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AMSR2 Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) instrument are integral for global precipitation, ocean wind speed, water vapor, sea ice concentration, brightness temperature, and soil moisture efforts, among other investigations. Explore AMSR2 instrument datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Fractional Open Water Cover for Pan-Arctic and ABoVE-Domain Regions, 2002-2015 | 2002-06-20 to 2015-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Total Surface Water, Droughts, Floods, Inundation |
| ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 | 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31 | 2 | COMPLETE | 3 | COG | Snow Density, Snow Water Equivalent, Brightness Temperature, Rain |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Ocean Products V001 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2B | HDF-EOS5 | Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Total Precipitable Water, Wind Speed |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation V001 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 2 | HDF-EOS5 | Cloud Water Path, Convective Precipitation, Frozen Precipitation, Ice Water Path, Rain Water Path |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L2B Half-Orbit 25 km EASE-Grid Surface Soil Moisture V001 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 2B | HDF-EOS5 | Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Vegetation Water Content |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 12.5 km Brightness Temperatures, Sea Ice Concentration, Motion & Snow Depth Polar Grids V001 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS5, ASCII | Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, Sea Ice Motion, Snow Depth |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 25 km Brightness Temperatures & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids V001 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS5 | Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 6.25 km Polar Gridded 89 GHz Brightness Temperatures V001 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS5 | Brightness Temperature |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global 5-Day 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 | 2002-06-05 to 2011-10-02, 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-28 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF-EOS5 | Snow Water Equivalent |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-03, 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF-EOS5 | Snow Water Equivalent |
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AMSR2 Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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