Aquarius L3 Weekly Polar-Gridded Normalized Radar Cross Section V005
The data set consists of weekly polar-gridded Level-3 products of Aquarius L-band Normalized Radar Cross Section (NRCS) retrievals from the Aquarius/Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas (SAC-D) mission, developed collaboratively between the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Argentina's space agency, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE).
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
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"026:00"
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| description | The data set consists of weekly polar-gridded Level-3 products of Aquarius L-band Normalized Radar Cross Section (NRCS) retrievals from the Aquarius/Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas (SAC-D) mission, developed collaboratively between the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Argentina's space agency, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE). |
| distribution |
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|
| identifier | C1567691449-NSIDC_ECS |
| issued | 2011-08-25 |
| keyword |
[
"cryosphere",
"earth-science",
"radar",
"sea-ice",
"spectral-engineering"
]
|
| landingPage | https://doi.org/10.5067/Aquarius/AQ3_NRCS.005 |
| language |
[
"en-US"
]
|
| modified | 2025-07-17 |
| programCode |
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|
| spatial | -180.0 50.0 180.0 87.4 |
| temporal | 2011-08-25T00:00:00Z/2015-06-04T23:59:59.999Z |
| theme |
[
"geospatial"
]
|
| title | Aquarius L3 Weekly Polar-Gridded Normalized Radar Cross Section V005 |
