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Title: TMI geolocated L2 orbital SST data set for 2009-07-17 (NODC Accession 0056995)
Abstract: Version-4 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: 20090820
Start date: 20090717
End date: 20090717
Seanames: Indian Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean
West boundary: -179.99
East boundary: 180
North boundary: 34.24
South boundary: -39.09
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
Availability date:
Metadata version: 2
Keydate: 2009-08-20 09:29:10+00
Editdate: 2015-01-12 15:36:19+00