TY  - Data
T1  - Atmospherically corrected ASMR-E/2 passive microwave brightness temperatures for the Arctic, 2002-2025
A1  - Yan Ziyu
A1  - Ye Yufang
DO  - 10.12072/ncdc.db7805.2026
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026-09-21
PB  - National Cryosphere Desert Data Center
AB  - Passive microwave brightness temperatures (TBs) from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) series, including AMSR-E and AMSR2, are widely used for ocean, ice, and snow monitoring in the Arctic. However, atmospheric absorption and emission, primarily by water vapor and cloud liquid water, affect the satellite-observed TBs and can propagate into geophysical retrievals. We present an atmospherically-corrected AMSR-E and AMSR2 TB dataset covering 2002-2025. The dataset contains dual-polarization TB observations at 6-89 GHz, collocated atmospheric and surface variables, and a quality-control flag. Atmospheric influence was estimated with a radiative transfer model driven by ERA5 reanalysis. Technical quality was assessed using water and sea ice samples and field measurements from the MOSAiC expedition. The dataset provides a valuable record for evaluating and developing ocean, ice and snow retrieval methods in the Arctic.
DB  - NCDC
UR  - https://www.ncdc.ac.cn/portal/metadata/75ddfa58-3bfb-490a-a78a-691abbc95121
ER  -