Metadata: 
  File identifier: 
      gov.noaa.ncdc:C01370
  Language: 
      eng; USA
  Character set: 
    Character set code: 
      utf8
  Hierarchy level: 
    Scope code: 
      dataset
  Metadata author:  title: NCEI (pointOfContact)
    Responsible party: uuid: 440b3ac2-64a5-46e2-9846-38305718b644
      Organisation name: 
          NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
      Contact info: 
        Contact: 
          Address: 
            Address: 
              Electronic mail address: 
                  ncei.info@noaa.gov
          Online Resource: 
            Online Resource: 
              Linkage: 
                URL: 
                  https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
              Name: 
                  NCEI Contact Information
              Description: 
                  Information for contacts at NCEI.
              Function: 
                Online function code: 
                  information
      Role: 
        Role code: 
          pointOfContact
  Date stamp: 
      2023-06-23
  Metadata standard name: 
      ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
  Metadata standard version: 
      ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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  Identification info: 
    Data identification: 
      Citation: 
        Citation: 
          Title: 
              Global Change Observation Mission-Water (GCOM-W) Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) Raw Data 
              Records (RDR) and Two-Line Element Files
          Alternate title: 
              GW1A2RTLE
          Date: 
            Date: 
              Date: 
                  2012-04-01
              Date type: 
                Date type code: 
                  publication
          Identifier: 
            Identifier: 
              Code: 
                  gov.noaa.ncdc:C01370
          Cited responsible party: 
            Responsible party: 
              Organisation name: 
                  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department 
                  of Commerce
              Role: 
                Role code: 
                  publisher
          Cited responsible party: 
            Responsible party: 
              Organisation name: 
                  US NASA; Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
              Role: 
                Role code: 
                  author
      Abstract: 
          The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) was launched on 18 May 2012, onboard the Global Change 
          Observation Mission - Water (GCOM-W) satellite developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). 
          The GCOM-W mission aims to establish the global and long-term observation system to collect data, which is 
          needed to understand mechanisms of climate and water cycle variations, and demonstrate its utilization. 
          AMSR2 onboard the first generation of the GCOM-W satellite will continue Aqua/AMSR-E observations of water 
          vapor, cloud liquid water, precipitation, SST, sea surface wind speed, sea ice concentration, snow depth, 
          and soil moisture. AMSR2 is a remote sensing instrument for measuring weak microwave emission from the 
          surface and the atmosphere of the Earth. From about 700 km above the Earth, AMSR2 will provide us highly 
          accurate measurements of the intensity of microwave emission and scattering. The antenna of AMSR2 rotates 
          once per 1.5 seconds and obtains data over a 1450 km swath. This conical scan mechanism enables AMSR2 to 
          acquire a set of daytime and nighttime data with more than 99% coverage of the Earth every 2 days. Remote 
          Sensing Systems (RSS, or REMSS), providers of these SST data for the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface 
          Temperature (GHRSST) Project, performs a detailed processing of AMSR2 instrument data in two stages. The 
          first stage produces a near-real-time (NRT) product (identified by "_rt_" within the file name) which is 
          made as available as soon as possible. This is generally within 3 hours of when the data are recorded. 
          Although suitable for many timely uses the NRT products are not intended to be archive quality. "Final" data 
          (currently identified by "v7.2" within the file name) are processed when RSS receives the atmospheric model 
          National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Final Analysis (FNL) Operational Global Analysis. The 
          NCEP wind directions are particularly useful for retrieving more accurate SSTs and wind speeds. This dataset 
          adheres to the GHRSST Data Processing Specification (GDS) version 2 format specifications.
      Purpose: 
          The mission of GCOM-W1 is to observe the water cycle. The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-2 (AMSR2) 
          aboard the GCOM-W1 detects microwave signals emitted naturally from the ground, sea surface and atmosphere, 
          using six different frequency bands ranging from 7 GHz to 89 GHz. The AMSR2 microwave observations can be 
          used to assess precipitation, vapor amounts, wind velocity above the ocean, sea water temperature, water 
          levels on land areas, and snow depths. This collection contains the AMSR2 Raw Data Records (RDR) which are 
          used to develop the higher-level processed products, Sensor and Environmental Data Records (SDR and EDR). 
          Also, included in this data collection are the GCOM-W1 Two Line Elements and Mission Notices.
      Status: 
        Progress code: 
          onGoing
      Point of contact: 
        Responsible party: 
          Organisation name: 
              NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
          Position name: 
              Customer Engagement Branch
          Contact info: 
            Contact: 
              Phone: 
                Telephone: 
                  Voice: 
                      1-828-271-4800
                  Facsimile: 
                      1-828-271-4876
              Address: 
                Address: 
                  Delivery point: 
                      151 Patton Avenue
                  Delivery point: 
                      Veach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468
                  City: 
                      Asheville
                  Administrative area: 
                      NC
                  Postal code: 
                      28801-5001
                  Country: 
                      USA
                  Electronic mail address: 
                      ncei.orders@noaa.gov
              Online Resource: 
                Online Resource: 
                  Linkage: 
                    URL: 
                      https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
                  Protocol: 
                      HTTPS
                  Application profile: 
                      Web Browser
                  Name: 
                      NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
                  Description: 
                      NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
                  Function: 
                    Online function code: 
                      information
              Hours of service: 
                  8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
          Role: 
            Role code: 
              pointOfContact
      Resource maintenance: 
        Maintenance information: 
          Maintenance and update frequency: 
            Maintenance frequency code: 
              continual
      Descriptive keywords: 
        Keywords: 
          Keyword: 
              Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds > Wind Speed/Wind Direction
          Keyword: 
              Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Rate
          Keyword: 
              Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature
          Type: 
            Keyword type code: 
              theme
          Thesaurus name: 
            Citation: 
              Title: 
                  Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
              Date: 
                Date: 
                  Date: 
                      2018
                  Date type: 
                    Date type code: 
                      revision
              Edition: 
                  Version 8.6
              Cited responsible party: 
                Responsible party: 
                  Organisation name: 
                      Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) 
                      National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
                  Contact info: 
                    Contact: 
                      Online Resource: 
                        Online Resource: 
                          Linkage: 
                            URL: 
                              https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
                          Protocol: 
                              HTTPS
                          Application profile: 
                              Web Browser
                          Name: 
                              Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
                          Description: 
                              The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are 
                              structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate 
                              in the further development of the keywords.
                          Function: 
                            Online function code: 
                              information
                  Role: 
                    Role code: 
                      publisher
      Descriptive keywords: 
        Keywords: 
          Keyword: 
              Geographic Region > Global Ocean
          Type: 
            Keyword type code: 
              place
          Thesaurus name: 
            Citation: 
              Title: 
                  Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
              Date: 
                Date: 
                  Date: 
                      2018
                  Date type: 
                    Date type code: 
                      revision
              Edition: 
                  Version 8.6
              Cited responsible party: 
                Responsible party: 
                  Organisation name: 
                      Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) 
                      National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
                  Contact info: 
                    Contact: 
                      Online Resource: 
                        Online Resource: 
                          Linkage: 
                            URL: 
                              https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
                          Protocol: 
                              HTTPS
                          Application profile: 
                              Web Browser
                          Name: 
                              Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
                          Description: 
                              The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are 
                              structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate 
                              in the further development of the keywords.
                          Function: 
                            Online function code: 
                              information
                  Role: 
                    Role code: 
                      publisher
      Descriptive keywords: 
        Keywords: 
          Keyword: 
              AMSR2 > Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2
          Type: 
            Keyword type code: 
              instrument
          Thesaurus name: 
            Citation: 
              Title: 
                  Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
              Date: 
                Date: 
                  Date: 
                      2018
                  Date type: 
                    Date type code: 
                      revision
              Edition: 
                  Version 8.6
              Cited responsible party: 
                Responsible party: 
                  Organisation name: 
                      Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) 
                      National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
                  Contact info: 
                    Contact: 
                      Online Resource: 
                        Online Resource: 
                          Linkage: 
                            URL: 
                              https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
                          Protocol: 
                              HTTPS
                          Application profile: 
                              Web Browser
                          Name: 
                              Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
                          Description: 
                              The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are 
                              structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate 
                              in the further development of the keywords.
                          Function: 
                            Online function code: 
                              information
                  Role: 
                    Role code: 
                      publisher
      Descriptive keywords: 
        Keywords: 
          Keyword: 
              GCOM-W1 > Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water
          Type: 
            Keyword type code: 
              platform
          Thesaurus name: 
            Citation: 
              Title: 
                  Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
              Date: 
                Date: 
                  Date: 
                      2018
                  Date type: 
                    Date type code: 
                      revision
              Edition: 
                  Version 8.6
              Cited responsible party: 
                Responsible party: 
                  Organisation name: 
                      Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) 
                      National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
                  Contact info: 
                    Contact: 
                      Online Resource: 
                        Online Resource: 
                          Linkage: 
                            URL: 
                              https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
                          Protocol: 
                              HTTPS
                          Application profile: 
                              Web Browser
                          Name: 
                              Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
                          Description: 
                              The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are 
                              structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate 
                              in the further development of the keywords.
                          Function: 
                            Online function code: 
                              information
                  Role: 
                    Role code: 
                      publisher
      Descriptive keywords: 
        Keywords: 
          Keyword: 
              DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
          Keyword: 
              DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of 
              Commerce
          Keyword: 
              NASA/JPL/PODAAC > Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
          Type: 
            Keyword type code: 
              dataCentre
          Thesaurus name: 
            Citation: 
              Title: 
                  Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
              Date: 
                Date: 
                  Date: 
                      2018
                  Date type: 
                    Date type code: 
                      revision
              Edition: 
                  Version 8.6
              Cited responsible party: 
                Responsible party: 
                  Organisation name: 
                      Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) 
                      National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
                  Contact info: 
                    Contact: 
                      Online Resource: 
                        Online Resource: 
                          Linkage: 
                            URL: 
                              https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
                          Protocol: 
                              HTTPS
                          Application profile: 
                              Web Browser
                          Name: 
                              Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
                          Description: 
                              The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are 
                              structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate 
                              in the further development of the keywords.
                          Function: 
                            Online function code: 
                              information
                  Role: 
                    Role code: 
                      publisher
      Resource constraints: 
        Legal constraints: 
          Use constraints: 
            Restriction code: 
              otherRestrictions
          Other constraints: 
              Cite this dataset when used as a source.
      Resource constraints: 
        Legal constraints: 
          Access constraints: 
            Restriction code: 
              restricted
      Resource constraints:  title: Distribution Liability
        Legal constraints: uuid: dadd4ac3-2b9f-4db5-8603-71285b94c3d7
          Access constraints: 
            Restriction code: 
              otherRestrictions
          Other constraints: 
              Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor 
              does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any 
              damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the 
              data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI 
              archives.
      Resource constraints:  title: Use Liability
        Legal constraints: uuid: e8163b1b-fb5a-4f4e-8d5c-ed06da10e21b
          Use constraints: 
            Restriction code: 
              otherRestrictions
          Other constraints: 
              Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness 
              of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is 
              responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
      Language: 
          eng; USA
      Topic category: 
        Topic category code: 
          climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
      Extent: 
        Extent: 
          Geographic element: 
            Geographic bounding box: 
              Extent type code: 
                  1
              West bound longitude: 
                  -179.9
              East bound longitude: 
                  180
              South bound latitude: 
                  -89.36
              North bound latitude: 
                  89.16
          Temporal element: 
            Temporal extent: 
              Extent: 
                Time period: 
                  Description: 
                    ground condition
                  Begin date: 
                    2012-04-01
                  End date: 
                    now
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  Distribution info: 
    Distribution: 
      Distributor: 
        Distributor: 
          Distributor contact:  title: NCEI (distributor)
            Responsible party: uuid: 440b3ac2-64a5-46e2-9846-38305718b644
              Organisation name: 
                  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
              Contact info: 
                Contact: 
                  Address: 
                    Address: 
                      Electronic mail address: 
                          ncei.info@noaa.gov
                  Online Resource: 
                    Online Resource: 
                      Linkage: 
                        URL: 
                          https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
                      Name: 
                          NCEI Contact Information
                      Description: 
                          Information for contacts at NCEI.
                      Function: 
                        Online function code: 
                          information
              Role: 
                Role code: 
                  distributor
          Distribution Order Process: 
            Standard order process: 
              Fees: 
                  In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, 
                  data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
              Ordering instructions: 
                  Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions.
          Distributor format: 
            Format: 
              Name: 
                  netCDF
              Version: 
                  4
          Distributor transfer options: 
            Digital transfer options: 
              Online: 
                Online Resource: 
                  Linkage: 
                    URL: 
                      https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C01370/html
                  Protocol: 
                      HTTPS
                  Application profile: 
                      Landing Page
                  Name: 
                      NCEI Dataset Landing Page
                  Description: 
                      Landing page for the dataset.
                  Function: 
                    Online function code: 
                      information
          Distributor transfer options: 
            Digital transfer options: 
              Transfer size: 
                missing
              Online: 
                Online Resource: 
                  Linkage: 
                    URL: 
                      https://www.avl.class.noaa.gov/saa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_family=GW1A2RTLE
                  Protocol: 
                      HTTPS
                  Application profile: 
                      Data Search Application
                  Name: 
                      NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) Data Search and Order
                  Description: 
                      Search the data archive and submit an order for the dataset via the interface
                  Function: 
                    Online function code: 
                      order
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  Data quality info: 
    Data quality: 
      Scope: 
        Scope: 
          Hierarchy level: 
            Scope code: 
              dataset
          Extent: xlink: #boundingExtent
      Lineage: 
        Lineage: 
          Statement: 
              These data were produced by the NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) and are archived at 
              the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
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  Data quality info: 
    Data quality: 
      Scope: 
        Scope: 
          Hierarchy level: 
            Scope code: 
              repository
          Level description: 
            Scope description: 
              Other: 
                  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
      Lineage: 
        Lineage: 
          Process step: 
            Process Step: 
              Description: 
                  NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National 
                  Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic 
                  Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the 
                  Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched 
                  publicly on April 22, 2015.
              Date and time: 
                  2015-04-22T00:00:00
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  Metadata maintenance: 
    Maintenance information: 
      Maintenance and update frequency: 
        Maintenance frequency code: 
          asNeeded
      Maintenance note: 
          Bulk metadata change applied on 2023-06-23. See version control repository history for metadata change details.
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