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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. AMSR2 provides data on global precipitation, ocean wind speed, water vapor, sea ice concentration, brightness temperature, and soil moisture. 

 

Near Real-Time AMSR2 Data

Learn more about near real-time (NRT) AMSR2 data provided by NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE). AMSR2 NRT products are available through LANCE generally within three hours of a satellite observation.

Instrument Type

Spectrometers/Radiometers

Instrument Subtype

Imaging Spectrometers/Radiometers

Specifications

Resolution

Spatial

10 km: 6.9 - 36.5 GHz; 5km: 89.0 GHz

Spectral

6 Bands: 6.9, 10.65, 18.7, 23.8, 36.5, 89.0 GHz

Temporal

2 days

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