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Documents Name Description ATBD Documents Algorithm theoretical basis documents are listed with the products available for download. Product Specification Documents Product specification documents are listed with the products available for download. ASF SMAP User Guide For Level 1 products, a streamlined guide to accessing data, using SMAP products, understanding acronyms and abbreviations, and more. Radar …

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Sea Ice MEaSUREs – Data Products

Now GIS Compatible! The sea-ice data available below draw on more than 11 years of nearly uninterrupted, three-day radar snapshots of sea ice from the RADARSAT-1 satellite (1995-2012) or four years of Envisat data (2008-2012) of the Arctic and Southern Oceans. Small-scale kinematics and deformation data are processed by tracking sea ice on a high-resolution grid. Some original …

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International Polar Year – GIIPSY – Space Task Group Meetings

2006 Briefing to WMO, GEO and IPY JCOMM SCOBS, Oct. 12 (Drinkwater)Briefing to IGOS Cryosphere Team, Oct. 16, ESTECBriefing at NSIDC, Oct. 25, BoulderPresentation at IGS Nordic Branch, Tromso, Oct. 2006 (Lytle)GIIPSY participation in CSA Radarsat-1 Archive Processing Meeting, Nov. 8, OttawaGIIPSY Team meeting, Dec 12 Briefing to WCRP CLiC, Boulder, Colorado, Dec. 6 (Drinkwater) GIIPSY …

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Sea Ice MEaSUREs — Documents and Tools

Documents MEaSUREs Lagrangian and Eulerian Sea Ice Products: Product format specifications MEaSUREs Gridded Sea Ice Products: Product format specifications RADARSAT Geophysical Processor System Data User’s Handbook: Describes the background, procedures, and content of the Lagrangian data products  RADARSAT Geophysical Processor System Product Specification: Provides the details and format of the data fields in the Lagrangian data product Methodology: Sea …

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Wetlands MEaSUREs – Product Specification Guide

The Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) DAAC acquired the MEaSUREs (Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments) Wetlands dataset from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2012. The dataset contains the first level-2, derived synthetic aperture radar (SAR) products available from ASF. The dataset includes a global-scale Earth System Data Record (ESDR) of inundated wetlands to facilitate investigations on their role in climate, biogeochemistry, hydrology, and biodiversity. This ESDR provides an accurate, consistent, and comprehensive global-scale dataset of wetland inundation and vegetation, including continental-scale, multi-temporal, and multi-year monthly inundation dynamics at varying scales.