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Description

This Level-3 rainfall accumulation product (AE_RnGd) consists of two grids of 28 rows by 72 columns of monthly averaged rainfall accumulation over ocean and land. Both grids are 5 degree by 5 degree resolution.

Version Description

See https://nsidc.org/data/amsre/version-history

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua
Instruments
AMSR-E
Spatial Extent

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
5 Decimal Degrees x 5 Decimal Degrees
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2002-06-19 to 2011-10-01
Temporal Resolution
1 Month
Concept ID
C3228763816-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
112
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Precipitation Amount ,
Rain

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Adler, R., Wilheit, T., Kummerow, C., & Ferraro, R. (2004). AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 5x5 deg Rainfall Accumulations, Version 2 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_RNGD.002 Date Accessed: 2026-08-01

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