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AMSR2 Resources
Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) instrument include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.
AMSR2 Learning Resources
Learn how to use Python to convert near real-time (NRT) data from NASA's Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) instrument provided by the Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth Observing Systems (LANCE).
Data Recipe
Dec. 8, 2022
Propagation and Impacts of Great Plains Drought Captured by NASA Models and Datasets
StoryMap
Feb. 1, 2022
NASA Models and Remote Sensing Datasets Capture Cascading Impacts on Midwest Farmers
StoryMap
Feb. 1, 2022
This code converts the soil moisture ('SoilMoistureNPD') parameter in the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) Near Real Time (NRT) Land product in HDF-EOS5 format to GeoTIFF.
Data Recipe
Nov. 12, 2021
This code converts total precipitable water in the Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE) AMSR2 Near Real-Time Ocean product in HDF-EOS5 format to GeoTIFF.
Data Recipe
Nov. 12, 2021
This code converts total column water vapor ('TotalColWaterVapor') in the AMSR2 Near Real Time (NRT) Rain product in HDF-EOS5 format to GeoTIFF.
Data Recipe
Nov. 12, 2021
This code converts selected parameters in AMSR2 NRT Sea Ice products in HDF-EOS5 format to GeoTIFF.
Data Recipe
Nov. 12, 2021
This code converts the snow water equivalent (‘SWE’) parameter in the AMSR2 NRT daily snow product in HDF-EOS5 format to GeoTIFF.
Data Recipe
Nov. 12, 2021
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Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Joan Ramage, to study glaciers and snowmelt.
Data User Story
Dec. 22, 2020
NASA’s Land, Atmosphere Near Real-time Capability for Earth observations, better known as LANCE, is 10 years old. Here’s a look at 10 LANCE milestones over the past decade.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
Scientists at NASA's Short-Term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) project use near real-time data to help the operational weather community with hurricane forecasting.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
Image captured by the MODIS and AMSR2 instruments, aboard the Aqua and GCOM-W1 satellites, on 30 August 2015.
Worldview Image of the Week
Sept. 11, 2020
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