AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 5x5 deg Rainfall Accumulations

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Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: R. Adler, T. Wilheit, Jr., C. Kummerow, R. Ferraro

Publication_Date: 20040101

Title: AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 5x5 deg Rainfall Accumulations

Edition: 2

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

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Online_Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/ae_rngd.html

Description:

Abstract:

The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) instrument on the NASA EOS Aqua satellite provides global passive microwave measurements of terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric variables for the investigation of water and energy cycles. 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. Monthly ocean rainfall accumulation (mm) is derived from the Wilheit, Kummerow, and Ferraro (1991) algorithm, using Level-2A brightness temperatures as input. Monthly land rainfall accumulation (mm) is derived from the McCollum and Ferraro (2003) algorithm, using Level-2B rainfall data as input. Data are stored in HDF-EOS format, and are available from 19 June 2002 to the present via FTP.

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REFERENCE: Conway, D. 2002. Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - EOS Quality Assurance Plan. Huntsville, AL: Global Hydrology and Climate Center. Kedam, B., L. Chiu, and G. North. 1990. Estimation of Mean Rain Rates: Applications to Satellite Observations. J. Geophys Res. 95: 1965-1972 Marshall, T. S. and W. M. Palmer. 1948. The Distribution of Raindrops with Size. J. Meteorol 5: 165-166. Mie, G. 1908. Beiträge zur Optik Trüber Medien, speziell kolloidaler Metalösungen. Ann. Phys. 26: 597-614. McCollum, J., and R. Ferraro. 2003. Next generation of NOAA/NESDIS TMI, SSM/I, and AMSR-E microwave land rainfall algorithms. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres 108(D8): art. no. 8382. Tesmer, J. R., and T. T. Wilheit. 1997. An Improved Microwave Radiative Transfer Model for Tropical Oceanic Precipitation. Journal of Atmospheric Science 55:1674-1688. Wang, S. A. 1995. Modeling the Beam Filling Correction for Microwave Retrieval of Oceanic Rainfall. PhD dissert ation. Dept of Meteorology; Texas A&M University Wilheit, Thomas, C. Kummerow, and R. Ferraro. 2007. Supplement AMSR-E Monthly Level-3 Rainfall Accumulations Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document. College Park, TX, USA: Texas A&M University. (View PDF) Wilheit, T., C. Kummerow, and R. Ferraro. 2003. Rainfall algorithms for AMSR-E. IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing 41(2): 204-214. Wilheit, T., C. Kummerow, and R. Ferraro. 1999. Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document for EOS/AMSR Rainfall. College Park, TX, USA: Texas A&M University. Wilheit, T. T., A. T .C. Chang, and L. S. Chiu. 1991. Retrieval of monthly rainfall indices from microwave radiometric measurement using probability distribution functions. Journal of Atmospheric Oceanic Technology 8: 118-136. For more information regarding related publications, see the Research Using AMSR-E Data Web page.

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Beginning_Date: 20020619

Ending_Date: Unknown

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Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.0

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT

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Theme_Keyword: AQUA > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM, AQUA

Theme_Keyword: AMSR-E > ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER-EOS

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Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Address: CIRES, 449 UCB

Address: University of Colorado

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

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The investigators perform quality control through visual examination of rainfall products on various temporal and spatial scales to ensure that rainfall maps are consistent with climate records, and that there are no gross errors. They also compare their rainfall estimates with ground-based radar estimates.

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Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 5 deg

Longitude_Resolution: 5 deg

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Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Address: CIRES, 449 UCB

Address: University of Colorado

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

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Contact_Organization: NSIDC > National Snow and Ice Data Center

Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Address: CIRES, 449 UCB

Address: University of Colorado

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Resource_Description: AE_RnGd1

Resource_Description: AE_RnGd1

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

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Format_Name: HDF-EOS

Transfer_Size: 88 KB per monthly granule

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http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

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DATA CENTER URL

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http://nsidc.org

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DATA CENTER URL

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http://reverb.echo.nasa.gov/reverb/#utf8=%E2%9C%93...

Access_Instructions:

Refine your granule search with ECHO's next generation Earth Science discovery tool (Reverb) using information from this record.

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http://nsidc.org/data/amsre/index.html

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AMSR-E Web site at NSIDC

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http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/AMSR/

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NASA AMSR-E Web site

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20040419

Metadata_Review_Date: 20120503

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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time