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Description

This AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified Level-2B data set reports instantaneous surface precipitation rates and types (over land and ocean) and precipitation profiles (over ocean). The data are derived by applying the AMSR-E/AMSR2 unified algorithm to L1R data obtained by the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) for EOS (AMSR-E) and AMSR2 instruments.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua ,
GCOM-W1
Instruments
AMSR-E ,
AMSR2
Spatial Extent

N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180

Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
ORBIT
Temporal Extent
2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 ,
2012-07-02 to Present
Concept ID
C3243521694-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
237848
Processing Level
2
Published
Science Keywords
Cloud Water Path ,
Convective Precipitation ,
Frozen Precipitation ,
Ice Water Path ,
Rain Water Path ,
Surface Precipitation

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

Kummerow, C., Ferraro, R., & Randel, D. (2020). AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/P5MCTDH7674A Date Accessed: 2026-01-18

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