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SSMIS Data Access and Tools
Explore Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
| Dataset | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near-Real-Time SSM/I-SSMIS EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent V005 | 2016-12-01 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 5 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Cover |
| PEM Tropics A Satellite Data | 1996-08-28 to 1999-04-16 | N: 41 S: -61.93 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | GTE, EPS, GIF, JPEG | Flight Data Logs, Wildfires |
| MEaSUREs Arctic Sea Ice Characterization Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 | 1979-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Ice Extent, Sea Ice Age, Snow Melt |
| Microwave Data CPEX | 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16 | N: 48.496 S: -3.541 E: -34.067 W: -109.673 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | Atmospheric Temperature Indices, Liquid Precipitation, Water Vapor Indices | |
| Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures V002 | 2023-01-01 to Present | N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Brightness Temperature |
| Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR) Surface Currents - Near Real Time 0.25 Degree (Version 2.0) | 2021-01-01 to Present | N: 89.75 S: -89.75 E: 180 W: -180 | 2.0 | ACTIVE | 4 | netCDF-4 | Ocean Currents |
| Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations V002 | 2023-01-01 to Present | N: 90 S: 30.98 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | PNG, netCDF-4 | Sea Ice Concentration |
| CryoSat-2 Level-4 Sea Ice Elevation, Freeboard, and Thickness V001 | 2010-09-20 to Present | N: 90 S: 55 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | 4 | PNG, netCDF-3 | Freeboard, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Roughness, Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Density |
| MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere State of Cryosphere Weekly 100km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 | 1979-01-02 to 2012-12-31 | N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Ice Extent, Snow Cover, Snow Melt |
| Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Passive Microwave Data V002 | 1978-10-26 to Present | N: -39.23 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | PNG, netCDF-4 | Sea Ice Concentration |
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SSMIS 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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