minute(s)
Temporal Resolution Range: 1 minute - < 1 hour

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > CARBON MONOXIDE

ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > TROPOSPHERIC OZONE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Platform

AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA

Instrument

AIRS > Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

AMSU-A > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

AQUA > Earth Observing System (EOS), AQUA

Quality Differences Between the AIRS Near Real Time and Routine processing are described in the following document:

Difference between AIRS NRT and Standard Products
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Access Constraints You must register using the EOSDIS User Registration System in order to access LANCE NRT AIRS data. You can register at https://users.eosdis.nasa.gov/urs/.

Ancillary Keywords

Spectral IR Surface Emissivities

LANCE

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

GES DISC

Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 4.7 MB

Distribution Format: HDF-EOS

Fees: None

Personnel

ED ESFANDIARI

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 301-614-5960

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: asghar.e.esfandiari at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center

Code 610.2

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2010-07-22

Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-04-15

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