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Description

The Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperature product provides near-real-time polar stereographic gridded daily brightness temperatures for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Version Description

This version update reflects the conversion of the data set from binary to NetCDF.

Product Summary

Platforms
DMSP 5D-3/F16 ,
DMSP 5D-3/F17 ,
DMSP 5D-3/F18
Instruments
SSMIS
Spatial Extent

N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers
Geographic Region
ANTARCTICA ,
ARCTIC ,
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ,
POLAR ,
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2023-01-01 to Present
Concept ID
C3177838478-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
4328
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

Meier, W., Wilcox, H., Scott, D., Stewart, J., & Calme, J. (2022). Near-Real-Time 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/WKRY675MV57L Date Accessed: 2025-12-25

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