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AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Ocean Products derived from Wentz Algorithm

Entry ID: AE_Ocean

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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 L2B Global Swath Ocean Products derived from Wentz Algorithm

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_ocean.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-06-18

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GROUND WATER > GROUND WATER DISCHARGE/FLOW

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

INLAND WATERS

Project

USGS_SOFIA > South Florida Information Access

Access Constraints None. The data secured from the USGS NWISWeb database may include data that have not received Director's approval and as such are provisional and subject to change. The data are released on the condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use.

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

Miami-Dade County

Monroe County

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

SOUTH FLORIDA INFORMATION ACCESS, FLORIDA INTEGRATED SCIENCE CENTER, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Data Center URL: http://sofia.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: HEATHER S. HENKEL Phone: 727.803.8747 ext. 3028 Fax: 727.803.2032 Email: hhenkel at usgs.gov Contact Address: USGS-FISC-St. Petersburg 600 Fourth St. South City: St. Petersburg Province or State: FL Postal Code: 33701 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Format: tab-separated text file

Fees: None

Personnel

MARK ZUCKER

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: (954) 377-5952

Fax: (954) 377-5901

Email: mzucker at usgs.gov

Contact Address:

U.S. Geological Survey

3110 SW 9th Avenue

City: Ft. Lauderdale

Province or State: FL

Postal Code: 33315

Country: USA

ALICIA ALEMAN

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Email: alicia.m.aleman at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 610.2

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Hittle, Clinton, Patino, Eduardo; Zucker, Mark, 2001, Freshwater flow from estuarine creeks into northeastern Florida Bay, USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report, 01-4164, Reston, VA, U.S. Geological Survey.
http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Abstracts/wri01_4164_hittle.html

Hittle, Clinton D., Zucker, Mark A., 2004, Northeastern Florida Bay estuarine creek data, Water Years ...

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2008-11-04

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-06-02

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