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Title: TMI geolocated L2 orbital SST data set for 2011-01-07 (NODC Accession 0070790)
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: 20130519
Start date: 20110107
End date: 20110107
Seanames: Indian Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean
West boundary: -179.99
East boundary: 180
North boundary: 39.04
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.org

Reference: http://www.ssmi.com/tmi/tmi_description.html
Sources:
TRMM
Environmental Satellite

Sensors:
TMI
Tropical Rainfall Mapping Mission Microwave Imager


In this accession, NODC has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Availability date:
Metadata version: 3
Keydate: 2011-02-18 22:28:03+00
Editdate: 2015-01-12 15:48:16+00