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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.

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GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 month 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V08 (GPM_3GPROFGCOMW1AMSR2_CLIM) at GES DISC 2012-07-01 to Present 08 ACTIVE 3 Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation
GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2A 1.5 hours 10 km V07 (GPM_2AGPROFGCOMW1AMSR2) at GES DISC 2022-04-30 to 2026-03-01 07 COMPLETE 2 Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation
GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2A 1.5 hours 10 km V08 (GPM_2AGPROFGCOMW1AMSR2) at GES DISC 2014-01-31 to Present 08 ACTIVE 2 Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation
GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3GPROFGCOMW1AMSR2_DAY) at GES DISC 2022-05-01 to 2026-02-28 07 COMPLETE 3 Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation
GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 month 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3GPROFGCOMW1AMSR2) at GES DISC 2022-05-01 to 2026-02-28 07 COMPLETE 3 Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation
GPM Ground Validation Composite Satellite Overpasses OLYMPEX 2015-11-01 to 2016-05-01 4 COMPLETE 2 HDF5 Brightness Temperature, Precipitation Rate, Water Vapor
GPM Ground Validation Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) IFloodS V1 2013-04-22 to 2013-06-30 1 COMPLETE 4 netCDF-4, Binary Precipitation Rate
GPM Ground Validation Goddard Profiling Algorithm (GPROF) 2014 IFloodS V3 2013-03-31 to 2013-07-02 3 COMPLETE 2 HDF5 Liquid Precipitation, Snow Cover, Surface Temperature, Water Vapor
MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status V005 1979-01-01 to 2023-12-31 5 COMPLETE 3 HDF5, GIF, GeoTIFF Freeze/Thaw
MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status V005 1979-01-01 to 2023-12-31 5 COMPLETE 3 HDF5, GIF, GeoTIFF Freeze/Thaw
Microwave Data CPEX 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16 1 COMPLETE 2 Atmospheric Temperature Indices, Liquid Precipitation, Water Vapor Indices
Multisensor Advanced Climatology Mean Liquid Water Path Diurnal Cycle L3 Monthly 1 degree x 1 degree V1 (MACLWP_diurnal) at GES DISC 1988-01-01 to 2016-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
Multisensor Advanced Climatology Mean Liquid Water Path L3 Monthly 1 degree X 1 degree V1 (MACLWP_mean) at GES DISC 1988-01-01 to 2016-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
Multisensor Advanced Climatology Total Liquid Water Path L3 Monthly 1 degree x 1 degree V1 (MACTWP_mean) at GES DISC 1988-01-01 to 2016-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
NASA MEASURES Precipitation Ensemble based on AMSR2 GCOMW1 NASA PPS L1C V05 TBs 1-orbit L2 Swath 10x10km V1 (PRECIP_AMSR2_GCOMW1) at GES DISC 2012-07-02 to 2021-01-01 1 COMPLETE 2 Precipitation Rate
Near-Real-Time AMSR2 EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent V001 2024-01-01 to Present 1 ACTIVE 3 HDF-EOS4, HDF-EOS2 Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Cover
NRT AMSR2 Unified Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm V2 2021-10-01 2 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4, HDF-EOS5 Rain, Cloud Precipitable Water, Precipitation Rate, Total Precipitable Water
NRT AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Ocean Products V1 2020-06-01 1 ACTIVE 2 HDF-EOS5, netCDF-4 Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Sea Surface Temperature, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
NRT AMSR2 Unified L2B Half-Orbit 25 km EASE-Grid Surface Soil Moisture Beta V2 2018-04-11 2 ACTIVE 2 HDF-EOS5, netCDF-4 Soil Moisture/Water Content
NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 12.5 km Brightness Temperature & Sea Ice Concentration V4 2020-06-29 4 ACTIVE 3 HDF-EOS5 Sea Ice Concentration, Sea Ice Concentration, Brightness Temperature
NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 25 km Brightness Temperature & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids V4 2020-06-29 4 ACTIVE 3 HDF-EOS5 Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, Sea Ice Concentration
NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 6.25 km Polar Gridded 89 GHz Brightness Temperatures V4 2020-06-29 4 ACTIVE 3 HDF-EOS5 Sea Ice Concentration, Sea Ice Concentration, Brightness Temperature
NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V2 2021-04-15 2 ACTIVE 3 HDF-EOS5 Snow Water Equivalent, Snow Water Equivalent
PREFIRE Auxiliary Satellite Data for PREFIRE Satellite 1 R01 2024-07-24 to Present R01 ACTIVE NA netCDF-4 Land/Ocean/Ice Fraction, Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Cover
PREFIRE Auxiliary Satellite Data for PREFIRE Satellite 2 R01 2024-06-29 to Present R01 ACTIVE NA netCDF-4 Land/Ocean/Ice Fraction, Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Cover

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