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Description

This data set provides daily gridded brightness temperatures derived from passive microwave sensors and distributed in a polar stereographic projection. Orbital data from nine channels and for each 24-hour period are mapped to respective grid cells using a simple sum and average method (drop-in-the-bucket method).

Version Description

Updated version reflects F13 data record from 01 Jul 2008 through 29 Apr 2009. It includes additional inter-sensor calibrations.

Product Summary

Platforms
DMSP 5D-2/F13
Instruments
SSM/I
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: -39 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers
Spatial Reference System(s)
Multiple EPSG codes (see User Guide)
Location
HUDSON BAY ,
POLAR ,
ARCTIC OCEAN ,
ATLANTIC OCEAN ,
BERING SEA ,
SOUTHERN OCEAN
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2008-07-01 to 2009-04-29
Temporal Resolution
1 Day
Concept ID
C2984850961-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Brightness Temperature

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

Maslanik, J., & Stroeve, J. (2019). DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/AN9AI8EO7PX0 Date Accessed: 2026-05-19

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION