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AMSU-A Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A) instrument are integral for temperature profiles efforts, among other investigations. Explore AMSU instrument datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
AMSU-A 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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Datasets
| Dataset | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPM Ground Validation Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) IFloodS V1 | 2013-04-22 to 2013-06-30 | N: 59.95 S: -59.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | netCDF-4 - Binary | Precipitation Rate |
| ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT-A (AMSU-A) SWATH FROM NOAA-15 | 1998-08-03 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | 2 | HDF-EOS4 - netCDF-4 | Brightness Temperature, Vertical Profiles, Water Vapor Profiles |
| Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Tropics Satellite Data V1 | 2013-07-23 to 2014-09-30 | N: 53.9 S: 2.2 E: -9 W: -113.5 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | JPEG | Convective Clouds/Systems (Observed/Analyzed), Brightness Temperature, Precipitation Rate |
| AMSU/MSU Midtroposphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 | 1978-01-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6 | ACTIVE | 3 | ASCII - netCDF-4 | Air Temperature |
| AMSU/MSU Tropopause Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 | 1978-01-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 - ASCII | Air Temperature |
| AMSU/MSU Lowstratosphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle | 1978-01-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6 | ACTIVE | 3 | ASCII - netCDF-4 | Air Temperature |
| AMSU/MSU Lowtroposphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 | 1978-01-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6 | ACTIVE | 3 | ASCII - netCDF-4 | Air Temperature |
| ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT-A (AMSU-A) SWATH FROM NOAA-16 | 2001-05-27 to 2009-07-30 | N: 89.73 S: -89.91 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | netCDF-3 - HDF-EOS2 | Brightness Temperature, Vertical Profiles, Water Vapor Profiles |
| ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT-A (AMSU-A) SWATH FROM NOAA-17 | 2002-07-21 to 2003-12-13 | N: 89.629 S: -89.575 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | netCDF-3 - HDF-EOS2 | Brightness Temperature, Vertical Profiles, Water Vapor Profiles |
| AIRS/Aqua L1B Near Real Time (NRT) AMSU (A1/A2) geolocated and calibrated brightness temperatures V005 (AIRABRAD_NRT) at GES DISC | 2015-12-15 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 005 | ACTIVE | 1B | Brightness Temperature |
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