Description
The Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) Ocean Precipitation product (MSUOP) provides gridded upper tropospheric temperatures derived from MSU instruments on several different platforms. The precipitation estimates follow the method of Spencer (1993). Oceanic precipitation is estimated by increased warming in MSU channel 1 over a threshold. The increased warming is attributable to emission by liquid water in the lower troposphere. MSU channels 2 and 3 are used to remove warming due to air mass differences. The MSU instruments measure the thermal emission of radiation by molecular oxygen at four frequencies near 60 GHz.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) Limb93 Data Documentation. | 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 | MSUOP_001.png | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | This is an MSU legacy data guide. Some information may be obsolete. | Open resource |