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Aqua/AIRS L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V7.0 at GES DISC

Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a grating spectrometer (R = 1200) aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU), AIRS constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of infrared and microwave sensors. The Support Product includes higher vertical resolution profiles of the quantities found in the Standard Product plus intermediate output (e.g., microwave-only retrieval), research products such as the abundance of trace gases, and detailed quality assessment information. The Support Product profiles contain 100 pressure levels between 1100 and .016 mb; this higher resolution simplifies the generation of radiances using forward models, though the vertical information content is no greater than in the Standard Product profiles. The horizontal resolution is 50 km. The intended users of the Support Product are researchers interested in generating forward radiance, or in examining research products, and the AIRS algorithm development team. The Support Product is generated at all locations as Standard Products.

An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 30 footprints cross track by 45 lines along track. There are 240 granules per day, with an orbit repeat cycle of approximately 16 day.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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References

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-399-2014
https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.8.084994
https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JD022551
https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JD02166
https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JD024806
https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JD024008
https://doi.org/10.1029/2005/JD007020
https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2002.808236

Dates

Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Graphic Preview

Sample plot of AIRS Level 2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) H2O Column Density Profile and Cloud Fraction.

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
Maintainer
Identifier C1701828243-GES_DISC
Data First Published 2002-08-30
Language en-US
Data Last Modified 2016-09-25
Category Aqua, geospatial
Public Access Level public
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Citation AIRS project. 2019-12-15. AIRX2SUP. Version 7.0. Aqua/AIRS L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V7.0. Greenbelt, MD, USA. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC). https://doi.org/10.5067/TZ6I8E3ODIQB. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/AIRX2SUP_7.0.html. Digital Science Data.
Creator AIRS project
Data Presentation Form Digital Science Data
Graphic Preview Description Sample plot of AIRS Level 2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) H2O Column Density Profile and Cloud Fraction.
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Related Documents https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-399-2014, https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.8.084994, https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JD022551, https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JD02166, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JD024806, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JD024008, https://doi.org/10.1029/2005/JD007020, https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2002.808236
Release Place Greenbelt, MD, USA
Series Name AIRX2SUP
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Temporal 2002-08-30T00:00:00Z/2016-09-25T23:59:59.999Z

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