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AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 6.25 km 89 GHz Brightness Temperature Polar Grids
Entry ID: AE_SI6
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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. This Level-3 gridded product (AE_SI6) includes brightness temperatures at 89.0 GHz. Data are mapped to a polar stereographic grid at 6.25 km spatial resolution. This product is an intermediate product during processing of AMSR-E Level-3 sea ice products at 12.5 km and 25 km resolution. All variables include daily average, daily ascending and descending horizontally and vertically polarized brightness temperatures. Data are stored in HDF-EOS format and are available from 19 June 2002 to present via FTP.
Related URL
Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: AMSR-E web site at NSIDC

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: NASA AMSR-E web site
ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Platform
AQUA >Earth Observing System, AQUA   [Information]
Instrument
AMSR-E >Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS   [Information]
Project
EOS >Earth Observing System   [Information]
EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System   [Information]
ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program   [Information]
CWIC >CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog   [Information]
Quality
Out-of-bounds Level-2A TBs are screened out before TBs are interpolated to the 6.25 km grid.
Use Constraints
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Keywords
AE_SI6
AMSR-E
Aqua
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES
DAAC
EOS PM-1
EOSDIS
Imagery
NASA
NSIDC
Passive Microwave Radiation
Radiance
Remote Sensing
Tb
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: FTP
Distribution_Size: Each daily granule is approximately 46 MB
Distribution_Format: HDF-EOS
Personnel
DONALD J. CAVALIERI
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (301) 614-5901
Fax: (301) 614-5644
Email: donald.j.cavalieri at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 614.1
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

JOSEFINO (JOEY) C. COMISO
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 301 614-5708
Email: josefino.c.comiso at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes
Cryospheric Sciences Branch
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 614
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

THORSTEN MARKUS
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 301-614-5882
Email: thorsten.markus at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Instrumentation Sciences Branch
Code 614.6
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Publications/References
Cavalieri, D. and J. Comiso. 2000. Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document for the AMSR-E Sea Ice Algorithm, Revised December 1. Landover, MD, USA: Goddard Space Flight Center. Cavalieri, D.J., K.M. St. Germain, and C.T. Swift. 1995. Reduction of weather effects in the calculation of sea ice concentration with the DMSP SSM/I. Journal of Glaciology 41(139): 455-464. Cavalieri, D.J., P. Gloersen, and W.J. Campbell. 1984. Determination of sea ice parameters with the NIMBUS-7 SMMR. Journal of Geophysical Research 89(D4):5355-5369. Comiso, J., D. Cavalieri, and T. Markus. 2003. Sea ice concentration, ice temperature, and snow depth using AMSR-E data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 41(2): 243-252. Comiso, J., and K. Steffen. 2001. Studies of Antarctic sea ice concentrations from satellite data and their applications. Journal of Geophysical Research 106(C12): 31,361-31,385. Comiso, J.C. 1995. SSM/I ice concentrations using the Bootstrap Algorithm
. NASA RP 1380, 50 pp. Conway, D. 2002. Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - EOS Quality Assurance Plan. Huntsville, AL: Global Hydrology and Climate Center. Gloersen P. and D.J. Cavalieri. 1986. Reduction of weather effects in the calculation of sea ice concentration from microwave radiances. Journal of Geophysical Research 91(C3):3913-3919. Kummerow, C. 1993. On the accuracy of the Eddington approximation for radiative transfer in the microwave frequencies. Journal of Geophysical Research 98: 2757-2765. Markus, Thorsten and Donald J. Cavalieri. 2008. Supplement AMSR-E Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document: Sea Ice Products. Greenbelt, MD, USA: Goddard Space Flight Center. (view pdf) Markus, T. and D. Cavalieri. 1998. Snow depth distribution over sea ice in the Southern Ocean from satellite passive microwave data. Antarctic Sea Ice: Physical Processes, Interactions, and Variability. Antarctic Research Series 74:19-39. Washington, DC, USA: American Geophysical Union
. Markus, T., and D. Cavalieri. 2000. An enhancement of the NASA Te
am sea ice algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 38: 1387-1398. Pearson, F. 1990. Map projections: Theory and applications. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida. 372 pages. Snyder, J.P. 1987. Map projections - a working manual. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1395. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 383 pages. Snyder, J. P. 1982. Map Projections Used by the U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1532. For more information regarding related publications, see the Research Using AMSR-E Data Web page.
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