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AMSR2 Data Access and Tools
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.
AMSR2 Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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Datasets
| Dataset | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 | 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31 | N: 73.8339 S: 48.6232 E: -124.326 W: -175.397 | 2 | COMPLETE | 3 | COG | Snow Density, Snow Water Equivalent, Brightness Temperature, Rain |
| Probabilistic Freeze-Thaw Record for the Northern Hemisphere, 2016-2020 | 2016-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | COG | Seasonally Frozen Ground, Seasonally Frozen Ground |
| GPM Ground Validation Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) IFloodS V1 | 2013-04-22 to 2013-06-30 | N: 59.95 S: -59.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | netCDF-4 - Binary | Precipitation Rate |
| RSS MONTHLY 1-DEG MERGED WIND CLIMATOLOGY NETCDF V7R01 | 1988-01-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 7R01 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 - netCDF-3 | Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Surface Winds, Surface Winds |
| RSS MONTHLY 1-DEG MICROWAVE TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER NETCDF V7R01 | 1988-01-01 | N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 | 7R01 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 - netCDF-3 | Water Vapor, Brightness Temperature, Total Precipitable Water |
| GPM Ground Validation Goddard Profiling Algorithm (GPROF) 2014 IFloodS V3 | 2013-03-31 to 2013-07-02 | N: 51.9073 S: 32.0518 E: -59.9776 W: -123.83 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2 | HDF5 | Liquid Precipitation, Snow Cover, Surface Temperature, Water Vapor |
| GPM Ground Validation Composite Satellite Overpasses OLYMPEX | 2015-11-01 to 2016-05-01 | N: 57.4634 S: 37.3591 E: -88.4232 W: -157.22 | 4 | COMPLETE | 2 | HDF5 | Brightness Temperature, Precipitation Rate, Water Vapor |
| NRT AMSR2 Unified Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm V2 | 2021-10-01 | N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | netCDF-4 - HDF-EOS5 | Rain, Cloud Precipitable Water, Precipitation Rate, Total Precipitable Water |
| NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V2 | 2021-04-15 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS5 | Snow Water Equivalent, Snow Water Equivalent |
| NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 6.25 km Polar Gridded 89 GHz Brightness Temperatures V4 | 2020-06-29 | N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180 | 4 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS5 | Sea Ice Concentration, Sea Ice Concentration, Brightness Temperature |
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