Description
The Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) Upper Troposphere Temperature product (MSUUTT) provides gridded upper tropospheric temperatures derived from MSU instruments on several different platforms. The temperatures are derived using a combination of MSU channels 3 and 4 which has an averaging kernel that peaks near 250 hecto Pascals. The algorithm is based on Spencer and Christy (1990) with the LIMB 93 limb correction based on latitude, longitude, month, and scan angle. The MSU instruments measure the thermal emission of radiation by molecular oxygen at four frequencies near 60 GHz. North (south) of 66.7N (S) the footprint data are assigned to grid boxes in a weighted method depending on footprint latitude. Horizontal averaging is used to fill some of the empty grid boxes.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download this dataset through a directory map | HTML | Access the data via HTTPS. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through a directory map | HTML | Access the data via HTTPS. | Open resource |
| Use OPeNDAP to access the dataset's data | HTML | Access the data via the OPeNDAP protocol. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's read me document | MSU Limb93 Data Documentation | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's read me document | MSU Limb93 Data Documentation | Open resource | |
| This dataset's landing page | HTML | Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. | Open resource |
| This dataset's landing page | HTML | Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | PNG | MSUUTT_001.png | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | PNG | MSUUTT_001.png | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | This is an MSU legacy data guide. Some information may be obsolete. | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | This is an MSU legacy data guide. Some information may be obsolete. | Open resource |