JUNO MWR: Jupiter Atmospheric Brightness Temperature by Latitude

Juno spacecraft MWR instrument data provides atmospheric brightness temperature measurements for Jupiter as a function of planetocentric latitude. The nonaccumulating dataset is derived from high-rate perijove data and is separated by MWR channel and perijove. NASA published this volume, last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling Jupiter's atmospheric thermal structure based on brightness temperature data.
• Analyzing latitudinal variations in atmospheric properties based on planetocentric latitude.
• Studying temporal changes in Jupiter's atmosphere across different perijove events.
• Calibrating or validating remote sensing models for gas giant planets based on MWR channel data.

Strengths

• Data originates from NASA's Juno spacecraft mission, a primary source for Jupiter science.
• Dataset is structured by specific MWR channel and perijove, suggesting organized data separation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Derived from high-rate perijove data collected by the Juno spacecraft's Microwave Radiometer (MWR) instrument.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:22:36.744357; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Jupiter