Only dataset specific abstract in JSON
The Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) is a 15-channel microwave radiometer that is used for measuring global atmospheric temperature profiles and will provide information on atmospheric water in all of its phases (with the exception of small ice particles, which are transparent at microwave frequencies). AMSU-A will provide information even in cloudy conditions. AMSU-A measures Earth radiance at frequencies (in GHz) as listed under the instrument channel information.\r
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Metop-A data are available in the Data Centre up to 15/11/2021.
Data description
Data type | Gridded |
|---|---|
Projection | Regular latitude-longitude grid |
Horizontal coverage | Global |
Horizontal resolution | 0.25° x 0.25° |
Vertical coverage | No information in JSON |
Vertical resolution | No information in JSON |
Temporal coverage | 1979 to present |
Temporal resolution | No information in JSON |
Temporal gaps | No information in JSON |
File format | NetCDF-4 |
Conventions | No information in JSON |
Versions | No information in JSON |
Update frequency | No information in JSON |
Variables
Name | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
Cloud fraction | No information in JSON | No information in JSON |