The Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) provides an end-to-end capability of calibrating and characterizing the radiances measured from satellite-based microwave instruments using state of the art algorithm science. The MIRS produces advanced near-real-time operational surface and precipitation products in all-weather and over all-surface conditions using brightness temperatures from multiple microwave instruments. The MIRS Level-2 precipitation and surface products are derived from Level 1B data acquired by the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) and the Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) instruments onboard MetOp-C. The precipitation and surface products include Total Precipitable Water, Snow Water Equivalent, Cloud Liquid Water, Rainfall Rate, Snow Fall Rate, and Sea Ice Concentration at a default resolution of 16 km. The data are produced by the NOAA Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and are distributed by the Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System (CLASS) as 85 minute files in the netCDF-4 file format with attributes included.
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| Title | Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) Level-2 Orbital Precipitation and Surface Products |
|---|---|
| Description | The Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) provides an end-to-end capability of calibrating and characterizing the radiances measured from satellite-based microwave instruments using state of the art algorithm science. The MIRS produces advanced near-real-time operational surface and precipitation products in all-weather and over all-surface conditions using brightness temperatures from multiple microwave instruments. The MIRS Level-2 precipitation and surface products are derived from Level 1B data acquired by the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) and the Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) instruments onboard MetOp-C. The precipitation and surface products include Total Precipitable Water, Snow Water Equivalent, Cloud Liquid Water, Rainfall Rate, Snow Fall Rate, and Sea Ice Concentration at a default resolution of 16 km. The data are produced by the NOAA Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and are distributed by the Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System (CLASS) as 85 minute files in the netCDF-4 file format with attributes included. |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T15:15:19.096Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Total Precipitable Water , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Solid Precipitation > Snow , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Cloud Liquid Water/Ice , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Rate , Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Sea Ice Concentration , Geographic Region > Global , AMSU-A > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A , MHS > Microwave Humidity Sounder , NOAA-18 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-19 , NOAA-19 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-18 , METOP-A > Meteorological Operational Satellite - A , METOP-B > Meteorological Operational Satellite - B , METOP-C > Meteorological Operational Satellite - C , 10 km HTML Markup Was Removed , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , gov.noaa.class:MIRS_ORB , climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere |
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