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    • Remote Sensing Systems Radiometer Rain Collocations with JPL RapidScat L2B Swath Grid

    Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

    This dataset contains the multi-sourced microwave radiometer wind speed, rain and cloud liquid water data collocated to RapidScat Level 2B wind vector cell (WVC) locations. The corresponding NASA mission is officially referred to as ISS-RapidScat. This dataset is produced by Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) with direct funding from the JPL RapidScat project. All of the collocated radiometer data is produced by RSS. The co-located radiometer sources include: 1) DMSP SSM/I (F15) and SSMIS (F16/F17), 2) Coriolis WindSat, 3) GCOM-W1 AMSR2 and 4) GPM Core GMI; more details on these radiometer sources and sensors can be extracted by scrolling down to the "Platform/Sensor" section below this description. RapidScat is a Ku-band dual beam circular rotating scatterometer retaining much of the same hardware and functionality of QuikSCAT, with exception of the antenna sub-system and digital interface to the International Space Station (ISS) Columbus module, which is where RapidScat is mounted. Unlike QuikSCAT, ISS-RapidScat is not in sun-synchronous orbit, and flies at roughly half the altitude with a low inclination angle that restricts data coverage to the tropics and mid-latitude regions; the extent of latitudinal coverage stretches from approximately 61 degrees North to 61 degrees South. Furthermore, there is no consistent local time of day retrieval. This dataset is provided in a netCDF-4 file format that follows the netCDF "classic" model and made available via FTP and OPeNDAP. For data access, please click on the "Data Access" tab above.

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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 May 30, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date May 30, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
    Publisher NASA/JPL/PODAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2526576258-POCLOUD
    Data First Published 2016-08-24
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2017-04-28
    Category ISS_RapidScat, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
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    Citation Remote Sensing Systems. 2016-11-14. Remote Sensing Systems Radiometer Rain Collocations with JPL RapidScat L2B Swath Grid. Version 1.0. Remote Sensing Systems Radiometer Rain Collocations with JPL RapidScat L2B Swath Grid. PO.DAAC. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, PO.DAAC. https://doi.org/10.5067/RSR12-L2C10. http://images.remss.com/papers/rsstech/2016_081816_RSS_Radiometers_RapidScat_colocations.pdf. Remote Sensing Systems, PO.DAAC, 2016-11-14, Remote Sensing Systems Radiometer Rain Collocations with JPL RapidScat L2B Swath Grid, http://images.remss.com/papers/rsstech/2016_081816_RSS_Radiometers_RapidScat_colocations.pdf.
    Creator Remote Sensing Systems
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    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Program Code 026:001
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    Series Name Remote Sensing Systems Radiometer Rain Collocations with JPL RapidScat L2B Swath Grid
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    Temporal 2014-10-03T19:28:21Z/2016-02-11T15:56:16Z

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