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Description

This Level-2B swath product (AE_Rain) contains instantaneous measurements of
rain rate and rain type (convective vs. stratiform), generated from Level-2A
brightness temperatures (AE_L2A).

Version Description

Updated the product maturity code to include R, for near-real-time data. There were no changes to the science algorithm in this version.

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua
Instruments
AMSR-E
Spatial Extent

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
5.4 Kilometers x 5.4 Kilometers
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
ORBIT
Temporal Extent
2002-06-18 to 2011-10-03
Temporal Resolution
50 Minute
Concept ID
C4004282395-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
2B
Published
Science Keywords
PRECIPITATION RATE ,
RAIN

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Adler, R., Wilheit, T., Kummerow, C., & Ferraro, R. (2004). AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Rain Rate/Type GSFC Profiling Algorithm, Version 2 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_RAIN.002 Date Accessed: 2026-09-01

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