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AIRS/Aqua Level 1B Calibration subset V005 (AIRXBCAL) at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_AIRXBCAL_V005

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Summary

Abstract: AIRS/Aqua Level-1B calibration subset including clear cases, special calibration sites, random nadir spots, and high clouds.

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a facility instrument aboard thesecond Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil ...

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Link: GET DATA > ON-LINE ARCHIVE

Description: Access the AIRS/Aqua Level 1B Calibration subset data by FTP.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -42.0	S: -74.0	E: 52.0	W: -37.0

	N: 88.5	S: 58.0	E: 22.0	W: -43.0
Max Altitude: 0 M
Min Depth: 0 M Max Depth: 1125M

N: 88.5	S: 58.0	E: 22.0	W: -43.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Kovacs,Fedak,Lydersen,Nøst,Biuw

Dataset Title: Marine mammals exploring the oceans pole to pole

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2007-07-20

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Horizontal Resolution Range: 30 meters - < 100 meters
Vertical Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 10 meters
Temporal Resolution Range: 1 second - < 1 minute

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CARNIVORES > SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES
OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > ADVECTION

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

OCEANS

Project

MEOP > Marine Mammal Exploration of the Oceans Pole to Pole

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

Ancillary Keywords

Greenland Sea

Framstretet

Bouvet Island

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway

Data Center URL: http://www.npolar.no

Data Center Personnel
Name: KIT M. KOVACS Phone: 47 777 50526 Fax: 47 777 50501 Email: kit.kovacs at npolar.no Contact Address: Norwegian Polar Institute Polar Environmental Centre City: Tromsø Province or State: Troms Postal Code: N-9296 Country: Norway

Data Center Personnel
Name: CHRISTIAN LYDERSEN Phone: 47 777 50523 Email: Lydersen at npolar.no Contact Address: Norwegian Polar Institute Polar Environmental Centre City: Tromsø Province or State: Troms Postal Code: N-9296 Country: Norway

Data Center Personnel
Name: OLE ANDERS NØST Phone: +47 777 50 513 Fax: +47 777 50 501 Email: ole at npolar.no Contact Address: Norwegian Polar Institute Polar Environmental Centre City: Tromsø Province or State: Troms Postal Code: N-9296 Country: Norway

Data Center Personnel
Name: MARTIN BIUW Phone: +4777750542 Email: martin.biuw at npolar.no Contact Address: Norwegian Polar Institute Polar Environmental Centre City: Tromsø Province or State: Troms Postal Code: N-9296 Country: Norway

Personnel

STEVEN KNICK

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 208-331-5208

Phone: 208-331-5210

Email: sknick at eagle.idbsu.edu

Contact Address:

U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division

City: Boise

Province or State: IDAHO

Postal Code: 83706

Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2003-08-18

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