TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) product: Weekly

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission's (TRMM) Microwave Imager (TMI) is a multi-channel, dual polarized, conical scanning passive microwave radiometer designed to measure rain rates over a wide swath under the TRMM satellite.

Warning: The SST data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Microwave Imager (TMI) will no longer be produced by Remote Sensing Systems after Feb 14, 2015 because of quality issues.  They suggest not using TMI data for any rigorous scientific research past November 2014.

Variables
SST (°C), 10-meter surface wind speeds (measurements made by the 11 and 37 GHz channels, m/s), atmospheric water vapor (mm), liquid cloud water(mm), and precipitation rates(mm/hour)
ZonalGlobal by 0.25 deg
Meridional39.875S to 39.875N by 0.25 deg
Verticalsurface  
Temporal V7.1: Dec 13, 1997 to Dec 27, 2014 by 7 day(s)
Static? yes
Volume3.7 GB total
Serverpublic:
Sourcehttp://www.remss.com/missions/tmi
Acquired July 1, 2004 (Updated May 2015)
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