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    • GHRSST Level 3U Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Scanning Microwave Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) on the NASA Aqua Satellite

    Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

    The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) was launched on 4 May 2002, aboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft. The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) provided AMSR-E to NASA as an indispensable part of Aqua's global hydrology mission. Over the oceans, AMSR-E is measuring a number of important geophysical parameters, including sea surface temperature (SST), wind speed, atmospheric water vapor, cloud water, and rain rate. A key feature of AMSR-E is its capability to see through clouds, thereby providing an uninterrupted view of global SST and surface wind fields. Remote Sensing Systems (RSS, or REMSS) is the provider of these SST data for the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Project, performs a detailed processing of AMSR-E instrument data in two stages. The first stage produces a near-real-time (NRT) product (identified by "rt" within the file name) which is made as available as soon as possible. This is generally within 3 hours of when the data are recorded. Although suitable for many timely uses the NRT products are not intended to be archive quality. "Final" data (currently identified by "v7" within the file name) are processed when RSS receives the atmospheric model National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Final Analysis (FNL) Operational Global Analysis. The NCEP wind directions are particularly useful for retrieving more accurate SSTs and wind speeds. This dataset adheres to the GHRSST Data Processing Specification (GDS) version 2 format specifications.

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    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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    Metadata Created Date June 27, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date June 27, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023
    Publisher NASA/JPL/PODAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2205121281-POCLOUD
    Data First Published 2017-06-13
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2017-06-13
    Category GHRSST, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Citation Remote Sensing Systems. 2017-11-30. GHRSST Level 3U Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - E. Version 7a. GHRSST Level 3U Global Subskin SST from the AMSR-E. Santa Rosa, CA, USA. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, Remote Sensing Systems. https://doi.org/10.5067/GHAMS-3GR7A. http://www.remss.com. Remote Sensing Systems, Remote Sensing Systems, 2017-11-30, GHRSST Level 3U Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Scanning Microwave Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) on the NASA Aqua Satellite, http://www.remss.com.
    Creator Remote Sensing Systems
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    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/GHAMS-3GR7A
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Program Code 026:001
    Release Place Santa Rosa, CA, USA
    Series Name GHRSST Level 3U Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - E
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    Temporal 2002-06-01T16:12:00Z/2011-10-04T06:54:00Z

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