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DMSP SSMT/2 - Atmospheric Water Vapor Profiler

The SSM/T-2 sensor is a five channel, total power microwave radiometer with three channels situated symmetrically about the 183.31 GHz water vapor resonance line and two window channels. This instrument was flown on all DMSP Block 5D-2 satellites starting with F11 launched in 1991. SSM/T-2 is designed to provide global monitoring of the concentration of water vapor in the atmosphere under all sky conditions by taking advantage of the reduced sensitivity of the microwave region to cloud attenuation.
Cite this dataset when used as a source.
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gov.noaa.ngdc.stp.dmsp:G10018
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    Distributor Distributor information not available
    Dataset Point of Contact DMSP Data Manager
    DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
    303.497.3053
    ngdc.dmsp@noaa.gov
    Time Period 1992-01-01 to Present
    Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
    West:-180.000000
    East:180.000000
    South:-90.000000
    North:90.000000
    Spatial Coverage Map
    Documentation links not available.
    Publication Dates
    • publication: 1992-01-01
    Dataset Progress Status Under development - data is currently in the process of being created
    Data Update Frequency Daily
    Supplemental Information
    NGDC currently receives approximately 8.5 Gb of data from AFWA.
    Purpose Earth and Near-Earth Environment Research
    Originators
    • DOD/USAF/AFWA > Air Force Weather Agency, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Defense
    • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (comp)
    Publishers
    • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
    Theme keywords NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
    • EARTH SCIENCE > Sun-earth Interactions > Ionosphere/Magnetosphere Particles
    • EARTH SCIENCE > Sun-earth Interactions > Ionosphere/Magnetosphere Particles > Electron Flux
    Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
    • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
    • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
    Place keywords NASA/GCMD Location Keywords
    • Global
    Use Constraints
    • Use Constraints: None
    Access Constraints
    • Access Constraints: No Constraints
    Fees Fee information not available.
    Lineage information for:repository
    Processing Steps
    • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 -NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
    Acquisition Information (collection)
    Instrument
    • SSMT/2 > DMSP SSMT/2 - Atmospheric Water Vapor Profiler
    Platform
    • Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
    Operation
    • Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
    Last Modified: 2015-09-18
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