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Data collected by NASA’s Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) instrument are integral for global precipitation, ocean wind speed, water vapor, sea ice concentration, brightness temperature, and soil moisture efforts, among other investigations. Explore AMSR2 instrument datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.

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ABoVE: Fractional Open Water Cover for Pan-Arctic and ABoVE-Domain Regions, 2002-2015 2002-06-20 to 2015-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 GeoTIFF Total Surface Water, Droughts, Floods, Inundation
ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31 2 COMPLETE 3 COG Snow Density, Snow Water Equivalent, Brightness Temperature, Rain
AMSR2/GCOM-W1 downscaled surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2B V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_DS_SOILM2) at GES DISC 2012-07-02 to Present 001 ACTIVE 2 Vegetation Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Skin Temperature
AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2B V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_SOILM2) at GES DISC 2012-07-02 to Present 001 ACTIVE 2 Vegetation Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Skin Temperature
AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 10 km x 10 km ascending V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_DS_A_SOILM3) at GES DISC 2012-07-03 to Present 001 ACTIVE 3 Vegetation Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Skin Temperature
AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 10 km x 10 km descending V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_DS_D_SOILM3) at GES DISC 2012-07-03 to Present 001 ACTIVE 3 Vegetation Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Skin Temperature
AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km ascending V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_A_SOILM3) at GES DISC 2012-07-03 to Present 001 ACTIVE 3 Vegetation Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Skin Temperature
AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km descending V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_D_SOILM3) at GES DISC 2012-07-03 to Present 001 ACTIVE 3 Vegetation Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Skin Temperature
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Ocean Products V001 2012-07-02 1 COMPLETE 2B HDF-EOS5 Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Total Precipitable Water, Wind Speed
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation V001 2012-07-02 1 COMPLETE 2 HDF-EOS5 Cloud Water Path, Convective Precipitation, Frozen Precipitation, Ice Water Path, Rain Water Path, Surface Precipitation
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L2B Half-Orbit 25 km EASE-Grid Surface Soil Moisture V001 2012-07-02 1 COMPLETE 2B HDF-EOS5 Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Vegetation Water Content
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 12.5 km Brightness Temperatures, Sea Ice Concentration, Motion & Snow Depth Polar Grids V001 2012-07-02 1 COMPLETE 3 HDF-EOS5, ASCII Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, Sea Ice Motion, Snow Depth
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 25 km Brightness Temperatures & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids V001 2012-07-02 1 COMPLETE 3 HDF-EOS5 Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 6.25 km Polar Gridded 89 GHz Brightness Temperatures V001 2012-07-02 1 COMPLETE 3 HDF-EOS5 Brightness Temperature
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global 5-Day 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-28 1 COMPLETE 3 HDF-EOS5 Snow Water Equivalent
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-31 1 COMPLETE 3 HDF-EOS5 Snow Water Equivalent
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V001 2012-07-02 1 COMPLETE 3 HDF-EOS5 Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Water Path, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Monthly 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-31 1 COMPLETE 3 HDF-EOS5 Snow Water Equivalent
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Monthly Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V001 2012-07-02 1 COMPLETE 3 HDF-EOS5 Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Water Path, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Weekly Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V001 2012-07-02 1 COMPLETE 3 HDF-EOS5 Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Water Path, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds
AMSR-MODIS Boundary Layer Water Vapor L3 Daily 1 degree x 1 degree V1 (AMDBLWV) at GES DISC 2002-07-04 to 2016-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 Atmospheric Water Vapor
AMSR-MODIS Boundary Layer Water Vapor L3 Daily 1 degree x 1 degree V2 (AMDBLWV) at GES DISC 2002-07-04 to 2017-12-31 2 COMPLETE 3 Atmospheric Water Vapor
AMSR-MODIS Boundary Layer Water Vapor L3 Monthly 1 degree x 1 degree V1 (AMMBLWV) at GES DISC 2002-07-01 to 2016-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 Atmospheric Water Vapor
AMSR-MODIS Boundary Layer Water Vapor L3 Monthly 1 degree x 1 degree V2 (AMMBLWV) at GES DISC 2002-07-01 to 2017-12-31 2 COMPLETE 3 Atmospheric Water Vapor
Calibrated Enhanced-Resolution Passive Microwave Daily EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperature ESDR V002 1978-10-25 to Present 2 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Brightness Temperature
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