Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2)

Notice (7 May 2020): We have identified a potential irregularity in the AU_DySno data set that results in what appears to be an artificial, uniform boundary in SWE values extending across North America. The Principal Investigators are actively examining the data to determine the source of the artificial boundary. Where SWE data values exist, there is confidence that the SWE values are valid. However, users should be cautious when using the data where no data values exist in the northern hemisphere until further notice.

AMSR2 NRT Data and Information

Download AMSR2 data directly from either:
- AMSR2-NRT1
- AMSR2-NRT2
LANCE AMSR2 landing page at NASA's Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC (GHRC DAAC)
AMSR2 Science Investigator-led Processing System (AMSR2 SIPS)
Subscribe to the AMSR2 mailing list

The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) instrument launched aboard the Japanese Space Exploration Agency Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water, "SHIZUKU" (GCOM-W1) satellite on May 18, 2012. AMSR2 provides data on global precipitation, ocean wind speed, water vapor, sea ice concentration, brightness temperature, and soil moisture. AMSR2 NRT products are available through LANCE generally within three hours of a satellite observation.

To download AMSR2 data, register for an Earthdata Login. Use the table below to access specific LANCE data products.

Other Sources of AMSR2 Data Products:

The JAXA AMSR Science Team generates its own suite of AMSR2 products.
Remote Sensing Systems generates an extensive suite of intercalibrated products (columnar water vapor and cloud liquid water over oceans, ocean wind speed, sea surface temperature) from many passive microwave satellite instruments. View their AMSR2 ocean products.

AMSR2/GCOM - W1

Product Download	Description	Volume (per/day)	Browse
AU_Rain_NRT_R01	NRT AMSR2 Unified Global Swath Surface Precipitation Goddard Space Flight Center Profiling Algorithm Data User Guide	982MB	Worldview Browse
AU_Ocean_NRT_R01	NRT AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Ocean Products	552MB	Worldview Browse
AU_DySno_NRT_R01* *Please see warning note at the top of this page.	NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent Data User Guide Recipe: How to convert to GeoTIFF using Python and ArcGIS	21MB	Worldview Browse
AU_SI6_NRT_R04	NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 6.25 km Polar Gridded 89 GHz Brightness Temperatures Data User Guide	88MB	Worldview Browse
AU_SI12_NRT_R04	NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 12.5 km Brightness Temperature & Sea Ice Concentration Data User Guide	126MB	Worldview Browse
AU_SI25_NRT_R04	NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 25 km Brightness Temperature & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids Data User Guide	41MB	Worldview Browse
AU_Land_NRT_R02	NRT AMSR2 Unified L2B Half-Orbit 25 km EASE-Grid Surface Soil Moisture Beta Version 2 Data User Guide	45MB (HDF-EOS5), 35MB (NetCDF/CF)	Worldview Browse

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