On Wednesday, January 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (USA Mountain Time) AMSR-E, Aquarius, IceBridge, ICESat/GLAS, MODIS, NISE, and SMAP data will not be available for ordering due to system maintenance.

Arctic sea ice minimum 2008
Arctic sea ice minimum 2008
2008 Arctic sea ice minimum image, made with AMSR-E data and Google Earth™.
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Arctic sea ice max
Arctic sea ice maximum 2008
2008 Arctic sea ice maximum image, made with AMSR-E data. Image courtesy of the NASA SVS.
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Jakobshavn Glacier in 2008
Jakobshavn Glacier
Jakobshavn Glacier in 2000, and changes in the calving front 2001-2006. Image courtesy of the NASA SVS.
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Gulf of Mexico SST
Sea surface temperature
Sea surface temperature in the Gulf of Mexico on 01 August 2008. Image courtesy of the NASA SVS.
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Arctic sea ice minimum 2008
Arctic sea ice max
Jakobshavn Glacier in 2008
Gulf of Mexico SST

Overview

The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) archives and distributes daily, weekly, and monthly Level-1A, Level-2A, Level-2B, and Level-3 data products from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) sensor on NASA's Aqua satellite.

The AMSR-E instrument launched on 02 May 2002 and ceased operations 04 December 2011. Temporal coverage for the data products is from 18 June 2002 through 04 October 2011.

The AMSR-E instrument provides measurements of the following terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric parameters for the investigation of global water and energy cycles, including:

  • precipitation rate
  • sea surface temperature
  • sea ice concentration
  • snow water equivalent
  • soil moisture
  • surface wetness
  • wind speed
  • atmospheric cloud water
  • water vapor