Satellite Summary

In this post we're going to summarize the information learned so far by examining the Aqua satellite. This post lays the foundation for actually examining the data. We'll look at what we know about UAH, RSS, and the AMSR-E data.

The information here represents my current state of knowledge and supersedes information from previous posts in cases where there are differences.

Additional Posts In This Series
Aqua Satellite Data Processing
A Note On The UAH And RSS Raw Data
How UAH And RSS Temperatures Are Measured
Overview Of The Aqua Satellite
Looking At The Aqua Satellite Data
UAH Satellite Data.html
Dangit! More Climate Stuff. UAH and RSS Raw Data

UAH
UAH data is obtained from the Aqua satellite. The "Hot Load" method of calibrating the Aqua satellite failed and the satellite is now calibrated using Cosmic Background Radiation, scans from Earth and information from other satellites.

Level 0 data up to 4 days old can be obtained from the University of Wisconsin. Level 1A data is not available. Level 1B data can be obtained from the NASA AIRS data holdings web page. Level 2A data can also be obtained from the NASA AIRS data holdings web page.

RSS
RSS data is obtained from a collection of NOAA satellites. Calibration methods are unknown.

No raw data is available. Links claiming to provide raw data are dead. The final data product produced by RSS can be found here.

Due to lack of raw data, this will be the last post discussing RSS.

AMSR-E
AMSR-E data is obtained from the Aqua satellite. The "Hot Load" method of calibrating the Aqua satellite failed and the satellite is now calibrated using Cosmic Background Radiation, scans from Earth and information from other satellites.

Level 0 data up to 4 days old can be obtained from the University of Wisconsin. Level 1A data can be downloaded here. The JAXA link to the AMSR-E Level 1B data is a dead link. Level 2A data can be downloaded here.

References:
Aqua Satellite Data Processing
A Note On The UAH And RSS Raw Data
How UAH And RSS Temperatures Are Measured
Overview Of The Aqua Satellite
Looking At The Aqua Satellite Data
UAH Satellite Data.html
Dangit! More Climate Stuff. UAH and RSS Raw Data
University of Wisconsin Aqua Level 0 Data (most recent 4 days of data)
NASA AIRS data holdings web page
Dead Link For RSS Raw Data
RSS final monthly Temperature Data
EOS Data Pool @ NSIDC AMSR-E Level 1A Data.
JAXA Link To AMSR-E Level 1B Data (Dead Link).
EOS Data Pool @ NSIDC AMSR-E Level 2A Data.