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AE_Ocean
AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Ocean Products derived from Wentz Algorithm, Version 2
The Level-3 daily product (AE_DyOcn), weekly product (AE_WkOcn), and monthly product (AE_MoOcn) include SST, near-surface wind speed, columnar water vapor, and columnar cloud liquid water over oceans in a 0.25 degree by 0.25 degree grid, generated from AE_Ocean.
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| Spatial Resolution: | Not Specified |
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| Temporal Resolution: | 50 minute |
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| Platform(s) | AQUA |
| Sensor(s): | AMSR-E |
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| Version: | V2 |
| Data Contributor(s): | Frank Wentz, Thomas Meissner |
| Metadata XML: | View Metadata Record |
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Wentz, F. J. and T. Meissner. 2004. AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Ocean Products derived from Wentz Algorithm, Version 2. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_OCEAN.002. [Date Accessed].FAQ
Why does the number of pixels per scan vary among different Level-2 AMSR-E data sets?
A typical AMSR-E swath width consists of approximately 2000 scans, with 243 pixels per scan for the 6.9 GHz to 36.5 GHz channels, and 486 pixels per scan for the 89.0 GHz channel.
In 2002, the AMSR-E science team discovered distortion along the outer 23 to 24 pixels of each swath. Some... read more
