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Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) Langley DAAC Project/Campaign Document

Summary:

The Prabhakara SMMR atmospheric liquid water and integrated atmospheric water vapor files were generated by Dr. Cuddapah Prabhakara at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) using SMMR Antenna Temperatures. A discussion of the SMMR Antenna Temperatures is available from the Langley Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC). Each file contains one month of 3 degree by 5 degree gridded mean liquid water. Each element of data is in units of mg/cm2. The data spans the period from February 1979 to May 1984.

Table of Contents:

  1. Project/Campaign Overview
  2. Data Availability
  3. Data Access
  4. Principal Investigator Information
  5. Submitting Investigator Information
  6. References
  7. Glossary of Terms
  8. List of Acronyms
  9. Document Information

1. Project/Campaign Overview:

Name of Project/Campaign:

Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR)

Project/Campaign Introduction:

See Summary.

Project/Campaign Mission Objectives:

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Discipline(s):

Earth Science

Geographic Region(s):

Global.

Detailed Project/Campaign Description:

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2. Data Availability:

Data Type(s):

All data currently archived at the Langley DAAC are in native binary format.

Input/Output Media:

Data are available via FTP and on 4mm, 8mm, and DLT tapes from the Langley DAAC.

Proprietary Status:

There is no proprietary status for the data sets currently on-line at the Langley DAAC.

3. Data Access:

Data Center Location:

Langley DAAC User and Data Services Office
NASA Langley Research Center
Mail Stop 157D
Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199
USA
Telephone: (757) 864-8656
FAX: (757) 864-8807
E-mail: larc@eos.nasa.gov

Contact Information:

Langley DAAC User and Data Services Office
NASA Langley Research Center
Mail Stop 157D
Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199
USA
Telephone: (757) 864-8656
FAX: (757) 864-8807
E-mail: larc@eos.nasa.gov

Associated Costs:

Currently, there is no charge for media.

4. Principal Investigator Information:

Investigator(s) Name and Address:

Dr. Cuddapah Prabhakara
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Mail Stop 913.0
Greenbelt, MD 20771
USA
Phone: (301)286-5390
FAX:
Email: cuddapah@climate.gsfc.nasa.gov

5. Submitting Investigator Information:

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6. References:

Prabhakara, C., G. Dalu, J. J. Nucciarone, and G. L. Liberti, 1992: Rainfall over Oceans: Remote Sensing from Satellite Microwave Radiometers. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 47, 177-192.

Prabhakara, C., D. A. Short, W. Wiscombe, and R. S. Fraser, 1986: Rainfall over Oceans Inferred from Nimbus 7 SMMR: Application to 1982-83 El Nino. J. Climate Appl. Meteor., 25, 1464-1474.

Prabhakara, C., H. D. Chang, and T. C. Chang, 1982: Remote Sensing of Precipitable Water over the Oceans from Nimbus 7 Microwave Measurements. J. Appl. Meteor., Vol. 21, No. 1, 59-68.

7. Glossary of Terms:

EOSDIS Glossary.

8. List of Acronyms:

EOSDIS Acronyms.

URL - Uniform Resource Locator

9. Document Information:

Document Revision Date:
December 19, 1997
Document Review Date:
December 19, 1997
Document ID:
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Document Curator:
Langley DAAC User and Data Services Office
Telephone: (757) 864-8656
FAX: (757) 864-8807
E-mail: larc@eos.nasa.gov
Document URL:
http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/GUIDE/campaign_documents/smmr_project.html
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