SMMR Level 3
Entry Title: Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) Monthly Mean Integrated Water Vapor (IWV) By Prabhakara
Entry ID: SMMR_IWV_PRABHAKARA_1
Tropospheric Composition
Description
SMMR_IWV_PRABHAKARA data are Special Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) Monthly Mean Integrated Water Vapor (IWV) data by Prabhakara.The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) Prabhakara integrated atmospheric water vapor (IWV) files were generated by Dr. Prabhakara Cuddapah at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) using SMMR Antenna Temperatures. A discussion of the SMMR Antenna Temperatures is available from the Langley Research Center Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC). Each IWV file contains one month of 3 degree by 5 degree gridded mean water vapor. A scale factor of 0.1 must be applied to convert the data into units of g/cm2. The data spans the period from October 1979 to September 1983.
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Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- Columnar Water Vapor
- Number Size Distribution
- Passive Microwave
- Water Vapor (H2O)
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
Binary
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Longitude Resolution: 5 degree
Latitude Resolution: 3 degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 500 km - < 1000 km or approximately 5 degrees - < 10 degrees
Coordinate System: Geodetic
Granule Spatial Representation: Geodetic
Locations
GLOBAL TROPOSPHERE
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 1979-01-01 - 1983-09-30
Temporal Resolution: Monthly