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TCSP High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer (HAMSR)

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Title: TCSP High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer (HAMSR)
Description:
Abstract:
The Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes (TCSP) mission is a field research investigation sponsored by the Science Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). TCSP is focused on the study of the dynamics and thermodynamics of precipitating cloud systems, including tropical cyclones using NASA-funded aircraft and surface remote sensing instrumentation. HAMSR is a 25-channel microwave atmospheric sounder operating as a cross-track scanner. It is functionally similar to AMSU-A/B, but with additional channels. There are three bands: an 8-channel band near 50-GHz, used for primary temperature sounding; a 10-channel band near 118 GHz, used for secondary temperature sounding and assessment of scattering; a 7-channel band near 183 GHz, used for water vapor sounding. The instrument is continuously self-calibrating using internal calibration targets. Radiometric sensitivity at the composite sampling cells provided in the archive is typically 0.1 and ranges up to 0.25 K for the stratospheric channels. Calibration accuracy is estimated at better than 1 K for temperature sounding and better than 2 K for water vapor sounding. Temperature weighting function peaks are distributed between the surface and the flight altitude. HAMSR was mounted in a wing pod of a NASA ER-2 research aircraft.
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Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20050702
Ending_Date: 20050727
Currentness_Reference:Unknown
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -115.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -62.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 4.0
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > HUMIDITY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE
Theme_Keyword: NASA ER-2 > NASA EARTH RESOURCES-2
Theme_Keyword: HAMSR > HIGH ALTITUDE MMIC SOUNDING RADIOMETER
Theme_Keyword: EOSDIS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM
Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM
Theme_Keyword: TCSP > TROPICAL CLOUD SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES
Theme_Keyword: CWIC > CEOS WGISS INTEGRATED CATALOG
Theme_Keyword: Tcsp
Theme_Keyword: Precipitating Cloud Systems
Theme_Keyword: Cloud Thermodynamics
Theme_Keyword: Nasa Er-2
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: BJORN LAMBRIGTSEN
Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Address: 4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Address: MS 169-237
City: Pasadena
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 91109
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (818) 354-8932
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Bjorn.H.Lambrigtsen@jpl.nasa.gov
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Process_Date: Unknown
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Distribution_Information:
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Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NASA/MSFC/GHRC > Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact_Person: SHERRY HARRISON
Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 320 Sparkman Dr.
City: Huntsville
State_or_Province: AL
Postal_Code: 35805
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 256-961-7973
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ghrcdaac@itsc.uah.edu
Resource_Description: tcsphamsr
Distribution_Liability:
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Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: binary, HDF
Transfer_Size: 25 Mb
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/
Access_Instructions:
DATA CENTER URL
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Fees: None
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20060406
Metadata_Review_Date: 20080829
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: SHERRY HARRISON
Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 320 Sparkman Dr.
City: Huntsville
State_or_Province: AL
Postal_Code: 35805
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 256-961-7973
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ghrcdaac@itsc.uah.edu
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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