SatFC-J: Satellite Foundational Course for JPSS
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) Imager
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AMSR-E 6 GHz image of Japan and surrounding area
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U.S. Navy / NRL / NASA
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AMSR-E 89 GHz image of Japan and surrounding area
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amsr_res_ex_89.jpg
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U.S. Navy / NRL / NASA
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GCOM-W1 AMSR2 36.5 GHz horizontal polarization image from nighttime descending orbit over tropical storm Ophelia in the North Atlantic on October 10, 2017
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amsr2_36h_ophelia_10oct17.jpg
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NRL / Courtesy of JAXA
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GCOM-W1 AMSR2 89 GHz horizontal polarization image from daytime ascending orbit over hurricane Gert in the North Atlantic on August 17, 2017
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NRL / Courtesy of JAXA
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GCOM-W1 AMSR2 89 GHz horizontal polarization image from nighttime descending orbit over tropical storm Ophelia in the North Atlantic on October 10, 2017
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amsr2_89h_ophelia_10oct17.jpg
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NRL / Courtesy of JAXA
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Table showing AMSR2 channel specifications, spectral sensitivities, and products
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Courtesy of JAXA
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Schematic showing AMSR2 footprints
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The COMET Program/Courtesy of JAXA
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Illustration of AMSR-2 scan geometry on board the GCOM-W polar-orbiting satellites.
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©The COMET Program
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Animation showing AMSR-2 sea surface temperature and MODIS seasonal landcover for February through September 2015.
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amsr2_seaice_2015.mp4
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NASA SVS; Blue Marble data courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC); AMSR2 data courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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Global 24-hour composite of AMSR-2 brightness temperatures for the 10.7 GHz channel (vertical polarization), ascending orbits, on 3 March, 2014.
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Courtesy of JAXA EORC
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Animation showing AMSR-E sea surface temperature and MODIS seasonal landcover from early 2005 to Dec 2006.
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amsre_sst_ani.mp4
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NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio; Blue Marble data courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC)
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GOES-13 10.7 micrometer infrared image over hurricane Gert in the North Atlantic on August 17, 2017
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NRL / NOAA
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GOES-16 10.3 micrometer band 13 infrared image showing hurricane Harvey on August 24, 2017, strengthening over the Gulf of Mexico before landfall along the Texas coast
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NOAA
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Animation showing JAXA's GCOM-W1 and NOAA's S-NPP/JPSS-1 polar-orbiting satellites during their ascending orbits across North America
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gcom_jpss_orbits.mp4
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©The COMET Program
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Artist's rendition of JAXA's GCOM-W1 spacecraft in orbit above Earth
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gcom_w1_spacecraft_and_amsr2.jpg
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Courtesy of JAXA
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GCOM-W1 AMSR2 89 GHz horizontal polarization channel image showing circulation of hurricane Harvey on August 24, 2017, strengthening over the Gulf of Mexico before landfall along the Texas coast
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NOAA
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GOES longwave IR image of Hurricane Matthew approaching the Florida east coast, 6 Oct 2016
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NOAA
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GOES longwave IR image of Hurricane Matthew approaching the Florida east coast, 6 Oct 2016
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matthew_6oct2016_amsr2_vis.jpg
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NASA/Courtesy of JAXA
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Morphed composite of TPW and passive microwave data, including AMSR at 10 UTC on 16 Oct 2016
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morphed_mimic_tpw_16oct2016_ani.mp4
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CIMSS
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Depiction of the constellation of afternoon A-train satellites and their coverage, updated 2013
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nasa_a_train2013.jpg
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NASA
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Image showing SST anomalies based on AMSR2 SST observations compared against climatology, valid 10 to 14 November, 2016
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Courtesy of JAXA
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