NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of SSMIS Microwave Brightness Temperatures, RSS Version 8

Description

This dataset from Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) consists of satellite swath-level brightness temperatures from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS). SSMIS measures the natural microwave emission coming from the Earth’s surface in the spectral band from 19 to 85 GHz. There are roughly 15 orbits per day per satillite with a swath width of approximately 1400 km resulting in nearly global daily coverage. SSMIS onboard the DMSP F18 satellite is the first instrument that has been calibrated to the RSS Version 8 standard. The data record covers the time period from March 2010 through the present with a one month latency. Additional DMSP satellites for RSS Version 8 will follow as they are calibrated. This Version 8 is an update to Version 7 of the same product, also archived at NOAA/NCEI. Version 8 has improved calibration for land and ice scenes. The data file format is netCDF-4 with added metadata that follow the Climate and Forecast (CF) Conventions and Attribute Convention for Dataset Discovery (ACDD).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 CDR overview and documentation. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/climate-data-records/ssmis-brightness-temperature-rss
0 Related dataset landing page. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5SJ1HKZ
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5Q23XK7
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 Direct download for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/ssmis-brightness-temperature-rss/access/
21 THREDDS Data Server (TDS) for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/satellite/ssmis-brightness-temperature-rss/catalog.html
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 Information on AWS data access. https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-cdr-fundamental/
21 Browse view to explore the S3 bucket. https://noaa-cdr-microwave-imager-brit-temp-rss-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html
21 Information on Microsoft Azure data access. https://microsoft.github.io/AIforEarthDataSets/data/noaa-cdr.html
0 Contact information for the CDR Program. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/climate-data-records
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 Landing page for dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00801/html
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 Direct download for the documentation. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/sds/cdr/CDRs/SSMI_S_Brightness_Temperatures_RSS/

Tags

  • antenna temperature
  • national climatic data center
  • nesdis
  • special sensor microwave imager/sounder
  • noaa climate data record (cdr) program
  • brightness temperature
  • noaa
  • dmsp 5d-2/f18
  • global
  • ssmi(s) brightness temperature - rss
  • defense meteorological satellite program-f18
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • geographic region
  • ssmis
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • spectral/engineering
  • microwave
  • national centers for environmental information

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