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AIRS/Aqua Level 2 Support retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V005 (AIRX2SUP) at GES DISC Entry ID: GES_DISC_AIRX2SUP_V005 |
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Summary
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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 continuously. Global coverage will be obtained twice daily (day and night) on a 1:30pm sun synchronous orbit from a 705-km altitude. The Support Product includes higher vertical resolution profiles of the quantities found in the Standard Product plus intermediate output (e.g., microwave-only retrieval), research products such as the abundance of trace gases, and detailed quality assessment information. The Support Product profiles contain 100 pressure levels between 1100 and .016 mb; this higher resolution will simplify the generation of radiances using forward models, though the vertical information content is no greater than in the Standard Product profiles. The horizontal resolution is 50 km. The intended users of the Support Product are researchers interested in generating forward radiance, or in examining research products, and the AIRS algorithm development team. The Support Product will be generated at all locations as Standard Products. An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data. This will normally correspond to approximately 1/15 of an orbit but exactly 45 scanlines of AMSU-A data or 135 scanlines of AIRS and HSB data. (The Shortname for this product is AIRX2SUP). |
Related URL
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Link:
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ON-LINE ARCHIVE
Description: Access the AIRS Level 2 Support Product by FTP. Link: GET DATA > MIRADOR Description: Access the AIRS Level 2 Support Product using Mirador. Link: GET DATA > OPENDAP DIRECTORY (DODS) Description: Access the AIRS Level 2 Support product through OPeNDAP. Link: GET DATA > SSW Description: Access the AIRS Level 2 Support product using Simple Subset Wizard (Search and subset by date and spatial region). Link: GET DATA > ECHO Description: Refine your granule search with ECHO's next generation Earth Science discovery tool (Reverb) using information from this record. Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: AIRS home page at NASA/JPL. General information on the AIRS instrument, algorithms, and other AIRS-related activities can be found. Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: AIRS data support home page at Goddard Earth Sciences Data Information and Service Center/Distributed Active Archive Center (GES DISC DAAC). Online documentation, software to read, visualize and analyze AIRS data and data access information are available from this website. Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION > USER'S GUIDE Description: README Document for AIRX2SUP. |
Geographic Coverage
| N: 90.0 | S: -90.0 | E: 180.0 | W: -180.0 |
| Min Altitude: 1100 MB | Max Altitude: 0.1 MB |
Data Set Citation
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
AIRS Science Team/Moustafa Chahine
Dataset Title: AIRS/Aqua Level 2 Support 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: 2002-08-30 |
| Stop Date: 2013-02-28 |
Location Keywords
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OCEAN
> ATLANTIC OCEAN
OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL LAND GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN |
Data Resolution
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Latitude Resolution:
50 km
Longitude Resolution: 50 km Vertical Resolution: 28 pressure levels, 1100 mb - 0.1 mb;14 pressure layers for moisture profiles Temporal Resolution: 6 Minute(s) |
Science Keywords
| ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY >CARBON MONOXIDE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY >TROPOSPHERIC OZONE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ALTITUDE >GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ALTITUDE >TROPOPAUSE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >TEMPERATURE PROFILES [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >PRECIPITABLE WATER [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >WATER VAPOR PROFILES [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD FREQUENCY [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD TOP PRESSURE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >PRECIPITATION RATE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION >OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >LAND TEMPERATURE >SKIN TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES >EMISSIVITY [Definition] |
| OCEANS >OCEAN TEMPERATURE >SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS >METHANE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >SULFUR COMPOUNDS >SULFUR DIOXIDE [Definition] |
| CLIMATE INDICATORS >ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS >TEMPERATURE INDICES |
ISO Topic Category
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CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION OCEANS |
Platform
| AQUA >Earth Observing System, AQUA [Information] |
Instrument
| AIRS >Atmospheric Infrared Sounder [Information] |
| AMSU-A >Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A [Information] |
Project
| EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System [Information] |
| ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information] |
| AQUA >Earth Observing System (EOS), AQUA [Information] |
| CWIC >CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog [Information] |
Quality
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Users should read information contained within the three documents below to avoid misuse of the L2 products in their research. /V5_CalVal_Status_Summary.pdf http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/AIRS/documentation/v5_docs/AIRS_V5_Re... V5_L2_Standard Product_QuickStart.pdf (http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/AIRS/documentation/v5_docs/AIRS_V5_Re... V5_L2_Quality_Control_and_Error_Estimation.pdf (http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/AIRS/documentation/v5_docs/AIRS_V5_Re...) |
Access Constraints
| None |
Keywords
| Spectral IR Surface Emissivities |
| Spectral Microwave Surface Emissivities |
| Water Vapor Saturation Mass Mixing Ratio |
| Water Vapor Mass Mixing Ratio |
| Cloud Ice/Water Flag |
| Layer Molecular Column Density of Cloud Liquid Water |
| Layer Molecular Column Density of Ozone |
| Layer Molecular Column Density of Carbon Monoxide |
| Layer Molecular Column Density of Methane |
Data Set Progress
| IN WORK |
Originating Center
| GES DISC |
Data Center
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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
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Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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Distribution
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Distribution_Media:
FTP
Distribution_Size: 4.7 MB Distribution_Format: HDF-EOS Fees: None |
Personnel
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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 |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2002-07-11
Last DIF Revision Date:
2013-04-11
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