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NAME: POES/NOAA AMSU Data

Summary

The NOAA POES ATOVS AMSU Data is one of several satellite data sets collected by the National Center for Atmospheric Reserach/Earth Observation Laboratory (NCAR/EOL) as part of the North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME) project. Included in the data set are Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (ATOVS) Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) and Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B (AMSU-B) aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES). The data cover the period from 1 June to 30 September 2004 and include data from the NOAA-15, NOAA-16 and NOAA-17 satellites.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/3MKN-XG4W-Q00F
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-05-17)
Subscribe	Subscribe to receive email when new or updated data is available.
Related projects	NAME: North American Monsoon Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Satellite
Platforms	POES NOAA-15 POES NOAA-16 POES NOAA-17
Instruments	Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A - AMSU-A Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B - AMSU-B
GCMD Science Keywords	MICROWAVE RADIANCE VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES Expand keywords
Documentation	satellite_poes_amsu.txt [15 KiB]
Related links	homepage: EOL NAME website info: NAME Data Policy info: NAME Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2004-06-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2004-09-30 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 35.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 20.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -115.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -105.00

Primary point of contact information

NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System <info@class.noaa.gov>

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Citation

NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System. 2011. NAME: POES/NOAA AMSU Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/3MKN-XG4W-Q00F. Accessed 14 Jan 2026.

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