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OAS accession Detail for 0053387, meta_version: 2. Current meta_version is: 3
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| Title: | TMI geolocated L2 orbital SST data set for 2009-03-28 (NODC Accession 0053387) |
| Abstract: | Version-3b TMI Ocean Products, in November 1997, the TMI radiometer with a 10.7 GHz channel was launched aboard the TRMM satellite.The important feature of microwave retrievals is that SST can be measured through clouds, which are nearly transparent at 10.7 GHz. This is a distinct advantage over the traditional infrared SST observations that require a cloud-free field of view. Ocean areas with persistent cloud coverage can now be viewed on a daily basis. Furthermore, microwave retrievals are not affected by aerosols and are insensitive to atmospheric water vapor. However, the microwave retrievals are sensitive to sea-surface roughness, while the infrared retrievals are not. A primary function of the TRMM SST retrieval algorithm is the removal of surface roughness effects. The microwave and infrared SST retrievals are very complementary and can be combined to obtain a reliable global data set. The algorithm for retrieving SSTs from radiometer data is described in 'AMSR Ocean Algorithm' |
| Date received: | 20090503 |
| Start date: | 20090328 |
| End date: | 20090328 |
| Seanames: | Indian Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean |
| West boundary: | -179.99 |
| East boundary: | 180 |
| North boundary: | 39.03 |
| South boundary: | -39.11 |
| Observation types: | satellite data |
| Instrument types: | TMI |
| Datatypes: | SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE |
| Submitter: | Armstrong, Edward M. |
| Submitting institution: | US NASA; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center |
| Collecting institutions: | Remote Sensing Systems |
| Contributing projects: | GHRSST |
| Platforms: | TRMM (33LY) |
| Number of observations: | |
| Supplementary information: | Entry ID: REMSS-L2P-TMI Projection_Information: Projection Type: Swath Ellipsoid_Type: Other Projection Details: Satellite native swath Geolocation information included for each pixel Data Resolution: Latitude resolution: 25.00 km Longitude resolution: 25.00 km The temporal resolution: This metadata record was generated from an original data set description (DSD) record in DIF format: http://www.ghrsst-pp.org Reference: http://www.ssmi.com/tmi/tmi_description.html Sources: TRMM Environmental Satellite Sensors: TMI Tropical Rainfall Mapping Mission Microwave Imager |
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| Metadata version: | 2 |
| Keydate: | 2009-05-03 21:12:24+00 |
| Editdate: | 2015-01-12 15:33:58+00 |