Content Description
Abstract:
This data set includes non-Doppler polar volume reflectivity data from
the Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX). Data were collected on Sweden's
Gotland Island, using an Ericsson radar mounted at 56 m above sea level.
The radar provided 12 scanning angles. Measurements were taken between 1
September 2002 and 31 May 2003. BALTEX data sets will be used for
validation of AMSR-E and Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
(AMSU)/Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB) Level 1 brightness temperatures
and Level 2 cloud and precipitation parameters. Data are available in
network Common Data Format (netCDF) from NSIDC via FTP.
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System
(AMSR-E) is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite
on 4 May 2002. The Baltic Sea Experiment's (BALTEX) Radar Data Centre
(BRDC), operated by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological
Institute (SMHI), collects data from as many radars in or near the
Baltic region as possible. During the Main Observational Phase (October
1999 - February 2002), data from 25 radars in six countries have covered
the Baltic region every 15 minutes. High-latitude data are recorded from
50 to 70 degrees North, and they complement pre-existing efforts in the
mid-latitudes and tropics.
Purpose: Not Available
Supplemental Information: REFERENCE:
BALTEX Radar Data Centre
"http://www.smhi.se/brdc/"
Global Energy and Water Experiment BALTEX
site "http://www.gewex.org/baltex.html"
Content Status
Progress: Complete
Update Frequency: As needed
Content Keywords
Theme Keywords: ISO Topic Keyword, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS, EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR REFLECTIVITY, GCMD PLATFORM, GROUND STATIONS, AQUA > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM, AQUA, GCMD INSTRUMENT, RADAR > RADIO DETECTION AND RANGING, AMSR-E > ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER-EOS, PROJECT, ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM, BALTEX > BALTIC SEA EXPERIMENT, EOSDIS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM, ANCILLARY KEYWORDS, Amsr-e, Radar, Surface Reflectance, Sweden, Rain Amount, Rainfall Amount, Surface Rainfall, Total Rainfall, ISO TOPIC CATEGORY, IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER, DATA SET LANGUAGE, ENGLISH
Place Keywords: CONTINENT > EUROPE > NORTHERN EUROPE > SCANDINAVIA > SWEDEN, OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > BALTIC SEA