Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data provides six-channel scanning radiometry, including three solar and three thermal infrared channels, around Antarctica's Jang Bogo Station. The dataset, created by AMD_KOPRI, was last updated in February 2016. It is intended for deriving products such as cloud cover, surface temperature, and snow and ice detection in the region.
Use Cases
- Deriving cloud cover maps from the six-channel radiometry data for atmospheric studies.
- Calculating surface temperature using the three thermal infrared channels for polar climate monitoring.
- Detecting land-water boundaries and sea ice extent from the visible-near infrared region channels.
- Analyzing temporal changes in snow cover around Jang Bogo Station using the time-series of solar channel data.
Strengths
- Data from a six-channel scanning radiometer providing multiple spectral measurements.
- Focuses on the specific geographic area around the Jang Bogo Station in Antarctica.
Limitations
- The exact temporal coverage within the 2015-2016 period is unspecified.
- Specific data volume, row count, and column details are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- AMD_KOPRI via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Data gathered by the AVHRR satellite scanning radiometer.
- Time Range
- 2015-2016
- Freshness
- Data is from 2015-2016, with a last update in February 2016.
- Geography
- Vicinity of the Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica.