NASA PREFIRE Project

Description

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Atmospheric Properties from PREFIRE Satellite 1 COG (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-ATM_COG) is retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-ATM_COG contains Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) files that each contain a georeferenced rendering of retrieved column water vapor (CWV) values. Those CWV data values are computed from a single granule of PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval via a radiative transfer model with inputs from PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK (cloud mask), PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET, and PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC. The retrieved CWV values are only available for clear-sky conditions. As part of the rendering process, mean retrieved CWV values are computed for a global grid of raster elements (each approximately 2.23 km in width), based on which raster elements each PREFIRE ground footprint overlaps. This procedure is done in order to better visualize the PREFIRE data despite substantial overlap of adjacent along-track ground footprints – but it is important to remember that the individual PREFIRE ground footprints are much bigger (by about 80x, in terms of area) than each of the GeoTIFF raster elements. These cloud-optimized GeoTIFF images may be viewed using many geographic information systems (GIS), such as the freely available QGIS. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Currently, the geographic coverage is for latitudes between approximately 60° to 84° in both polar regions, although future releases may include data for all latitudes equatorward of about 84°. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each TIRS-PREFIRE. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was about 264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint and swath sizes will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. Similar CWV GeoTIFF renderings for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-ATM_COG collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-ATM

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Atmospheric Properties from PREFIRE Satellite 1 (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-ATM) contains several geophysical variables, such as atmospheric temperature and water content, retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-ATM contains column water vapor, temperature, pressure, and water vapor profiles, surface temperature, and surface pressure as derived from PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval via a Radiative Transfer Model with inputs from PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK (cloud mask), PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET, and PREFIRE_SAT1_SFC. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4. The atmospheric properties data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-ATM collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-ATM_COG

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Atmospheric Properties from PREFIRE Satellite 2 COG (PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-ATM_COG) is derived from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT2. Dual Cs each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-ATM_COG contains Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) files that each contain a georeferenced rendering of retrieved column water vapor (CWV) values. Those CWV data values are computed from a single granule of PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval via a radiative transfer model with inputs from PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-MSK (cloud mask), PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-MET, and PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-SFC. The retrieved CWV values are only available for clear-sky conditions. As part of the rendering process, mean retrieved CWV values are computed for a global grid of raster elements (each approximately 2.23 km in width), based on which raster elements each PREFIRE ground footprint overlaps. This procedure is done in order to better visualize the PREFIRE data despite substantial overlap of adjacent along-track ground footprints – but it is important to remember that the individual PREFIRE ground footprints are much bigger (by about 80x, in terms of area) than each of the GeoTIFF raster elements. These cloud-optimized GeoTIFF images may be viewed using many geographic information systems (GIS), such as the freely available QGIS.Science data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Currently, the geographic coverage is for latitudes between approximately 60° to 84° in both polar regions, although future releases may include data for all latitudes equatorward of about 84°. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each TIRS-PREFIRE. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was about 264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint and swath sizes will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time.Similar CWV GeoTIFF renderings for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-ATM_COG collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-ATM

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Atmospheric Properties from PREFIRE Satellite 2 (PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-ATM) contains several geophysical variables, such as atmospheric temperature and water content, derived from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT2. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-ATM contains column water vapor, temperature, pressure, and water vapor profiles, surface temperature, and surface pressure as derived from PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval via a Radiative Transfer Model with inputs from PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-MSK (cloud mask), PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-MET, and PREFIRE_SAT2_SFC. Science data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4.The atmospheric properties data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-ATM collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-CLD

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 1 Cloud Properties (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-CLD) contains cloud properties retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-CLD contains cloud top pressure, cloud optical depth, and cloud particle diameter as derived from PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval via a radiative transfer model with inputs from PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK (cloud mask) and PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET (Auxiliary Meteorlogy). The primary purpose of PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-CLD is to provide cloud properties information for the PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-FLX (spectral flux) product, which requires only enough accuracy for a coarse look-up table. This data collection is not suitable for an analysis of specific cloud properties. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4. The cloud properties data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-CLD collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-CLD

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 2 Cloud Properties (PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-CLD) contains cloud properties derived from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT2. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-CLD contains cloud top pressure, cloud optical depth, and cloud particle diameter as derived from PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval via a radiative transfer model with inputs from PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-MSK (cloud mask) and PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-MET (Auxiliary Meteorlogy). The primary purpose of PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-CLD is to provide cloud properties information for the PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-FLX (spectral flux) product, which requires only enough accuracy for a coarse look-up table. This data collection is not suitable for an analysis of specific cloud properties.Science data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4.The cloud properties data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-CLD collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 1 Cloud Mask (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK) contains a binary clear/cloud indicator and probabilities retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK is derived from mid-infrared and far-infrared measurements collected globally by TIRS-PREFIRE aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 using a Machine Learning technique. Specifically, inputs are PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD) from PREFIRE Satellite 1 (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-RAD) and PREFIRE Auxiliary Meteorology Data created for PREFIRE Satellite 1 (PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET). PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK is used to identify cloudy and clear scenes in TIRS-PREFIRE data, which supports the production of other Level 2 PREFIRE products. These include variables such as top of atmosphere spectral flux, surface spectral emissivity, and atmospheric properties such as temperature and water vapor profiles. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4. The cloud identification data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-MSK collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_0-PAYLOAD-TLM

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 1 Raw Curated Payload (PREFIRE_SAT1_0-PAYLOAD-TLM) contains the curated raw measurements from one of two PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometers (TIRS-PREFIRE), which is a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. This collection contains the raw, curated digital number counts for TIRS-PREFIRE aboard PREFIRE Satellite 1 (PREFIRE-SAT1). Data retrieval started in July , 2024, and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in binary format. The PREFIRE_SAT2_0-PAYLOAD-TLM collection contains raw, curated digital number counts for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2.

PREFIRE_SAT1_0-PAYLOAD

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 1 Raw Payload (PREFIRE_SAT1_0-PAYLOAD) contains the uncurated raw measurements from one of two PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometers (TIRS-PREFIRE), which is a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. This collection contains the raw and uncurated digital number counts for TIRS-PREFIRE aboard PREFIRE Satellite 1 (PREFIRE-SAT1). Data retrieval started in July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in binary format. Raw, Uncurated digital number counts for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_0-PAYLOAD collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_0-BUS-TLM

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 1 Telemetry (PREFIRE_SAT1_0-BUS-TLM) contains positioning and pointing information for one of two PREFIRE polar orbiting CubeSats. Both CubeSats carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. This collection contains the time, beta angle, orbit position and velocity, and the quaternion of PREFIRE Satellite 1 (PREFIRE-SAT1). Combined with a Digital Elevation Map, these telemeters geolocate PREFIRE data on the Earth’s surface. Data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. This data is retrieved at a frequency of 1Hz and is available in CSV format. Positioning and pointing information for the sister satellite, PREFIRE-SAT2, can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_0-BUS-TLM collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-MSK

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 2 Cloud Mask (PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-MSK) contains a binary clear/cloud indicator and probabilities derived from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT2. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-MSK is derived from mid-infrared and far-infrared measurements collected globally by TIRS-PREFIRE aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 using a Machine Learning technique. Specifically, inputs are PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD) from PREFIRE Satellite 2 (PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-RAD) and PREFIRE Auxiliary Meteorology Data created for PREFIRE Satellite 2 (PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-MET). PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-MSK is used to identify cloudy and clear scenes in TIRS-PREFIRE data, which supports the production of other Level 2 PREFIRE products. These include variables such as top of atmosphere spectral flux, surface spectral emissivity, and atmospheric properties such as temperature and water vapor profiles. Science data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4.The cloud identification data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_0-PAYLOAD-TLM

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 2 Raw Curated Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT2_0-PAYLOAD-TLM) contains the curated raw measurements from one of two PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometers (TIRS-PREFIRE), which is a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. This collection contains the raw, curated digital number counts for TIRS-PREFIRE aboard PREFIRE Satellite 2 (PREFIRE-SAT2). Data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in binary format. Raw, curated digital number counts for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_0-PAYLOAD-TLM collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_0-PAYLOAD

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 2 Raw Payload (PREFIRE_SAT2_0-PAYLOAD) contains the uncurated raw measurements from one of two PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometers (TIRS-PREFIRE), which is a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. This collection contains the raw and uncurated digital number counts for TIRS-PREFIRE aboard PREFIRE Satellite 2 (PREFIRE-SAT2). Data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in binary format. Raw, uncurated digital number counts for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_0-PAYLOAD collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_0-BUS-TLM

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 2 Telemetry (PREFIRE_SAT2_0-BUS-TLM) contains positioning and pointing information for one of two PREFIRE polar orbiting CubeSats. Both CubeSats carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. This collection contains the time, beta angle, orbit position and velocity, and the quaternion of PREFIRE Satellite 2 (PREFIRE-SAT2). Combined with a Digital Elevation Map, these telemeters geolocate PREFIRE data on the Earth’s surface. Data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. This data is retrieved at a frequency of 1Hz and is available in CSV format. Positioning and pointing information for the sister satellite, PREFIRE-SAT1, can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_0-BUS-TLM collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-FLX_COG

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Spectral Flux from PREFIRE Satellite 1 COG (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-FLX_COG) is retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-FLX_COG contains Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) files that each contain a georeferenced rendering of derived outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) values. Those OLR data values are computed from a single granule of PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD) data, along with inputs from PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK (cloud mask), PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET, PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-SAT, and PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-CLD. As part of the rendering process, mean derived OLR values are computed for a global grid of raster elements (each approximately 2.23 km in width), based on which raster elements each PREFIRE ground footprint overlaps. This procedure is done in order to better visualize the PREFIRE data despite substantial overlap of adjacent along-track ground footprints – but it is important to remember that the individual PREFIRE ground footprints are much bigger (by about 80x, in terms of area) than each of the GeoTIFF raster elements. These cloud-optimized GeoTIFF images may be viewed using many geographic information systems (GIS), such as the freely available QGIS. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Currently, the geographic coverage is for latitudes between approximately 60° to 84° in both polar regions, although future releases may include data for all latitudes equatorward of about 84°. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each TIRS-PREFIRE. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was about 264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint and swath sizes will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. Similar OLR GeoTIFF renderings for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-FLX_COG collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-FLX

Satellite 1 (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-FLX) contains surface emissivity retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-FLX contains spectral flux at the top of atmosphere for all available TIRS-PREFIRE channels as derived from PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval with inputs from the PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK (cloud mask), PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET (Auxiliary Meteorology), and PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-SAT collections. PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-FLX also contains the top-of-atmosphere Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) broadband flux. The primary purpose of this collection is to assess the radiative activities over the polar regions to better quantify the energy budget there. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4. The spectral flux data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-FLX collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-FLX_COG

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Spectral Flux from PREFIRE Satellite 2 COG (PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-FLX_COG) is derived from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT2. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-FLX_COG contains Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) files that each contain a georeferenced rendering of derived outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) values. Those OLR data values are computed from a single granule of PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD) data, along with inputs from PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-MSK (cloud mask), PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-MET, PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-SAT, and PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-CLD. As part of the rendering process, mean derived OLR values are computed for a global grid of raster elements (each approximately 2.23 km in width), based on which raster elements each PREFIRE ground footprint overlaps. This procedure is done in order to better visualize the PREFIRE data despite substantial overlap of adjacent along-track ground footprints – but it is important to remember that the individual PREFIRE ground footprints are much bigger (by about 80x, in terms of area) than each of the GeoTIFF raster elements. These cloud-optimized GeoTIFF images may be viewed using many geographic information systems (GIS), such as the freely available QGIS.Science data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Currently, the geographic coverage is for latitudes between approximately 60° to 84° in both polar regions, although future releases may include data for all latitudes equatorward of about 84°. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each TIRS-PREFIRE. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was about 264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint and swath sizes will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time.Similar OLR GeoTIFF renderings for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-FLX_COG collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-FLX

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Spectral Flux from PREFIRE Satellite 2 (PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-FLX) contains surface emissivity derived from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT2. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-FLX contains spectral flux at the top of atmosphere for all available TIRS-PREFIRE channels as derived from PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval with inputs from the PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-MSK (cloud mask), PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-MET (Auxiliary Meteorology), and PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-SAT collections. PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-FLX also contains the top-of-atmosphere Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) broadband flux. The primary purpose of this collection is to assess the radiative activities over the polar regions to better quantify the energy budget there.Science data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4.The spectral flux data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-FLX collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC_COG11um

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Surface Emissivity from PREFIRE Satellite 1 COG11um (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC_COG11um) is retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC_COG11um contains Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) files that each contain a georeferenced rendering of retrieved surface emissivity values for channel 14 (centered at about 11.4 µm). Those surface emissivity data values are computed from a single granule of PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval via a radiative transfer model with inputs from PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK (cloud mask), and PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET. The retrieved surface emissivity values are only available for clear-sky conditions. As part of the rendering process, mean retrieved surface emissivity values are computed for a global grid of raster elements (each approximately 2.23 km in width), based on which raster elements each PREFIRE ground footprint overlaps. This procedure is done in order to better visualize the PREFIRE data despite substantial overlap of adjacent along-track ground footprints – but it is important to remember that the individual PREFIRE ground footprints are much bigger (by about 80x, in terms of area) than each of the GeoTIFF raster elements. These cloud-optimized GeoTIFF images may be viewed using many geographic information systems (GIS), such as the freely available QGIS. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Currently, the geographic coverage is for latitudes between approximately 60° to 84° in both polar regions, although future releases may include data for all latitudes equatorward of about 84°. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each TIRS-PREFIRE. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was about 264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint and swath sizes will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. Similar surface emissivity GeoTIFF renderings for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-SFC_COG11um collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC_COG19um

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Surface Emissivity from PREFIRE Satellite 1 COG19um (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC_COG19um) is retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC_COG19um contains Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) files that each contain a georeferenced rendering of retrieved surface emissivity values for channel 22 (centered at about 18.2 µm). Those surface emissivity data values are computed from a single granule of PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval via a radiative transfer model with inputs from PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK (cloud mask), and PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET. The retrieved surface emissivity values are only available for clear-sky conditions. As part of the rendering process, mean retrieved surface emissivity values are computed for a global grid of raster elements (each approximately 2.23 km in width), based on which raster elements each PREFIRE ground footprint overlaps. This procedure is done in order to better visualize the PREFIRE data despite substantial overlap of adjacent along-track ground footprints – but it is important to remember that the individual PREFIRE ground footprints are much bigger (by about 80x, in terms of area) than each of the GeoTIFF raster elements. These cloud-optimized GeoTIFF images may be viewed using many geographic information systems (GIS), such as the freely available QGIS. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Currently, the geographic coverage is for latitudes between approximately 60° to 84° in both polar regions, although future releases may include data for all latitudes equatorward of about 84°. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each TIRS-PREFIRE. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was about 264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint and swath sizes will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. Similar surface emissivity GeoTIFF renderings for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-SFC_COG19um collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Surface Emissivity from PREFIRE Satellite 1 (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC) contains surface emissivity derived from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC contains surface spectral emissivity for all available TIRS-PREFIRE channels as derived from PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval via a radiative transfer model with inputs from the PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET (Auxiliary Meteorology) and PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK (cloud mask) collections. The purpose of this collection is to assess surface emissivity over the polar regions to better quantify the polar radiative budget in those regions. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4.The surface emissivity data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-SFC collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-SFC_COG11um

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Surface Emissivity from PREFIRE Satellite 2 COG11um (PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-SFC_COG11um) is derived from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT2. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-SFC_COG11um contains Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) files that each contain a georeferenced rendering of retrieved surface emissivity values for channel 12 (centered at about 11.0 µm). Those surface emissivity data values are computed from a single granule of PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval via a radiative transfer model with inputs from PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-MSK (cloud mask), and PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-MET. The retrieved surface emissivity values are only available for clear-sky conditions. As part of the rendering process, mean retrieved surface emissivity values are computed for a global grid of raster elements (each approximately 2.23 km in width), based on which raster elements each PREFIRE ground footprint overlaps. This procedure is done in order to better visualize the PREFIRE data despite substantial overlap of adjacent along-track ground footprints – but it is important to remember that the individual PREFIRE ground footprints are much bigger (by about 80x, in terms of area) than each of the GeoTIFF raster elements. These cloud-optimized GeoTIFF images may be viewed using many geographic information systems (GIS), such as the freely available QGIS.Science data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Currently, the geographic coverage is for latitudes between approximately 60° to 84° in both polar regions, although future releases may include data for all latitudes equatorward of about 84°. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each TIRS-PREFIRE. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was about 264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint and swath sizes will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time.Similar surface emissivity GeoTIFF renderings for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC_COG11um collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-SFC_COG19um

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Surface Emissivity from PREFIRE Satellite 2 COG19um (PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-SFC_COG19um) is derived from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT2. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-SFC_COG19um contains Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) files that each contain a georeferenced rendering of retrieved surface emissivity values for channel 21 (centered at about 18.6 µm). Those surface emissivity data values are computed from a single granule of PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval via a radiative transfer model with inputs from PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-MSK (cloud mask), and PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-MET. The retrieved surface emissivity values are only available for clear-sky conditions. As part of the rendering process, mean retrieved surface emissivity values are computed for a global grid of raster elements (each approximately 2.23 km in width), based on which raster elements each PREFIRE ground footprint overlaps. This procedure is done in order to better visualize the PREFIRE data despite substantial overlap of adjacent along-track ground footprints – but it is important to remember that the individual PREFIRE ground footprints are much bigger (by about 80x, in terms of area) than each of the GeoTIFF raster elements. These cloud-optimized GeoTIFF images may be viewed using many geographic information systems (GIS), such as the freely available QGIS.Science data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Currently, the geographic coverage is for latitudes between approximately 60° to 84° in both polar regions, although future releases may include data for all latitudes equatorward of about 84°. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each TIRS-PREFIRE. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was about 264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint and swath sizes will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time.Similar surface emissivity GeoTIFF renderings for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC_COG19um collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_2B-SFC

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Surface Emissivity from PREFIRE Satellite 1 (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC) contains surface emissivity retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC contains surface spectral emissivity for all available TIRS-PREFIRE channels as derived from PREFIRE Spectral Radiance (PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD) data using an Optimal Estimation retrieval via a radiative transfer model with inputs from the PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET (Auxiliary Meteorology) and PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-MSK (cloud mask) collections. The purpose of this collection is to assess surface emissivity over the polar regions to better quantify the polar radiative budget in those regions. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4. The surface emissivity data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-SFC collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_3-SFC-SORTED-ALLSKY

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Surface Emissivity Sorted All-sky Climatology from PREFIRE Satellite 1 (PREFIRE_SAT1_3-SFC-SORTED=ALLSKY) contains monthly climatologies of the Level 2 PREFIRE Surface Emissivity from the PREFIRE Satellite 1 collection (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B_SFC), which is derived from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT1_3-SFC-SORTED-ALLSKY climatologies include 1) gridded, time-averaged spectral emissivity sorted by surface type, and 2) gridded standard deviations of time-averaged spectral emissivity sorted by surface type. The grids are 1°x1° and time averaging is currently monthly. Spatially, the cross-track dimension is retained, which consists of 8 distinct tracks. Full swath climatologies will be generated in addition to ascending- and descending-only subsets to account for diurnal variability. The purpose of this collection is to identify surface emissivity behaviors based on surface type and to assimilate PREFIRE surface emissivity data into climate models to further understand and more accurately predict future climates.The data format is NetCDF4.The sorted surface emissivity climatologies for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_3-SFC-SORTED-ALLSKY collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_3-SFC-SORTED-ALLSKY

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Surface Emissivity Sorted All-sky Climatology from PREFIRE Satellite 2 (PREFIRE_SAT2_3-SFC-SORTED=ALLSKY) contains monthly climatologies of the Level 2 PREFIRE Surface Emissivity from the PREFIRE Satellite 2 collection (PREFIRE_SAT2_2B_SFC), which is derived from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT2. Dual CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT1_3-SFC-SORTED-ALLSKY climatologies include 1) gridded, time-averaged spectral emissivity sorted by surface type, and 2) gridded standard deviations of time-averaged spectral emissivity sorted by surface type. The grids are 1°x1° and time averaging is currently monthly. Spatially, the cross-track dimension is retained, which consists of 8 distinct tracks. Full swath climatologies will be generated in addition to ascending- and descending-only subsets to account for diurnal variability. The purpose of this collection is to identify surface emissivity behaviors based on surface type and to assimilate PREFIRE surface emissivity data into climate models to further understand and more accurately predict future climates.The data format is NetCDF4.The sorted surface emissivity climatologies for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_3-SFC-SORTED-ALLSKY collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Auxiliary Meteorology Data for PREFIRE Satellite 1 (PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET) contains GEOS-IT analyses and VIIRS satellite data that are subsets and interpolations corresponding to data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual PREFIRE CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET contains surface and skin temperatures, land fraction, sea ice concentration, snow cover, surface pressure, temperature profiles, pressure profiles, O3 profiles, wind velocity profiles, and surface type. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4.The auxiliary meteorology data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-MET collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-MET

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Auxiliary Meteorology Data for PREFIRE Satellite 2 (PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-MET) contains GEOS-IT analyses and VIIRS satellite data that are subsets and interpolations corresponding to data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT2. Dual PREFIRE CubeSats each carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-MET contains surface and skin temperatures, land fraction, sea ice concentration, snow cover, surface pressure, temperature profiles, pressure profiles, O3 profiles, wind velocity profiles, and surface type. Science data retrieval started June 29, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4.The auxiliary meteorology data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-MET collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_AUX-SAT

PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment) Auxiliary Satellite Data for PREFIRE Satellite 2 contains data fields extracted from external satellite datasets for each coincident PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) field of view, which is then used to process PREFIRE Level 2 and 3 products. Dual CubeSats each carry a TIRS-PREFIRE, a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.This collection contains surface-type information from VIIRS, Aqua, and NISE (SSMIS). Its primary purpose is to provide surface type information for the PREFIRE Level 2 spectral flux product (PREFIRE_SAT1_2B-FLX) and the Level 3 surface emissivity product (PREFIRE_SAT1_3-SFC-SORTED-ALLSKY), which is sorted by surface type. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4.The auxiliary satellite data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_AUX-SAT collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_1A-RAD

PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment) Level 1A Calibrated Spectral Radiance from PREFIRE Satellite 1 (PREFIRE_SAT1_1A-RAD) contains calibrated radiance data retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a TIRS-PREFIRE, a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. Digital number counts from the PREFIRE_SAT1_0-PAYLOAD-TLM collection are converted to radiance and calibrated using an internal blackbody target and space-look data. The PREFIRE_SAT1_1A-RAD data is used as input for PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD, which is geolocated radiance. Given that it is not geolocated, PREFIRE_SAT1_1A-RAD is not useful for direct scientific study. Data retrieval started July 24, 2024, and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4. Calibrated radiance data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_1A-RAD collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_1A-RAD

PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment) Level 1A Calibrated Spectral Radiance from PREFIRE Satellite 2 (PREFIRE_SAT2_1A-RAD) contains calibrated radiance data retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT2. Dual CubeSats each carry a TIRS-PREFIRE, a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately.Digital number counts from the PREFIRE_SAT2_0-PAYLOAD-TLM collection are converted to radiance and calibrated using an internal blackbody target and space-look data.The PREFIRE_SAT2_1A-RAD data are used as input for PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD, which is geolocated radiance. Given that it is not geolocated, PREFIRE_SAT2_1A-RAD is not useful for direct scientific study.Science data retrieval for this collection started on June 29, 2024, and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. These data have a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in NetCDF-4.Calibrated radiance data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_1A-RAD collection.

PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD

PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment) Spectral Radiance from PREFIRE Satellite 1 (PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD) contains calibrated and geolocated radiance data retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT1. Dual CubeSats each carry a TIRS-PREFIRE, a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will be assimilated into global circulation and other models to predict future conditions more accurately. PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD data is processed by geolocating the calibrated radiance data in PREFIRE_SAT1_1A-RAD using the pointing and position telemeters in PREFIRE_SAT1_0-BUS-TLM and a Digital Elevation Map. The PREFIRE_SAT1_1A-RAD data is used to analyze the radiative budget in polar regions and produce 3 products: top-of-atmosphere spectral flux, surface spectral emissivity, and atmospheric properties such as cloud cover, temperature profiles, and water vapor profiles. Science data retrieval started July 24, 2024 and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4. Calibrated and geolocated radiance data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT2 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD collection.

PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD

PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment) Spectral Radiance from PREFIRE Satellite 2 (PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD) contains calibrated and geolocated radiance data retrieved from data collected by the PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE) aboard PREFIRE-SAT2. Dual CubeSats each carry a TIRS-PREFIRE, a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other climate models to predict future climates more accurately.PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD data are processed by geolocating the calibrated radiance data in PREFIRE_SAT2_1A-RAD using the pointing and position telemeters in PREFIRE_SAT2_0-BUS-TLM and a Digital Elevation Map.The PREFIRE_SAT2_1B-RAD data are used to analyze the radiative budget in polar regions and as an input for Level 2 products: top-of-atmosphere spectral flux, surface spectral emissivity, and atmospheric properties such as cloud cover, temperature profiles, and water vapor profiles.Science data retrieval started June 29, 2024, and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. Within the orbital swath there are eight distinct tracks of data associated with the eight separate spatial scenes for each PREFIRE-TIRS. At the beginning of the mission, the approximate scene footprint sizes were 11.8 km x 34.8 km (cross-track x along-track), with gaps between each scene of approximately 24.2 km. The entire swath was ~264 km across. Note that the scene footprint and swath sizes quoted here are for the orbit altitude soon after launch. However, the footprint size will slowly become smaller as the orbit altitude decreases with time. This data has a temporal resolution of 0.707 seconds and is available in netCDF-4.Calibrated and geolocated radiance data for the sister instrument aboard PREFIRE-SAT1 can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_1B-RAD collection.

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