GCOM-W/AMSR2 L2 Snow Depth
- DOI: 10.57746/EO.01gs73b0pqqnq6tdedra896md9
- Last Updated: 2024-03-21
Product Summary
GCOM-W/AMSR2 L2 Snow Depth dataset is obtained from the AMSR2 sensor onboard GCOM-W and produced by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
GCOM-W was launched by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 21 (H-IIA F21) at 1:39 a.m. on May 18th, 2012 (Japan Standard Time, JST) and inserted into a planned position on the "A-Train" orbit. GCOM-W equipped with AMSR2 takes measurements at multiple microwave frequencies and multiple polarizations of weak electromagnetic waves in the microwave band radiated from the Earth’s surface and the atmosphere. AMSR2 has swath of 1450 km and 7 microwave bands. The observation data will enable the creation of long-term trustworthy data sets of global physical amount.
Level 2 products calculates various geophysical parameters related to water using the Level 1B or 1R products as inputs.
This dataset includes Snow Depth (SND), depth of snow cover over land surface. Coverage of the product is over land only, and unit is [cm]. We do not provide snow cover over the sea ice surface. Snow depth parameter is closely related to climate variation, and this product enables us to figure out changes in distribution of global snow cover. The Pixel_Data_Quality is quality flag stored for each observation point.
The provided format is HDF5. The Sampling resolution is 30 km. The current version of the product is Version 2. The Version 1 is also available. The generation unit is scene (defined as a half orbit).
- Platform
- GCOM-W
- Sensor
- AMSR2
Coverage
Temporal Coverage
2012-07-02 to Present
Spatial Coverage
Bounding Rectangle
(90.0°,
-180.0°,
-90.0°,
180.0°)
Resolution
30 km
Location
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL LAND
- Dataset Short Name
- GCOM-W_AMSR2_L2_SND
- Platform / Sensor
- GCOM-W / AMSR2
- Coverage
-
- Spatial Coverage
-
Bounding Rectangle
(90.0°, -180.0°, -90.0°, 180.0°) - Temporal Coverage
- 2012-07-02 to Present
- Product Level ID
- L2
- Version Description
Version 1, 2013-05-17, Available
Version 2, 2015-04-03, Available- File Format
- HDF5
- Dataset Type
- None / Scene
- Resolution
-
- Spatial Resolution
- 30 km
- Temporal Resolution
- None
- Dataset Progress
- In Work
- Projection
- None
- Collection Data Type
- SCIENCE_QUALITY
- Get Data
- https://gportal.jaxa.jp/gpr/?lang=en
- Dataset Title
- GCOM-W/AMSR2 L2 Snow Depth
- Distribution Format
- HDF5
- Fees
- Free
- Sample
- Citation
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. 2012. GCOM-W/AMSR2 L2 Snow Depth. https://doi.org/10.57746/EO.01gs73b0pqqnq6tdedra896md9
- Access Constraints
No constraints but users need to be registered with the G-portal User Registration system to download files.
- Use Constraints
The user is entitled to use G-Portal data free of charge without any restrictions (including commercial use) except for the condition about acknowledgement of data credit as stipulated in G-portal terms of use 7.(2).Click here for detailed G-Portal data usage constrains.
- G-Portal Terms of service
- https://gportal.jaxa.jp/gpr/index/eula?lang=en
- ISO Topic Categories
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- IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
- Science Keywords
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- EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DEPTH
- Location Keywords
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- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL LAND
- ECV and other Keywords
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- Snow Depth
ISO Topic Categories is the keywords in the ISO 19115 - Geographic Information Metadata.
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