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AMSR2 Report

Stan Kidder8/27/2014

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Overview

• AMSR2 data is fully implemented at CIRA• The next two slides show the AMSR2 RR and

TPW.

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AMSR2 RR

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AMSR2 TPW

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AMSR2 RR Histograms

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NOAA 19 (MSPPS) for Comparison

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AMSR2 TPW Histogram

• TPW is produced only over ocean (and inland waters)

• Note the extremely narrow range of the CPDF!

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NOAA 19 (MIRS) for Comparison

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7-Satellite Composite RR

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RR Satellites

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6-Satellite Composite TPW

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Smoothed Composite

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TPW Satellites

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TPW Histograms

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GCOMW1/AMSR2

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Suomi NPP/ATMS

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NOAA 19/AMSU (MSPPS)

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NOAA 19/AMSU (MIRS)

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NOAA 18/AMSU (MIRS)

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DMSP F18/SSMIS (MIRS)

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Metop-B/AMSU (MIRS)

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RR Histograms

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GCOMW1/AMSR2

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Suomi NPP/ATMS (MIRS)

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NOAA 19/AMSU (MSPPS)

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NOAA 18/AMSU (MSPPS)

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DMSP F18/SSMIS (FNMOC)

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DMSP F17/SSMIS (FNMOC)

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Metop-B/AMSU (MIRS)