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AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids

Entry ID: AE_DyOcn

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Summary

Abstract: The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) instrument on the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua satellite provides global passive microwave measurements of terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric variables for the investigation of water and energy cycles. Measurements of ocean variables improve our understanding of a wide variety of hydrological and radiative ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 89.24

S: -89.24

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: F. Wentz and T. Meissner

Dataset Title: AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids

Dataset Release Date: 2004-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Version: 2

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ae_dyocn.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-06-19

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.25 deg
Longitude Resolution: 0.25 deg
Temporal Resolution: Daily

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > PRECIPITABLE WATER

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Platform

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Instrument

THERMOCOUPLES

Project

BOREAS > The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Ancillary Keywords

XYLEM

SAPWOOD

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)

Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 349

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE Phone: (865) 574-7447 Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov Contact Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory City: Oak Ridge Province or State: TN Postal Code: 37831-6407 Country: USA