Title :
A-Train Data Depot: Bringing Atmospheric Measurements Together
Author :
Savtchenko, Andrey ; Kummerer, Robert ; Smith, Peter ; Gopalan, Arun ; Kempler, Steven ; Leptoukh, Gregory
Author_Institution :
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD
Abstract :
This paper describes the satellite data processing and services that constitute current functionalities of the A-Train Data Depot. We first provide a brief introduction to the original geometrical intricacies of the platforms and instruments of the A-Train constellation and then proceed with a description of our A-Train collocation-processing algorithm that provides subsets that facilitate synergistic use of the various instruments. Finally, we present some sample image products from our web-based Giovanni tool which allows users to display, compare, and download coregistered A-Train-related data.
Keywords :
Web services; atmospheric techniques; geophysics computing; information services; information storage; remote sensing; A-Train Data Depot; A-Train collocation-processing algorithm; A-Train constellation; Giovanni; Web based tool; atmospheric measurements; satellite data processing; satellite data services; Atmospheric measurements; Clouds; Current measurement; Data conversion; Data processing; Data security; Displays; Geoscience; Instruments; Satellites; Aerosols; atmospheric measurements; clouds; data conversion; data management; data security; optical scattering; precipitation; radar scattering; remote sensing; satellite applications; temperature measurement;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TGRS.2008.917600
