AIRX2RET_006 | Climate Data Guide

Dataset Name

AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V006 (AIRX2RET) at GES DISC

Metadata Identifier

AIRX2RET_006

Start Date

2002-08-30

End Date

2016-09-24

Calculated End Date

2017-06-27

Climate data guide content with tag AIRX2RET_006

AIRS (Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder): Version 6 Level 2

Years of record

2002-08 to 2016-09

AIRS Version 6 Level 2 data represent a significant improvement over AIRS Version 5 Level 2 products in terms of greater stability, yield, and quality. Several algorithmic improvements have been made by the AIRS Project in conjunction with the AIRS Science Team. Improvements include: (a) Improved soundings of Tropospheric and Sea Surface Temperatures, day and night…
Main variables and Earth System components
Atmosphere Aerosols Air Temperature CO Geopotential Height Ozone: Tropospheric Precipitable water Specific Humidity
Formats

HDF, HDF-EOS

Timestep

Sub-daily

Domain

Global

Collections

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Experts contributing reviews

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