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AIRS Data Products Overview

Descriptions of different data products using AIRS data can be accessed using the tabs above, from radiance products (Level 1) to geophysical products (Level 2 and 3) created from input Level 1 data using three different retrieval systems; AIRS Version 7 and CLIMCAPS retirevals that are available for the entire AIRS record, and JoSFRA, which is applied at a finer spatial level of a single footprint.

AIRS data products figure, showing data flow relationships L2 & L3 products may have variations depending on data from subsets of AIRS, AMSU-A, or HSB. AIRS L0 (L0 are the raw bits from the spacecraft.) AIRS L0 -> AIRS L1A v5 (L1A Non-engineering data is not archived, but can be recreated from L0.) AIRS L1A v5 -> AIRS L1B v5 AIRS L1B v5 -> AIRS L1C v6.7 AIRS L1C v6.7 -> CHIRP v2 AIRS L1B v5 -> AIRS L2/L3 v6 AIRS L1B v5 -> AIRS L2/L3 v7 AIRS L1B v5 -> CLIMCAPS L2/L3 v2 AIRS L1B v5 -> JoSFRA AIRS L1B v5 & AIRS L1C v6.7 -> CalSub v2

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