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AIRS/Aqua Level 2 Standard physical retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V005 (AIRX2RET) at GES DISC Entry ID: GES_DISC_AIRX2RET_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 AIRS Standard Retrieval Product consists of retrieved estimates of cloud and surface properties, plus profiles of retrieved temperature, water vapor, ozone, carbon monoxide and methane. Estimates of the errors associated with these quantities will also be part of the Standard Product. The temperature profile vertical resolution is 28 levels total between 1100 mb and 0.1 mb, while moisture profile is reported at 14 atmospheric layers between 1100 mb and 50 mb. The horizontal resolution is 50 km. An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 30 footprints cross track by 45 lines along track. (The Shortname for this product is AIRX2RET). |
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Description: Access the AIRS Level 2 Standard Retrieval Product (without HSB) by FTP. Link: GET DATA > MIRADOR Description: Access the AIRS Level 2 Standard Retrieval Product (without HSB) using Mirador. Link: GET DATA > OPENDAP DIRECTORY (DODS) Description: Access the AIRS Level 2 Standard Retrieval Product (without HSB) through OPeNDAP. Link: GET DATA > SSW Description: Access the AIRS Level 2 Standard Retrieval Product (without HSB) 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 AIRX2RET. |
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 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: 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 FREQUENCY >CLOUD FRACTION [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD TOP PRESSURE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE [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] |
| SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >INFRARED WAVELENGTHS >BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >MICROWAVE >BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS >METHANE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >SULFUR COMPOUNDS >SULFUR DIOXIDE [Definition] |
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 |
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:
2002-06-24
Last DIF Revision Date:
2013-04-11
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