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1. F Favorites _ GWLAM2_201301112311 1664 L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 BE Desktop GWLAM2_201301120001_182D_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 IB Downloads GWLAM2_201301120050_182A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 SG Recent Places Fig 4 1 1 3 Drag amp drop After this operation Display map amp products Window and File Open dialog according to the specified file will appear Fig 4 1 1 4 23 SGC 120009 af GCOMUserTool GWIAM2 201301112311 1664 L1SGBTBR 1100100 h5 File View Option Help AAAA ALCEE AEREA E 2 0h5 F lAutomatic af GWLAM2 201301112311 _166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 boa 0000 35041 70082 105124 10 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSRZ Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V IK AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GH2 V 2013 01 11 23 11 36 2013 01 12 00 01 09 lat lon Fig 4 1 1 4 An example of image display by drag amp drop operation to short cut icon When you specify files of the same product levels at the same time all specified files aren t displayed in the following cases If you specify files of Level3 only one file of specified files is displayed If number of the files specified exceeds maximum number File Open Dialog will be only displayed When you drag and drop multiple product levels at the same time displaying follows the following priority rules If you specify multiple sensors displaying priority is AMSR2 AMSR AMSR E if you specify
2. etting on image or which below to display coastline DRAW_SHORELINEORDER VALUE Setting on image or which below to display coastline Default is displayed on Generic Descriptor MAP Fixed Automatic change setting of map file MAP MODE VALUE Automatic change setting of map file 0 Fixed 1 Automatic Map file definition MAP FILE file name When the map file name Specify it by the absolute path and the map file automatic operation change is set it is one expansion rate time or more Map file name used for less than eight times Map file definition 2 MAP FILE2 file name When the map file automatic operation change is set it is eight expansion rate times or more Map file name used for 256 times or less 145 SGC 120009 Appendix B Licenses Appendix B 1 HDF4 This software includes the HDF4 library uses and distributions have been permitted under following conditions Copyright Notice and License Terms for Hierarchical Data Format HDF Software Library and Utilities Hierarchical Data Format HDF Software Library and Utilities Copyright 2006 2010 by The HDF Group NCSA Hierarchical Data Format HDF Software Library and Utilities Copyright 1988 2006 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted for any purpose incl
3. Description Tag The following information displayed on the window of Google Earth is defined Granule ID Copyright Ground Overlay Tag Attribute of overlay image is defined Visibility Tag A default setup is set to ON 1 Icon Tag An image file name is defined The display image is assumed to be an image projected by EQR LatLonBox Tag The latitude and longitude of the four corners of an image LookAt Tag The following values are defined as a default viewpoint latitude 0 deg longitude 140 deg range 18000000 m tilt 0 deg heading 0 deg ScreenOverlay Tag An image of color scale is defined 10 LookAt Tag Initial viewpoint latitude 0 deg longitude 140 deg range 18000000 m tilt 0 deg heading 0 deg 11 TimeSpan Tag The period that overlay image displays is defined 122 SGC 120009 Appendix A 4 KML File Format The Timeline Function Timeline supported KML file is the file which stored the KML tag for displaying the picture file of AMSR AMSR E AMSR2 Combined on Google Earth The Timeline function can display the images which change depending on time This file is created when saved by KML Format of the dialog Make AMSR AMSR E product Animation The format of the time line supported KML file which GCOM User Tool outputs is shown in Fig A 4 1 lt xml version 1 0 e
4. File Name P P1 AME090301058MA_P01 B0000000 00 P1 AMEO90301058MD_P01 B0000000 00 j P1 AME090301074MA_P01 6000000000 Fig 4 1 1 4 2 Drag amp drop operation You must select same product level of files Case of Level 3 you must also select same projection The product level will be displayed on Level field File Name MAMSR_AMSR ElP1AMED90228179MD_P aVAMSR_AMSR E P1AME090301 01 0MA_PI alAMSR_AMSR E P1AME090301042MD_P Up aVAMSR_AMSR E P1 AME090301 058MA_PI alAMSR_AMSR E P1 AMEO90301058MD_P Fig 4 1 1 4 3 Result of addition to File Name Field di Es g The added file displayed on a File Name Field The number of files that can be specified for this list is decided depending on the number of maximum files set in the configuration setting 43 SGC 120009 m Add button Add button is clicked 2 Open dialog that Windows offers is displayed 3 The file of the AMSR AMSR E product added to File Name Field can be selected Look in E AMSR AMSR E Be EX S A2GL10310290410001_OCSFROZ00000000100001 01 3 P1 AMED6O206126MD_PO1ADO P1AME041114A_P389H000000PN 00 ii P1 AMEDGO206186MD_F018001 E P1AMEOSO205D_P389HO00000E0 00 P1AMEOSO205185D_OMSSTODIGOOMODONWTON3O 00 3 P1 AMEOS0205186D_P25STO00300 00 P1 AME0S0205186MD_007 MPS70NWTS7500 4 ij do ES File tem 1 Files of type Cancel Open as read only Fig
5. 1 Tool Bar 2 Status Bar 3 Zoom 4 Map Projection 5 Meta Data 6 Color Bar Position 7 Zoom Mood 8 Pan Mood 9 SELECT Mode 10 Select Area 11 Batch Command History View menu is shown by Fig 4 2 1 and explains each menu 3 4 GCOMUser Tool GW1AM2_20 META Option Help pz RE v Tool Bar v Status Bar C Zoom Map Projection Meta Data Color Bar Position v ZOOM Mode PAN Mode SELECT Mode Fig 4 2 1 View Menu Pull Down 55 SGC 120009 4 2 1 Tool Bar When Tool Bar menu is selected a tool bar can be made an available or not available The Window with ToolBar layout is shown in Fig 4 2 1 1 A ToolBar not available Window layout is shown in Fig 4 2 1 2 i A Toolbar The Window with ToolBar layout m GCOMUserTool GWIAM2_201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 oE File View Option Help F FPPEBLE LEER IAEA CEA E Color Bar Automatic x Eaj e GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_LISGBTBR_1100100 h5 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz K AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V 2013 01 11 23 11 36 2013 01 12 00 01 09 lat 11 900 lon 127 500 value Fig 4 2 1 1 The Window with ToolBar layout 56 SGC 120009 The Window without ToolBar layout a GCOMUserTool GWIAM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 o File View Option Help 0
6. NumberMissingPackets NumberOfGoodPackets are store d in Level 2 product because they haven t enough information with calculation 131 SGC 120009 Appendix A 6 Color Bar Table File Format For an image window of Single Channel image the applied Color Bar Table file for the image is shown on Color Bar Table pull down located below Tool Bar Some typical Color Bar Table files are stored in the color table look up table folder You can edit these files and save your own Color Bar Table You can also edit it with a text editor such as WordPad or Notepad Table A 6 1 Color Bar Table File Format Parameters Format Descriptions The default is AMSR ORBIT Title character string Viewer COLOR TABLE DEFINE n is an integer selected from 2 3 5 Number of Points N n or 9 Logarithm Interpolation LOG MODE value value is set ON or OFF Inserting Color Bar mode REVERS MODE value value is set ON or OFF real value is 9999 0 9999 0 VAL real value TAB Relation between Data nl n2 and n3 are Color Value of COLOR nl n2 n3 Valueand RGB Color Value red green and blue TAB means Tab key at point 1 respectively and its value is between 0 and 255 Relation between Data Valueand RGB Color Value same as above same as above at pointN 132 AMSR HDF TOOL COLOR TABLE DEFINE N 9 LOG_MODE OFF REVERSE MODE OFF TITLE NAME AMSR E Brightness Temp
7. 106 Platinum3ConversionTableW1 Platinum 3 conversion table W1 107 Platinum3ConversionTableWO Platinum 3 conversion table WO 108 CoefficientAvv Brightness temperature coefficient Avv 109 CoefiicientAhv Brightness temperature coefficient Ahv 110 CoefficientAov Brightness temperature coefficient Aov 111 CoefficientAhh Brightness temperature coefficient Ahh 112 CoefficientAvh Brightness temperature coefficient Avh 113 CoefficientAoh Brightness temperature coefficient Aoh 114 CSMTemperature Brightness temperature of deep space 115 CoRegistrationParameterAl Co registration parameter Al 116 CoRegistrationParameter AZ Co registration parameter A2 CalibrationCurveCoefficientl The radiometric correction coefficient for lt the Oth order CalibrationCurveCoefficient2 The radiometric correction coefficient for e the 1st order CalibrationCurveCoefficient3 The radiometric correction coefficient for e the 2nd order CalibrationCurveCoefficient4 The radiometric correction coefficient for so the 3rd order CalibrationCurveCoefficient5 The radiometric correction coefficient for P the 4th order 122 CalibrationMethod Calibration method name 130 SGC 120009 1 No 53 122 aren t output in the AMSR2 Level2 product because the AMSR2 Leve 12 product doesn t include them 2 It is calculated by Scan Data Quality item in Level 1 product NumberOfMissingScans
8. AMSR E Level 18 Birghtness Temperature 5 90Hz V Fig 4 1 1 2 6 Image Window m Cancel button Cancel button is clicked 2 All setting shown in the dialog is canceled and the dialog is closed 39 SGC 120009 4 1 1 3 Open AMSR2 Products with HDF output mode When this Open AMSR2 Products with HDF output mode subsidiary menu is selected File Open Dialog AMSR2 HDF Output is displayed and a AMSR2 product can be read How to read a AMSR2 product is explained File Open Dialog AMSR2 HDF Output layout is shown in Fig 4 1 1 2 7 AMSR2 Product Read HDF Output File Name Field Add button File Name eo Remove button Level Field Level Single Channel Frequency Channel selection Single Channel pull down RGB Composite O RGB Composite radio button Color Table Color Bar Table automatic pull down Cancel button Open button Fig 4 1 1 3 1 File Open Dialog AMSR2 HDF output Please refer to the 4 1 1 1 Open AMSR2 Products to use buttons on this Dialog 34 SGC 120009 4 1 1 4 Make AMSR2 Product Animation If the Make AMSR2 Animation subsidiary menu is chosen Make AMSR2 Product Animation Dialog is displayed and the animation file of the AMSR2 product can be created How to create the animation file is explained Make AMSR2 Product Animation layout is shown in Fig 4 1 1 3 1 Greate Animation AMSR2 File Name Field File Name Add Add button Rem
9. Hide Folders Fig 4 1 4 1 Binary File Save Dialog 4 1 5 Save as CSV If you click this Save as CSV menu the observation data of the area chosen can be saved at the file of CSV There are two subsidiary menus in a file open menu 1 Save value only 2 Save value with Latitude and Longitude Subsidiary menus are shown in Fig 4 1 5 1 Ri GCOMUserTool AMSR2 Product Read View Option Help Open Be E X g KML KMZ Save as Bina Save as CSV Copy to Clipboard Save as HDF Batch Processing Quit Fig 4 1 5 1 Save as CSV subsidiary menu 50 SGC 120009 4 1 5 1 Save value only When this subsidiary menu is selected Save as CSV is displayed and can output a CSV file without latitude and longitude for the observation data of the area chosen Save as CSV layout is shown in Fig 4 1 5 2 But there are some cases that the file cannot be saved because of the display condition of resolution etc In these cases the error message is displayed If so please follow the message The default of a preservation file name is set to GRANULE_ID csv The CSV file format details please refer to appendix A 2 CSV file at Save As On GCOMUserTool Output 9 Search Output Organize New folder HE Desktop dd Downloads E Recent Places 2 Libraries Documents E a Music E Pictures B Videos jE Computer EP Filename GW1AM2_201301112311
10. m Open button D Open button is clicked 2 Display the map and products Window will be displayed on the new window Fig 4 1 1 1 6 GWILAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGETBR 1100100 h5 oa 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz K Fig 4 1 1 1 8 Image Window 29 m Cancel button D Cancel button is clicked 2 All setting shown in the dialog is canceled and the dialog is closed 4 1 1 2 Open AMSR AMSR E Products When this Open AMSR AMSR E Products subsidiary menu is selected File Open Dialog AMSR AMSR E is displayed and a AMSR AMSR E product can be read How to read a AMSR AMSR E product is explained File Open Dialog AMSR AMSR E layout is shown in Fig SGC 120009 4 1 1 2 1 gt AMSR E Product Read Add button File Name Field A A Level Field Level Single Channel Frequency Channel selection Single Channel pull down RGB Composite O RGB Composite radio button Color Table Color Bar Table automatic pull down Open button Cancel button Fig 4 1 1 2 1 File Open Dialog AMSR AMSR E 30 SGC 120009 m File Name Field D In this field the specified file name of AMSR AMSR E product is displayed It is possible to specify files by using Add button or drag amp drop operation Please refer to 4 1 1 1 Please specify only the AMSR AMSR E product for this field The number of
11. O O O O O O O O O O Table 1 3 2 Correspondence between a product and a function AMSR AMSR E 2 3 SGC 120009 Map projection Animation O Available O Default n Format Level Data Type Bin csv Latitude image KML KML Product EQR PS Ortho MER 1 1 Longitude 3 KMZ AVI KMZ CSV 2 4 5 aie EQR IO O O O O O O O O O Precipitation AP MER O O O O O O O O O O PS O O O O O O O O O O Se Seats EQR IO O O O O O O O O O Wind SSW MER O O O O O O O O O O PS O O O O O O O O O O RR EQR IO O O O O O O O O O Tenera SST MER O O O O O O O O O O PS O O O O O O O O O O M EQR IO O O O O O O O O O Eauivalenes SWE MER O O O O O O O O O O PS O O O O O O O O O O i EQR IO O O O O O O O O O ON IC MER IO O O O O O O O O O PS O O O O O O O O O O EQR O O O O O O O O O O Soil Moisture SM MER IO O O O O O O O O O PS O O O O O O O O O O Global EQR O 6 O 6 O O O O brightness ay e R Oe Ot O O 13 temperature Suker Hemisphere PS o ak ose 9 o Water Vapor WV Global EQR O x6 O x6 O O O O Cloud Liquid CLW Global EQR O x6 O 6 O O O O 01 SGC 120009 Table 1 3 2 Correspondence between a product and a function AMSR AMSR E 3 3 Map
12. QALocationOfPacketDiscontinuity Continuity of Packet Sequence Counter 41 EphemerisQA Ephemeris limit check 42 AutomaticQAFlag Limit check by software ScienceQualityFlag Quality flag of calculating geophysical F quantity 44 ScienceQualityFlagExplanation Explanation of ScienceQualityFlag 45 AutomaticQAFlagExplanation Explanation of limit check by software 46 QAPercentMissingData Number of missing data 47 QAPercentOutofBoundsData Percentage of out of bound data 48 QAPercentParityErrorData Percentage of parity error data 49 ProcessingQADescription Description of the processing error ProcessingQA Attirbute The attribute name which is abnormal by di QA metadata 51 GlobalMeteorologicalDataType Used meteorological data AncillaryDataInformation Information of ancillary data x Used data in Level 2 process 53 SatelliteOrbit The kind of Satellite s orbit 54 SatelliteAltitude The altitude of Satellite 55 OrbitSemiMajorAxis The orbit semi major axis 56 OrbitEccentricity The orbit eccentricity 57 OrbitArgumentPerigee The orbit argument perigee 58 OrbitInclination The orbit inclination 128 Table A 5 1 The Metadata list of product format 3 4 SGC 120009 No Metadata Explanation change means no change 59 Or
13. 4 1 1 4 4File Select Dialog m Remove button D Select file that delete from file name list 2 Remove button is clicked 8 It is possible to delete a file from file name list in Make AMSR AMSR E Product Animation by selecting file name m up down button D Select file that changes the order from file name list 2 up down button is clicked 8 The order of filing file name list can be changed m Frequency selection pull down Select a channel m Color Table pull down D The Color Table title to display from this pull down can be selected 44 m Select button O Select button is clicked 2 Animation Output Setting Dialog is displayed following two kinds Additionally please refer to Image output setting Chapter 4 3 3 and Map layer setting Chapter Animation output setting vi Title P1AME090228179MD_P01B0000000 Position O Left Center Right Vv File Name Position Upper 9 Lower v ColorBar Flipped Color Bar No of Frames 10 No of Frames Coast Order Front Back Y Latitude longitude line indication 7 Equator indication ES Select Map background indication Select om Fig 4 1 1 4 5 Animation Output Option dialog Equator and Background information please mark each check box 4 3 4 for more detail information 45 SGC 120009 If you want to display Title Color Bar File Name Coast Latitude and longitude
14. The window of the image is moved up The situation of moved up is shown in Fig 4 2 1 8 sf GWLAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 EE a a E Eri r 19 7 RA Fig 4 2 1 8 Move Up 63 SGC 120009 20 Move Down icon D Click this Move Down icon 2 The window of the image is moved down The situation of moved down is shown in Fig 4 2 1 9 S GWLAM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 a a Ye Y F T Fig 4 2 1 9 Move Down 64 SGC 120009 21 Back to Previous icon D Click this Back to Previous icon 2 It can return to the state before operating a map display But it cannot change size of Window 22 PS North icon D Click this PS North icon 2 An image can be displayed the North Polar stereo Geographic Projection Please refer to 4 2 5 Map projection about Map projection of image 23 PS South icon Click this PS South icon 2 An image can be displayed the South Polar stereo Geographic Projection Please refer to 4 2 5 Map projection about Map projection of image 24 Equidistant Geographic icon D Click this Equidistant Geographic icon 2 An image can be displayed the Equidistant Geographic Projection Please refer to 4 2 5 Map projection about Map projection of image 25 Orthographic icon click this Orthographic icon 2 An image can be displayed the Orthographic Projection Please refer to 4 2 5 Map projection abo
15. 1 KML File Save Dialog Note 1 KML Keyhole Markup Language KML Keyhole Markup Language file is the file which stored the KML tag for displaying the picture file of AMSR AMSR E AMSR2 Combined on Google Earth Client R Note 2 KMZ form It is compression and a form that does the archive as for the file of the KML form And relating picture file etc The file of the KMZ form is KML similar form and Google Earth Client R It is possible to display it by the correspondence application 49 SGC 120009 4 1 4 Save as Binary When you select Save as Binary menu you can save the displayed image on a window as a file with Binary Format The byte order of preservation data can be specified big endian and little endian Please refer to 3 2 3 Preferences about the select byte order Please select Save BIN Data pull down from the File Menu Then Binary File Save dialog will be popped up Binary File Save dialog layout is shown in Fig 4 1 4 1 Specifying the file name please click the save button The default of a preservation file name is set to GRANULE_ID bin The Binary file format details please refer to appendix A 1 Binary file mf Save As Sor GCOMUserTool Output New folder Organize v BZ Desktop Hg Downloads Recent Places E Libraries Documents a Music E Pictures B Videos PE Computer A File name GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 Save as type Bin Files bin
16. 2 7 ZOOM Mode You can zoom in specified area on a map by specifying the area with the mouse When this selected the icon of the tool bar shown in Fig 4 2 7 1 will be selected ZOOM Mode E ese mode is SAA ER AMOO i ae Fig 4 2 7 1 Zoom Mode menu and Tool Bar The Zoom method using the mouse drugs to the specified end position the mouse while pushing the left mouse button at the specified beginning position and separates the left mouse button at the specified end position If an area is specified an area definition rectangle as shown in Fig 4 2 7 2 will be displayed and an image will be expanded automatically 83 sf GWLAM2_201301112311 1664 L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 T T 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz W K Fig 4 2 7 2 Specified area on a map po Zoom In af GWLAM2_201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz W K Fig 4 2 7 3 Zoom In Picture 84 SGC 120009 SGC 120009 4 2 8 PAN Mode Map is movable vertically and horizontally with a mouse When this mode is chosen the icon of the tool bar shown in Fig 4 2 18 1 will be selected PAN Mode 552555 AHHH EIA IFG AO ara AA Fig 4 2 8 1 PAN Mode menu and Tool Bar Map can
17. Appendix B EicenseS ind di dd ia 146 III A eaaeo A E EE EEOAE NEEE EA EET 146 Appendix Bil ODE Sucia ids toes eeaeee Aa Ter a E a ab da EAEEREN ESETET ETEA eased ETT EN 148 Appendix Bil ZliD cooonocionnonioconnioccnotaccio ninio o NE ESEE EE EANET EEEE ATESTE NEEE 150 11 SGC 120009 1 Introduction This document describes the operation method of The GCOM User Tool 1 1 Overview The GCOM User Tool is a tool to project earth observation data AMSR AMSR E AMSR2 in the map The earth observation data is offered by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA The functions of the This User Tool are shown in Table 1 1 1 Table 1 1 1 GCOM User Tool functions Function Description The observational data and latitude and longitude information are read from each product of AMSR AMSR E AMSR2 and data is displayed on a screen Data display cote one by the map projection according to each product Drag amp drop operation is available for specifying the file to display Zoom In Out The arbitrary parts of the picture displayed on the map are zommed in out Move Moreover a picture can be moved by the mouse operation 5 i The arbitrary area where the clip was done can be output to the file by the ata clip form supported by the format conversion function The data of the area specified by the product on the map is output to the file in the form of the following Format conversion Binary CSV KML
18. Moreover color of each line display position of Title and File Name and the order of displaying Coast can be specified The display position of Title and File Name are specified from the SGC 120009 Upper P1AME090301042MA_P0O1B0000000 00 P1AMEO90301042MA_PO1B0000000 00 AMSR E Level 18 Birghtness Temperature 5 90H2 V 342 500 317 588 2 775 7 863 242 950 218 038 193 125 158 213 143 300 Fig 4 1 1 4 6 Example of file name display position upper right Lower P1AME090301042MD PO01B0000000 00 ho o al 150 E AMSR E Level 18 Birgitneso Temperature 5 90Hz V 335 500 308 000 280 400 252 800 225 200 197 500 170 000 142 400 P14ME090301042MD_P0180000000 00 0001 Fig 4 1 1 4 7 Example of file name display position lower right 46 SGC 120009 m Ref button D Ref button is clicked 2 Itis possible to specify the files to be saved You can select the animation file name You can select the format of an animation file Animation format that can be selected by product is different please refer to Fig 1 3 1 avilk avi avilt avi kml kml kmz kmz Fig 4 1 1 4 8 To select animation file of extension The AVI Audio Video Interleave is used as movie or animation file format for Windows In this tool AVI file of no compression can be made Please use the media player such as Windows Media Player for the reproduction of AVI file KML Keyhole Markup Langu
19. SGC 120009 F ri GCOMUserTool GWIAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 SE File View Option Help SEES5S5 PHUOHRU MOeSse os F 2 QQMr ar HH Color Bar Automatic gt af GWIAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 VIEWHDF TAMSR2 L L1B S 6V A GCONFileList 03142228 bt V ON Sae CHANGEMAP Z 1 C 0 0 000 Mi J CHANGEMAP Z 1 C 0 0 CHANGE Clear CHANGEMAI AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V 2013 01 11 23 11 36 2013 01 12 00 01 09 lat 51 400 lon 18 000 value Fig 4 2 11 2 Batch Command History Dialog m Save button D The dialog that preserves the content displayed in the batch command history in the batch file is displayed m Clear button D Click this OK button 2 The content displayed in the batch command history is cleared 89 SGC 120009 4 3 Option Menu There are six subsidiary menus in the option menu 1 Edit Color Bar Table 2 Edit Look Up Table 3 User Setting 4 Image Output option 5 Map Layer 6 Map File Setting A file menu is shown in Fig 4 3 1 and each menu is explained henceforth F GCOMUserTool AMSR2 Product Read File View Medio rs de Gj Edit Color Bar Table B 5 B Edit Look Up Table Color B Preferences v 1 AMSR2 Product Read Fig 4 3 1 Option Menu Pull Down 90 4 3 1 Edit Color Bar Table When Edit Color Bar Table menu is selected Color Bar Table Edit Dialog is displayed and ne
20. VALUE Saving the color of the helpline The value is hexadecimal numbers ABGR Color of the equator COLOR EQUATOR VALUE Saving the color of the equator The value is hexadecimal numbers ABGR Color of the background COLOR BACK VALUE Saving the color of the back The valueis hexadecimal numbers ABGR Presence of the coast line DRAW SHORELINE TRUE or FALSE Presence of the coast line TRUE display FALSE non display Presence of the helpline DRAW HELPLINE TRUE or FALSE Presence of the helpline TRUE display FALSE non display Presence of the equator DRAW EQUATOR TRUE or FALSE Presence of the equator TRUE display FALSE non display Presence of the background DRAW BACK TRUE or FALSE Presence of the background TRUE display FALSE non display Presence of Specification at latitude and longitude line intervals LATLON MODE TRUE or FALSE Presence of Specification at latitude and longitude line intervals TRUE display FALSE non display Interval in latitude line LAT WIDTH VALUE Interval in latitude line The latitude line is displayed at intervals Value 10 144 SGC 120009 Table A 9 1 Initial Parameter File Format 3 3 Parameter Format Descriptions Interval in longitude line LON_WIDTH VALUE Interval in longitude line The longitud line is displayed at intervals Value 10
21. a AMSR AMSR E product 3 Open HDF icon D Click this Open HDF icon 2 AMSR2 HDF product can be read Please refer to 4 1 1 3 Open AMSR2 Products with HDF output mode about reading of a AMSR2 HDF product 4 Make Animation AMSR2 icon D Click this Make Animation AMSR2 icon 2 An animation file is created by using AMSR2 products Please refer to 4 1 1 4 Make AMSR2 Product Animation 58 SGC 120009 5 Make Animation AMSR AMSR E icon D Click this Make Animation AMSR AMSR E icon An animation file is created by using AMSR AMSR E products Please refer to 4 1 1 5 Make AMSR AMSR E Product Animation 6 Batch File Selection icon D Click this Batch File Selection icon 2 Batch processing is executed Please refer to 4 1 1 7 Execution of batch processing 7 Save Image icon D Click this Save Image icon 2 You can save the displayed image on a window as a file with JPEG TIFF PNG or Bitmap Please refer to 4 1 2 Save Image about save of an Image file 8 Save KML KMZ icon D Click this Save KML KMZ icon You can save the displayed image on a window as a file with KML Format Please refer to 4 1 3 Save KML KMZ Format about save of a KML KMZ file 9 Save Binary icon Click this Save Binary icon 2 You can save the displayed image on a window as a file with Binary Format Please refer to 4 1 4 Save Binary Format about save of a Binary
22. assumed that the channel is specified unnecessary 6 When the extension is not described the extension is added automatically When the extension is wrong a correct extension is added to the described file name 7 Only when AMSR AMSR E is selected by the sensor type 50V and 52V are effective Moreover only when AMSR2 is selected by the sensor type 7V and 7H are effective 8 The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere of the Pola stereographic projection are displayed to the same window 141 SGC 120009 Appendix A 9 Initial Parameter File Format Initial Parameter File GCOM User Tool ini is stored in the same folder where the executable binary code of GCOM User Tool and two sets of dynamic link library hd421m dll and hm421m dll are stored It defines the directory information of GCOM User Tool Folder which is created during the installation by its installer 142 SGC 120009 Table A 9 1 Initial Parameter File Format 1 3 Parameter Format Descriptions Descriptor DIR Fixed Parameter Folder Name DEF_FILE folder_name The folder name for saving Parameter File by the absolute path Input AMSR2 Data Folder Name INPUT_DIR folder_name The folder name at AMSR2 Data input destination by the absolute path Input AMSR AMSR Data Folder INPUT_DIR folder_name The folder name at AMSR AMSR Name Data input destination by the absolute path Output AMSR2 Data Folder OUTPU
23. be moved in using the mouse vertically or horizontally while a mouse is pushed the left mouse button on the map A mouse pointer becomes the form of a hand when this mode is chosen 4 2 9 SELECT Mode The area can be specified by mouse The specified area can be saved to a file as specified format Image KML Binary CSV When this mode is chosen the icon of the tool bar shown in Fig 4 2 9 1 will be selected SELECT Mode b E amp 586 5 HHO mlg eo a AO m Fig 4 2 9 1 SELECT Mode menu and Tool Bar The SELECT method using the mouse drugs to the specified end position the mouse while pushing the left mouse button at the specified beginning position and separates the left mouse button at the specified end position If an area is specified an area definition rectangle as shown in Fig 4 2 9 2 will be displayed 85 SGC 120009 t GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 a 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz 1 K Fig 4 2 9 2 Area Clip 4 2 10 Select Area Selection Area Dialog is displayed and a selection domain can be specified at latitude and longitude When this mode is chosen the icon of the tool bar shown in Fig 4 2 10 1 will be chosen Select Area ces BODA 6080 Serco BQ AP a MO m Fig 4 2 10 1 Map Selection Area menu and Tool Bar 86 SGC 120009 The specified domain can be outputte
24. can choose a map file name to use Automatic Magnification Under 1 8 times Map file D GCOM Map eshhs_ib can choose a map file name to use at the time of to under 8 times amone 1 time Magnification Under 8 256 times Map file can choose a map file name to use at the time of to 256 times OK button Cancel button Fig 4 3 6 1 Map File Mode m Map File radio button Please specify which display method fix automatic operation to make the map file Fix The coastline is displayed by using all the same one map files regardless of the magnification Automatic The magnification one time Less than eight times and the magnifications are eight times 256 times file is switched and the coastline is displayed m Ref button This button is Clicked 2 File selection window is displayed and the map file is specified 110 SGC 120009 4 4 Help Menu There are four subsidiary menus in an option menu 1 Help 2 related link 3 Version Information A file menu is shown in Fig 4 4 1 and each menu is explained henceforth AZ AE HOF AZ AE BF gt gt gt a amp Color Table Related link Version Information Fig 4 4 1 Help Menu Pull Down 4 4 1 Help When Help menu is selected a help is displayed on a Browser Help window format is shown in Fig 4 4 2 D c gcom app Doc GCOMUserTool_Manual_EN pdf Windows Internet Explorer ek So D c ec
25. datal data2 dataN lt LF gt datal data2 dataN lt LF gt Green Channel datal data2 dataN lt LF gt datal data2 dataN lt LF gt Blue Channel datal data2 dataN lt LF gt 118 SGC 120009 Appendix A 3 KML File Format KML Keyhole Markup Language file is the file which stored the KML tag for displaying the picture file of AMSR AMSR E AMSR2 Combined on Google Earth Client R This file is created when saved by Save KML Format of File menu The format of the KML file which GCOM User Tool outputs is shown in Fig A 3 1 lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt kml xmins http earth google com kml 2 0 gt 1 KML Header Tag lt Document gt lt name gt Aqua AMSR E lt name gt 2 Name Tag lt description gt 3 Description Tag lt CDATA GranuleID P1AME090228179MD_P01A0000000 00 Copyright Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Earth Observation Research Center gt lt description gt lt GroundOverlay gt 4 Ground Overlay Tag lt name gt Aqua AMSR E lt name gt lt visibility gt 1 lt visibility gt 5 Visibility Tag lt Icon gt 6 Icon Tag lt href gt P1AME090228179MD_P01A0000000 png lt href gt lt Icon gt lt LatLonBox gt 7 LatLonBox Tag lt north gt 90 lt north gt lt south gt 90 lt south gt lt east gt 0 lt east gt lt west gt 360 lt west gt lt LatLonBox gt lt LookAt gt 8 LookAt Tag lt heading gt 0 lt heading gt lt latitude gt 0 lt latitude gt lt longi
26. endian m Number of digits for decimal fraction The digit number below the decimal point of the data output to the CSV file is specified m Number of columns which are included in a line D The point stored on one record of the CSV file is specified 99 SGC 120009 m Value of invalid data When saving it by the binary form and Comma Separated Value the value set to the unmapped region is specified 4 3 4 Image Output option When Image Output option menu is selected Image Output Setting Dialog can be displayed and the layout when saving as a Image TIFF JPEG PNG BMP format can be set up Image Output Setting Dialog is shown in Fig 4 3 4 1 Preferences User setting Image output setting A narrow line Map File Mode Title Title field Title On Off check box Position Left OCenter O eee Position Color Bar radio button Color Bar V Flipped Color On Off check box Via Backeround oo Flip check box Select button Background On Off check box Background Color field OK button Cancel button Fig 4 3 4 1 Image Output Setting Dialog Difference of image output setting screen by Fig 4 3 4 2 Single Channel and RGB Composite 100 Preferences User setting Image output setting A narrow line Map File Mode Title y Position O Left ColorBar Background O Center O Right v Flipped Color
27. file Low resolution 1 or 2 High resolution 89A 1 89A 2 89B 1 or 89B 2 Ex S 89A 1 RGB 5 Not possible to specify simultaneously with S The channel is specified in order of RGB Ex RGB 6V 10V 18V M Map projection EQR ORTHO PN PS PNS 8 MER When omitting it it displays it by the default map projection of each product type Ex M EQR C The Look Up Table file name is specified When omitting it it becomes Automatic Ex C AM2L1A clt 1 4 Product file list name is specified Ex I amsr2Filelist txt 0 4 6 The output file name is specified Ex O MovieFile avi IV Display non display ON OFF Display non display under the batch processing is specified When omitting it 1t becomes turning on display CEx V OFF R 2 Display range Latitude on the left Longitude on the left Latitude under the right and longitude under the right is specified CEx R 36 138 9 34 9 140 28 140 SGC 120009 1 Text file that stored product file passing The file name of each product is described by one file a line in the full path and CR LF is used for the line feed character 2 Latitude is specified within the range of 90 90 Longitude is specified within the range of 180 180 3 It specifies it within the range up to 1600x1200 and size or less minimum size 100x100 4 The file name specification in the full path is enabled 5 When the product type is level 2 and level 3 it is
28. in original AMSR2 product file are output 126 SGC 120009 SGC 120009 Table A 5 1 The Metadata list of product format 1 4 No Metadata Explanation change means no change 1 ProductName Abbreviated name 2 GeophysicalName Geophysical quantity name 3 ProductVersion Product version 4 AlgorithmVersion Algorithm version o ParameterVersion Parameter version ProductSize_MByte o Change to data range size after cutout 6 Product size MByte calculation 7 GranuleID Granule ID 8 Operation Product kind ProductionDateTime o Change to the time when the file is 9 Product creation time and date UTC created ObservationStartDateTime Start time and date of observation o Change to start time in product file E data UTC after cutout calculation ObservationEndDateTime End time and date of observation o Change to end time in product file after S data UTC cutout calculation GringPointLatitude o Change to data range size after cutout 12 Latitude of data effective range calculation GringPointLongitude o Change to data range size after cutout 13 Longitude of data effective range calculation 14 PGEName Data processing software name InputFileName Input file name 2 Level0 data file name 16 ProcessingCenter Data processing center 17 ContactOrganizationName Contact organization name 18 ContactOrganiz
29. multiple levels the files of lower level are preferentially displayed 24 SGC 120009 4 1 1 1 Open AMSR2 Products When the Open AMSR2 Products subsidiary menu is selected File Open Dialog AMSR2 is displayed and an AMSR and or AMSR E product can be read How to read an AMSR AMSR E product is explained File Open Dialog AMSR2 layout is shown in Fig 4 1 1 1 IEEE OO mm 7 AMSR2 Product Read File Name Add button File Name Field Remove button Level f Level Field Single Channel Channel Frequency selection Single Channel ORO Composite pull down RGB Composite radio button Color Bar Table pustomanc Color Table pull down Open button Cancel button Fig 4 1 1 1 1 File Open Dialog AMSR2 25 SGC 120009 m File Name Field In this Field the specified file names of AMSR2 products are displayed It is possible to specify files by using Add button or drag amp drop operation Fig 4 1 1 1 2 GW1AM2_201301112311_1664_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 S AMSR2 Product Read Lo JLo lea GWLAM2_201301120001_182D_L1SGBTBR_110010 S GWLAM2_201301120050_182A_L1SGBTBR_110010 1 File Name AGG Remove Level Fig 4 1 1 1 2 Drag amp drop operation You must select same product level of AMSR2 product Case of Level 3 you must also select same projection The product level will be displayed on Level field Siero ktop data GW1AM2_201301112311
30. of the use of this software even if advised of the possibility of such damage 147 SGC 120009 Appendix B 1 HDF5 This software includes the HDF5 library uses and distributions have been permitted under following conditions Copyright Notice and License Terms for HDFS Hierarchical Data Format 5 Software Library and Utilities HDFS Hierarchical Data Format 5 Software Library and Utilities Copyright 2006 2010 by The HDF Group NCSA HDFS5 Hierarchical Data Format 5 Software Library and Utilities Copyright 1998 2006 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted for any purpose including commercial purposes provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or materials provided with the distribution 3 In addition redistributions of modified forms of the source or binary code must carry prominent notices stating that the original code was changed and the date of the change 4 All publications or advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software are asked but not required to acknowledge th
31. projection Animation Output file fi t O Available O Default a ASA Format Level Data Type i Latitude KML KML Bin CSV i Image Product EQR PS Ortho MER 1 1 Longitude 3 KMZ AVI KMZ CSV 2 4 5 Water precipitation AP Global EQR O O 6 O 6 O O O O Sea Surf sa surace ssw Global EQR O 6 O 6 O O O O Wind Sea Surface SST Global EQR O O x6 O x6 O O O O Temperature Global EQR O 6 O 6 O O O O SO SWE Northern Equivalence O 6 O 6 O O Hemisphere PS North oo Os O6 O O Ice Ic Hemisphere PS Concentration Souen O 6 O6 O O Hemisphere PS Soil Moisture SM Global EQR O O 6 O x6 O O O O 1 When you want to output data to binary or csv file you should select Mesh mode in the resolution menu 2 The portion specified at the time of the displayed by EQR MER is outputted 3 JPEG TIFF BMP PNG 4 When the data displayed EQR projection it is possible to output KML KMZ file 5 When the data displayed EQR projection it is possible to output Time lined KML KMZ file 6 GCOM User Tool can not output specified area int this product file SGC 120009 1 4 Environment The required environment for the GCOM User Tool is shown in the Table 1 4 1 The required disk space for saving Earth observation data is not included Table 1 4 1 Environment Items Conditions Processor Pentium II CPU or more Operating System Windows XP Vi
32. select Automatic function that automatically adjusts the maximum minimum value and 9 color palettes Color Bar Table Automatic Y Cancel Fig 4 1 1 1 4 Color Bar Table pull down 27 SGC 120009 RGB Composite The Color Table title displays as a Look Up Table You shall select one of Look Up Table from this Look Up Table pull down list for the RGB Composite Image mode All files of extension lut stored in AMSR2 folder in look up table folder are shown in this pull down list You can select Automatic function that automatically makes the relation between the maximum minimum count value of each RGB channel and the observation value be corresponding Look Up Table Automatic a Open Cancel Fig 4 1 1 1 5 Look Up Table pull down m Frequency selection pull down Select a channel If the product is level 2 you can select up to second layer of physical amount However if you select the second layer ever though the product has only one layer an error message will be displayed Channel Geophysical Data for 89A 1stData Geophysical Data for 89A 2ndData Geophysical Data for 89B 1stData RGB Com Geophysical Data for 89B 2ndData Fig 4 1 1 1 4 Frequency selection pull down High resolution Geophysical Data 1stData Geophysical Data 2ndData Fig 4 1 1 1 5 Frequency selection pull down Low resolution 28 SGC 120009
33. 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz 4 K AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V 2013 01 11 23 11 36 2013 01 12 00 01 09 lat 45 000 lon 164 500 value Fig 4 2 1 2 The Window without ToolBar Animation AMSR2 Animation AMSR AMSR E Select Area Save Image SELECT Mood Automatic 1 value only a ORTHO Down Zoom Out Adjustment sl ai AZ AEs HDF Ss Bm E e P 3 f Right 7 1 Open HDF de Bin PN PS I ooma Window Save KML Kmz ZOOM Mode Batch Processing Save HDF Up PAN Mode Open AMSR AMSR E Batch Command History Save value with Latitude and Longitude CSV Open AMSR2 Fig 4 2 1 3 Tool Bar 57 SGC 120009 There are buttons on Tool Bar and some of them are not available until an image window is displayed Image Window is displaying SEG HOOD ADA YF FCI AQ AMA EEE Fig 4 2 1 4 Image Window is displaying No Image Window AZ AEs HDF AZ AE BAY Ban BA la la gt Fig 4 2 1 5 No Image Window The icon of a tool bar is explained as follows 1 Open AMSR2 icon D Click this Open AMSR2 icon 2 AMSR product can be read Please refer to 4 1 1 1 Open AMSR2 Products about reading of an AMSR2 product 2 Open AMSR AMSR E Jicon D Click this Open AMSR AMSR E icon 2 AMSR AMSR E product can be read Please refer to 4 1 1 2 Open AMSR AMSR E Products about reading of
34. 1 shows the image of the selected area and output data image Pixels included in this rectangle are output gt 1 HDF5 format contents Metadata Some of contents are redescribed Dataset All contents are output Fig 4 1 7 1 The image of output HDF product file The default output HDF file name is shown as below Granule ID Latitude of upper left Longitude of upper left Latitude of upper right Longitude of upper right h5 Exp GW1AM2_200306060523_218D_L2SGPRCHZ1223517_N36E138N34E140 h5 53 SGC 120009 The latitude and longitude are shown by initial mark and value North latitude N South latitude S East longitude E West longitude W The latitude and longitude are shown as double digits triple digits respectively The HDF file format is shown in Appendix A 5 HDF format 4 1 8 Execution of batch processing When this subsidiary menu is selected file open window shown in Fig 4 1 7 1 is displayed The batch file selected on the window is read the content of the command described in the file is analyzed and it is possible to execute it continuously The same processing can be easily repeated by using this function The batch file format details please refer to appendix A 7 batch file 4 1 9 Quit If you want to terminate GCOM User Tool please select Quit pull down from the File Menu 54 SGC 120009 4 2 View Menu There are 12 subsidiary menus in a file menu
35. 13 All rights reserved Lx Fig 4 4 4 Version Information 112 Appendix A File Format It explains the following three kinds of file formats output with GCOM User Tool D Binary File Format 2 CSV File Format 3 KML File Format 4 Color Bar Table File 5 Look Up Table File Batch File Appendix A 1 Binary File Format GCOM User Tool outputs is shown in Fig A 1 1 Variable explanation line Header _yp Header Variable length Data line 1 data gt line2 data line n data line 1 data line 2 data line n data Fig A 1 1 Binary File Format 113 SGC 120009 lt R Channel G Channel B Channel SGC 120009 A binary file consists of a header record and data records Header Annotation information on the observational data latitude and longitude information in the sensor name the number of pixels the number of lines and four corners etc is stored Data The observation data for several channel is stored in BSQ format Hereafter it explains the header and the data division 1 Header Format The format of a header is shown in Table A 1 1 114 Table A 1 1 Header Format SGC 120009 No Item Description Note Satellite name and sensor name AMSR E Aqua AMSR E 1 Satellite Sensor AMSR ADEOS I AMSR AMSR2 GCOM W1 The number of pixels obse
36. 5 kaba E Fig 4 2 4 4 A Sample Image of Orthographic 76 SGC 120009 4 2 4 3 Polar Stereo Geographic When this Polar Stereo Geographic menu is selected an image can be displayed of Polar Stereo Geographic Projection There are four subsidiary menus in a file open menu 1 Northern Hemisphere 2 Southern Hemisphere 3 Both 4 Standard longitude Subsidiary menus are shown in Fig 4 2 4 5 FE mi GCOMUserTool GWLAM2 201301112311 166A LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 File View Option Help i amp Y Tool Bar pana oo 70 d QQ Hr au s d Y Status Bar EE Zoom E E Map Projection gt V Equidistant Geographic Meta Data Orthographic Color Bar Position gt Polar Stereo Geographic gt Northern Hemisphere ZOOM Mode Mercator Geographic Southern Hemisphere PAN Mode SELECT Mode Both Standard longitude Batch Command History SES Fig 4 2 4 5 Polar Stereo Geographic subsidiary menu 1 Northern Hemisphere When this Northern Hemisphere subsidiary menu is selected an image of Northern Hemisphere can be displayed of Polar stereo Projection A sample is shown in Fig 4 2 4 6 So GUWLAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 kaba Fig 4 2 4 6 A sample Image of Northern Hemisphere 77 SGC 120009 2 Southern Hemisphere When this Southern Hemisphere subsidiary menu is selected an image of Southern Hemisphere can be displayed of Polar stereo Pr
37. Bar JE Cancel Preferences SGC 120009 User setting Image output setting A narrow line Map File Mode Title v Position Background O Left O Center O Right fes Lo Cancel Fig 4 3 4 2 The difference in a dialog m Title On Off check box D The presence of the title is specified m Title field D The title of the image is input When this item is specified the title is displayed on Image Window dialog Only when Title On Off check box is on it is possible to set it 101 SGC 120009 m Position radio button D The position where the title is displayed is specified from the following three options Only when Position radio button is checked it is possible to set it left e GWIAM2 201301112311 166A_LISGBTBR_1100100 Windows Photo Viewer El File Print E mail Bum Open e AMSRZ Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 3GHz V K 000 35 041 70 082 105124 140165 115206 210 247 245283 280 330 E A A O E ia Ey dim d X Fig 4 3 4 3 Image sample of the title position left center E GWIAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 Windows Photo Viewer SEIS o File Print y E mail Bum Y Open IMAGE AMSRZ Level 1B Brightness Temperature 5 3GH2 V IK 0 000 35 041 70082 105124 140 165 175206 210 247 245289 280 330 0 EBE a Ey gt i See x Fig 4 3 4 4 Image sample of th
38. Data Color Table Fig 4 1 1 3 6 Frequency selection pull down Low resolution m Color Table pull down D The Color Table title to display from this pull down can be selected m Select button O Select button is clicked Animation Output Setting Dialog is displayed 2 Title GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1S Position Left Center Right Position Upper 9 Lower Y ColorBar E Flipped Color Bar No of Frames 10 No of Frames Y Coast Order o Front Back Y Latitude longitude line indication m 7 Equator indication ES E Map background indication fa Fig 4 1 1 3 7 Animation Output Option dialog If you want to display Title Color Bar File Name Coast and Latitude and longitude 38 SGC 120009 information please mark each check box Moreover color of each line display position of Title and File Name and the order of displaying Coast can be specified The display position of Title and File Name are specified from the following two kinds Additionally please refer to Image output setting Chapter 4 3 3 and Map layer setting Chapter 4 3 4 for more detail information 39 SGC 120009 Upper al GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz 4 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 283 280 330 Fig 4 1 1 3 8 Example of file name display p
39. Get 3 sigma button will help you to get the range of the image data into the fields m Red Green Blue Count D Color 0 255 is specified for each Red Green Blue m Linear Log radio button D The display method of the color table is set to linear logarithm display m Interpolation button D This button is clicked 2 The count fields except both edges are calculated by the linear or logarithm interpolation m Get Max Min button This button is clicked 2 The maximum and minimum count value of the image data and stores them into count fields 96 SGC 120009 m File Name field D The edited color bar table file name is displayed m Ref button D This button is clicked Open dialog layout is shown in Fig 4 3 2 2 3 The edited color bar table file name is specified menm Do Files of type Color Table Files clt Cancel Fig 4 3 2 2 Open dialog m Save button D This button is clicked 2 Save As dialog layout is shown in Fig 4 3 2 3 3 The Look Up table file name in which the edit result is saved is specified 4 The extension of the save file is lut meme En Save as type Color Table Files cht r Cancel A Fig 4 3 2 3 Save As dialog 97 SGC 120009 m Preview button D This button is clicked 2 The image processed with the edited look up table is displayed m OK button D This button is clicked The currently specifie
40. KMZ Image JPEG TIFF BMP PNG Moreover this function is able to copy a displayed image to clipboard Each product of AMSR AMSR E AMSR2 is read and Animation file AVI format KML KMZ format is output Animation The meta information stored in the product on the map is displayed And the Annotation product information channel observation time range only case of single information channel and the latitude and longitude information and observation values specified by mouse will be appeared at the frame under screen The document and FAQ that describes the operation method of this user tool Ha by the menu operation are displayed on a browser Moreover the elp i Pas Bl information that relates to the earth observation data is displayed on a browser SGC 120009 1 2 References The format of each product of MSR AMSR E AMSR2 has been described to the following document The following document is downloadable from the web site http www eorc jaxa jp en index html 1 AMSR Level 1 product format description NEB 01040 2 AMSR Level 2 format description NDX 000154 3 AMSR Level 2 Map format description NDX 000152 4 AMSR Level 3 format description NDX 000155 5 AMSR Level 1 format description NEB 00011 6 AMSR Level 2 format description NDX 000272 7 AMSR E Level 2 Map format description NDX 000273 8 AMSR E Level 3 product format description NDX 000274 9 AMSR2 Level 1 produ
41. SGC 120009 GCOM W1 AMSR2 User Tool User Manual Ver 4 0 2015 03 SGC 120009 Revision record Rev Date Page Details of revision Ver 1 0 2010 09 All First Release Ver 2 0 2013 01 P46 47 Added the description of HDF output Ver 3 0 2013 03 All Added the condition of Windows 7 on 1 4 Environment Added the explanation of install and uninstall Substituted AMSR2 fig Ver 4 0 2015 03 P12 Substituted install fig P28 Added the explanation of frequency selection P33 Added the explanation of frequency selection P34 Changed reference to 4 1 1 1 P37 Added the explanation of frequency selection P44 Added the explanation of frequency selection P110 Substituted Version Information fig P137 Added the Channel L2 to parameter of Data display P138 Added the Channel L2 to parameter of Animation P139 Added the Channel L2 to parameter of HDF Output SGC 120009 Contents A A 1 TACO Ver VIEW cuina odiando odas SE PRADO EE do nad aa da hab ao iaeiae 1 1 2 Refer E 2 1 3 Ni settee Shee i Ne LS Neo A La 3 1 4 Environment ssa span fot eases Sek seks as 11 DSi Uinta ss Sees O O shat ida aves ches gilebeottaea at paes dai 12 1 6 Uninstall ovino ee ieina resani eian E dead ad rated ideal idas 16 Ze Configuration it A A A A E dadas 17 3 Window Compositions i e a qa OS SE Sa DS Rag UnG SS SR Ga ES DD Fa 18 4 How to operate ccseeesesieecserenererissetananecicissertenaitecets ssa c ad
42. SIN ba thesis 91 4 3 2 Edit Look Up Table ea 95 433 User Sete ci rd nas 98 4 3 4 Image Output option ooooonnncccnnnoncccnnnonocononononononononononnnnononnnnnccnonnn nc nn nnnnnnnnnnnnccnnnnnnccnnnnnnss 100 SGC 120009 43 5 Map Layer id a ro de o til ao 107 4 3 6 Position Error Correction eee nono nn nono nccnn noc nancnnncnnns 109 dd Help Menu o o tee al tel al e E enel a ll ee lo 111 O RN 111 4 42 Related link comi e o tia tral 112 4 4 3 Version Information oi 112 Appendix A File Format aia esa 113 Appendix A 1 Binary File ForMat ooo oonnnnnnncnnnnnnocccnnonocononononononnnnnnnnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnncnnnnns 113 Appendix A 2 CSV File Format seres idas 116 Appendix A 3 KML File Format rir eerereaeereraaaearenaaaeerenaaerenaaa 119 Appendix A 4 KML File Format The Timeline Function is 123 Appendix A 5 HDF format 0 5 ccccc ceuscccesseadces casacccesssaccecsuadces daa NOS On undies subacceecbacdes suvadedesdadecevsban 126 Appendix A 6 Color Bar Table File Format ooo oonnnnnncccnnonococcnocaccnononanononnncnononnnnonccnnanononnnancnnnnns 132 Appendix A 7 Look Up Table File Format ooonnoonnnnnnocccnnonoconononancnonnnanononnnnnnnnnnnnnnconnanononnnnncnnnnns 134 Appendix A 8 Batch File add 136 Appendix A 9 Initial Parameter File Format ooooooonnnonoconoconccoconononononononononon nono ncnncnnnanonnnnnncnno 142
43. T DIR folder name The folder name at AMSR2 Data Name output destination by the absolute path Intput AMSR2 animation Folder INPUT_DIR_MOVIE The folder name at AMSR2 Name folder_name animatio input destination by the absolute path Intput AMSR AMSR E INPUT_DIR_MOVIE_AMSR The folder name at animation Folder Name E folder_name AMSR AMSR E animatio input destination by the absolute path Output AMSR2 animation Folder OUTPUT_DIR_MOVIE The folder name at AMSR2 Name folder_name animatio output destination by the absolute path Descriptor GENERIC Fixed Number of read file MAX_FILE N The maximum number of a reading file Endian ENDIAN 0 Byte order for binary file 0 BIG ENDIAN 1 LITTLE ENDIAN Non Observation data INV DATA VAL N Non Observation data value when value Signed Signed binary form is output Non Observation data INV DATA VAL UN N Non Observation data value when value Unsigned Unsigned binary form is output Number of the points N COL N Number of the points output to one record to a CSV file 143 SGC 120009 Table A 9 1 Initial Parameter File Format 2 3 Parameter Format Descriptions Decimal place of output data N_FRAC N Decimal place of output data to a CSV file Color of the coast line COLOR SHORELINE VALUE Saving the color of the coast line The value is hexadecimal numbers ABGR Color of the helpline COLOR HELPLINE
44. TBR 1100100 h5 obo fEEss T T 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V K T T 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 3GHz 4 K Fig 4 2 3 2 1 Zoom In 72 SGC 120009 4 2 3 3 Zoom Out When this Zoom Out menu is selected the image is zoomed out but the center location of the shown image is not changed The map display after zoomed out before zoomed out is shown in Fig 4 2 3 3 1 T T 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz 1 K xf GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 foe T 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz K Fig 4 2 4 3 1 Zoom Out 73 SGC 120009 4 2 3 4 Reset Image Window The center location of the shown image and or its zoom ratio is set back to the previous shown image But the image window size is maintained as the latest 4 2 3 5 Back to Previous The center location of the shown image and or its zoom ratio is set back to the previous shown image But the image window size is maintained as the latest 4 2 4 Map Projection When Map Projection menu is selected the projective technique of a map can be specified There are four subsidi
45. _166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 Save as type CSV Files cov Hide Folders Fig 4 1 5 2 Save as CSV Dialog 4 1 5 2 Save value with Latitude and Longitude When this subsidiary menu is selected Save as CSV is displayed and can output a CSV file with latitude and longitude for the observation data of the area chosen Save as CSV layout is shown in Fig 4 1 5 2 But there are some cases that the file cannot be saved because of the display condition of resolution etc In these cases the error message is displayed If so please follow the message Fig 4 1 5 3 shows an example of the error message The CSV file format details please refer to appendix A 2 CSV file GCOMUser Tool A Please set map projection in EQR drawing or MER drawing Fig 4 1 5 3 CSV File Saving Condition Dialog 51 SGC 120009 4 1 6 Copy to Clipboard This function is to copy a displayed image to Windows clipboard You can copy the displayed image to another application easily This menu has the following two kind of sub function 1 Copy Window Copy an image on the window 2 Copy Selected Area Copy the selected area on image window Please refer to 4 2 11 SELECT Mode about to select area 52 SGC 120009 4 1 7 Save as HDF If you click this Save as HDF menu the observation data of the chosen area can be saved at the HDF file The data included only one scan in the selected area are output to the output file Fig 4 1 7
46. _166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 n5 quad bktop datalGw1AM2_201301120001_182D_L1SGBTBR_1100100 n8 Add Remove 4 m J Level AMSR2 Level 1B Fig 4 1 1 1 3 Result of addition to File Name Field The number of files that can be specified for this list is decided depending on the number of maximum files set in the configuration setting m Add button D Add button is clicked 2 Open dialog that Windows offers is displayed 3 The file of the AMSR2 product added to File Name Field can be selected m Remove button Select to delete a file from files list 2 Remove button is clicked 8 It is possible to delete a file from files list in Open AMSR2 Products by selecting file name a Single Channel RGB Composite radio button D Select either Single Channel mode or RGB Composite Image mode 26 SGC 120009 2 The channel is specified from the data display selection pull down When you input Level 2 Level 2 Map product you cannot select Channel When you input Level 3 product you select a file instead of channel on the pull down list In the state of the Single Channel RGB Composite radio button change the title of a Color Bar Table Single Channel Y ou shall select one of Color Bar Table from this Color Bar Table pull down list for the Single Channel mode All files of extension clt stored in AMSR2 folder in the color table folder are shown in this pull down list You can
47. a iea dica rs case atenda dera asa aran rd sait ente ca deva ds 21 4 1 Fil Medline dan Rap Ones E tadas 21 4 11 OPA A tias 22 41 2 Save A NOS 48 41 3 Save as KML KMZ 0d tdci adi 49 4 1 4 Save as Bimary ccccccccccccsescccecsasseceensascceetasnccetasaccschasndceubactddeonsacddeubacad does bacdcsubacddsubbeadeeesbaaes 50 AVS Save A sirevtettunite amada satin ie TEO Seated ea N a E aten li Suter 50 4 1 6 Copy to Clipboard s sessao cosido norton rota Gus evscceesaseecsennsageaenauaces en ven DES Gn DA Ebo Fio a 52 4 1 7 Save as FIDE A dick iin save pea ganseana ceded aros SETA Eb aeeb asda hive Sia dasa vas ade DONT A o 200 ha popa da Sa S LU ana 53 4 1 8 Execution of batch processing cccccccesssececeeseececeseeececeseaceceseeaeeceeseaeececeeaceceeneaeeeeeeeaes 54 ANNO QUIG fot oth eet ae EL MAD th ete 54 PAAA A E O E 55 ADV TOOLBAR is 0 ads 56 4 2 2 Status A des cvestacesthdeusetesaasesvbssesesebdedue S S EEEE aSK evi ER Eyo idide 67 ALIAS AA a e Siete ls cand a RS 70 4 2 4 Map Projection oinin e ASEA ES EEEE EAEE E 74 4 2 3 Meta Dita io tn 81 4 2 6 Color Bar Position iie ien nnrir Riad pars gana dad gds Aces 82 4 2 7 ZOOM Mode ek 83 4 2 8 PAN Modesto 85 4 2 0 SELECT Mode o E das 85 4 2 10 Select OS 86 4 2 10 Batch Command History iii is 88 DAS OA e de dan E judo Bisa dd e dA DO se Sd dr AE 90 4 3 1 Edit Color Bar Table oii casks casceossiacene si chageatandetons de iaia shee coso Rio 200s aieia EE
48. actOrganizationTelepho 19 StartOrbditNumber 3489 20 StopOrbitWumber 3490 21 EquatorCrossingLongitude 153 03 22 EquatorCrossingDateTime 2013 01 11T23 38 33 357Z 4 m Fig 4 2 5 1 Meta Information Dialog m Meta Data pull down menu D Select the product file the meta data displayed m Close button 1 Cancel button is clicked 2 All setting shown in the dialog is canceled and the dialog is closed 81 SGC 120009 4 2 6 Color Bar Position The display method of Color Bar can be changed There are two kinds of this subsidiary menu that can be selected as follows Vertical Horizontal 1 Vertical The color bar can be vertically displayed Product map display where the color bar was vertically displayed is shown in Fig 4 2 6 1 a S GWILAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 o o Es ar 280 330 245 289 210 247 175 206 140 165 105 124 70 082 35 041 Fig 4 2 6 1 Map display where color bar was vertically displayed 82 2 Horizontal The color bar can be horizontally displayed Product map display where the color bar was horizontally displayed is shown in Fig 4 2 6 2 SGC 120009 a 9 GWLAM2 201301112311 1664 L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 aba 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz 4 K Fig 4 2 6 2 Map display where color bar was horizontally displayed 4
49. age is a file format used to display geographic data on Google Earth The KML file made by this function corresponds to the function of timeline of Google Earth M About more information of Google Earth please refer to Google Earth Web page http earth google com intl en KMZ file format is zipped KML files and their related images KMZ file format can be displayed by the correspondence application such as Google Earth as well as KML m Make button D Make button is clicked 2 an animation file of the AMSR AMSR E product is created m Cancel button 1 Cancel button is clicked All settings shown in the dialog are canceled and the dialog is closed 47 SGC 120009 4 1 2 Save as Image When you select Save as Image menu you can save the displayed image on a window as a file with JPEG TIFF PNG or Bitmap A default output form is JPEG Moreover the default of a preservation file name is set to GRANULE_ID jpg Please select Save as Image pull down from the File Menu Then Image File dialog will be popped up Image File dialog layout is shown in Fig 4 1 2 1 Ri Save As Ow s lt GCOMUserTool Output New folder Organize v HE Desktop Downloads Recent Places A Libraries Documents a Music E Pictures EE Videos pia Computer R m File name GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 Save as type Jpeg Files jpg Cancel 2 H
50. ary menus in the file open menu 1 Equidistant Geographic 2 Orthographic 3 Polar Stereo Geographic 4 Mercator Geographic Subsidiary menus are shown in Fig 4 2 4 1 av Tool Bar Laa cr Y Status Bar Zoom Map Projection Y Equidistant Geographic Meta Data l Orthographic Color Bar Position Polar Stereo Geographic ZOOM Mode Mercator Geographic PAN Mode SELECT Mode Select Area Batch Command History Fig 4 2 4 1 Map Projection subsidiary menu 74 SGC 120009 This menu corresponds to the following icons of a tool bar The tool bar icon corresponding to a subsidiary menu is shown in Fig 4 2 4 2 Polar Stereo Geographic Equidistant Geographic E 558555 HAU E 9FfFCD QRr al EEG Orthographic Mercator Geographic Fig 4 2 4 2 Map Projection menu and Tool Bar Please refer to 1 3 Object data about the map projection of AMSR2 AMSR and AMSR E product 4 2 4 1 Equidistant Geographic When this Equidistant Geographic menu is selected an image can be displayed by Equidistant projection A sample is shown in Fig 4 2 4 3 E Saf GWLAM2_ 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 55 55 Fig 4 2 4 3 A Sample Image of Equidistant Geographic 75 SGC 120009 4 2 4 2 Orthographic When this Orthographic menu is selected an image can be displayed by Orthographic Projection A sample is shown in Fig 4 2 4 4 S GWIAM2 201301112311 1664 L1SGBTBR_1100100 h
51. at can be displayed by the correspondence application such as Google Earth as well as KML m Make button D Make button is clicked 2 an animation file of the AMSR2 product is created m Cancel button 1 Cancel button is clicked All settings shown in the dialog are canceled and the dialog is closed 41 SGC 120009 4 1 1 5 Make AMSR AMSR E Product Animation If the Make AMSR AMSR E Product Animation subsidiary menu is chosen Make AMSR AMSR E Product Animation Dialog is displayed and the animation file of the AMSR AMSR E product can be created How to create the animation file is explained Make AMSR AMSR E Product Animation layout is shown in Fig 4 1 1 4 1 File Name Field f Creae Animation AMSR E DER Sa A TA TA Add button File Name Remove button Level Field up down button Frequency Selection Level pull down a Channel Color Table Color Table Automatic y pull down Animation File Animation Config Ref button Cancel Cancel button Select button Make button Fig 4 1 1 4 1 Make AMSR AMSR E Product Animation Dialog 42 SGC 120009 m File Name Field In this field the specified file name of AMSR AMSR E product is displayed It is possible to specify files by using Add button or drag amp drop operation Please refer to 4 1 1 4 2 PTAMEOOO228179MD POTE RE P1 AMEO90301010MA_PO1 EDODOODO DO ri Creae Animation AMSR E
52. at it was developed by The HDF Group and by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and credit the contributors 148 SGC 120009 5 Neither the name of The HDF Group the name of the University nor the name of any Contributor may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission from The HDF Group the University or the Contributor respectively DISCLAIMER THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE HDF GROUP AND THE CONTRIBUTORS AS IS WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED Inno event shall The HDF Group or the Contributors be liable for any damages suffered by the users arising out of the use of this software even if advised of the possibility of such damage 149 SGC 120009 Appendix B 1 zlib This software uses a part of source code of zlib As for the source code of zlib use has been permitted under the following condition a copy at http opensource org licenses zlib license php This software is provided as is without any express or implied warranty In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose including commercial applications and to alter it and redistribute it freely subject to the following restrictions 1 The origin of this software must not b
53. ationTelephone Contact telephone number 19 StartOrbitNumber Start orbit number 20 StopOrbitNumber End orbit number 21 EquatorCrossingLongitude Longitude at the time of equatorial passage 22 EquatorCrossingDateTime Time and date of equatorial passage UTC 23 OrbitDirection Orbit direction 24 PassNumber Pass number of observation start point 25 OrbitDataFileName Support orbit file name 26 EphemerisMissingDataRate Missing rate of orbit data 27 AttitudeMissingDataRate Missing rate of attitude data 28 OrbitDataType orbit data type 127 SGC 120009 Table A 5 1 The Metadata list of product format 2 4 No Metadata Explanation change means no change 29 PlatformShortName Platform name 30 SensorShortName Sensor names NumberOfScans o Change to data range size after cutout 31 Number of scan calculation 32 NumberOfMissingScans Number of missing scans o 2 AntennaRotationVelocity Velocity of antenna rotation 30 40rpm 34 ECSDataModel Meta data model name 35 NumberOfPackets Number of level 0 packets 36 NumberOfInputFiles Number of input level 0 files 37 NumberMissingPackets Number of missing packets o 2 38 NumberOfGoodPackets Number of packets 902 39 OverlapScans Number of overlap scans One side o Change to 0 after cutout calculation 40
54. bar table is selected from this pull down menu There is the following two kinds of graph type of this pull down menus D Line Graph 2 Bar Graph Color Bar Table Title The title of a color bar table can be specified m Color Slide D The color specified in each point element red green and blue is displayed in the graph The color of each point can be changed by changing the slide Count Data value input fields D The counter value for each reference point is input Please specify the count value for both edge fields at least Get Max Min and Get 3 sigma button will help you to get the range of the image data into the fields m Color table image display column The image of the color table set now is displayed m Linear Log radio button D The display method of the color table is set to linear logarithm display m Interpolation button D This button is clicked 2 The count fields except both edges are calculated by the linear or logarithm interpolation m Get Max Min button D This button is clicked 2 The maximum and minimum count value of the image data and stores them into count fields 92 SGC 120009 m Get 3 sigma button D This button is clicked 2 3X value of the image data is acquired and the value is set to the point at both ends m File Name field D The edited color bar table file name is displayed m Ref button This button is clicked 2 Open dialog lay
55. bitPeriod The orbit period 60 RevisitTime Orbit recurrent days 61 AMSRChannel The kind of AMSR channels 62 AMSRBandWidth Band width of AMSR 63 AMSRBeamWidth Beam width of AMSR 64 OffNadir Off nadir angle 65 SpatialResolution Spatial resolution Az x El 66 ScanningPeriod Scanning period 67 SwathWidth Swath width 68 DynamicRange Dynamic range 69 DataFormatType Data format type 70 HDFFormatVersion HDF format version 71 EllipsoidName Earth ellipse model 72 SemiMajorAxisofEarth earth equatorial radius 73 FlatteningRatioofEarth Flattening ratio of earth 74 SensorAlignment Sensor alignment 75 Thermistorl CountRange Thermistor 1 count range 76 Thermistorl ConversionTableD Thermistor 1 conversion table D 77 Thermistorl ConversionTableE Thermistor 1 conversion table E 78 Thermistorl ConversionTableF Thermistor l conversion table F 79 Thermistor2CountRange Thermistor 2 count range 80 Thermistor2ConversionTable W4 Thermistor 2 conversion table W4 81 Thermistor2ConversionTableW3 Thermistor 2 conversion table W3 82 Thermistor2ConversionTableW2 Thermistor 2 conversion table W2 83 Thermistor2ConversionTableW1 Thermistor 2 conversion table W1 84 Thermistor2ConversionTable WO Thermistor 2 conversion table WO 85 Thermistor3CountRange Thermistor 3 count range 86 Thermistor3ConversionTableW4 Thermistor 3 conversion table W4 87 Thermis
56. ch six 10 23 36 89 is added is specified ahead of the value in which 89V and 89H are added to the channel of L1A and LIB Ex S 6 6V Channel L2 The channel with the number of hierarchy in the product file Low resolution 1 or 2 High resolution 89A 1 89A 2 89B 1 or 89B 2 Ex S 89A 1 RGB 5 Not possible to specify simultaneously with S The channel is specified in order of RGB Ex RGB 6V 10V 18V M Map projection EQR ORTHO PN PS PNS 8 MER When omitting it it displays it by the default map projection of each product type Ex M EQR IC The color bar or the look up table file name is specified When omitting it it becomes Automatic Ex C AM2L1A clt T 4 Product file list name 1 is specified CEx I amsr2Filelist txt IV Display non display ON OFF Display non display under the batch processing is specified When omitting it it becomes turning on display Ex V OFF 137 SGC 120009 Table A 8 1 Batch File Format 2 4 Parameters Format Descriptions Image Output OUTIMG R F O R 2 Display range Latitude on the left Longitude on the left Latitude under the right and longitude under the right is specified CEx R 36 138 9 34 9 140 28 F Format BMP JPEG TIFF PNG Ex F JPEG 0 4 6 The output file name is specified Ex O output jpg Animation OUTMOV T L F VS T C T 0 Sensor type AMSR2 AMSR AMSR E C
57. ct format description DSS02 XU05ASD 10 106 10 AMSR2 Level 2 3 format description DSS02 XUOSASD 10 107 SGC 120009 1 3 Object data The map projection that can be displayed is decided depending on the kind of the product of AMSR AMSR E AMSR2 Moreover the kind of logging and convertible format is also decided These relations are shown in Table 1 3 1 Table 1 3 1 Correspondence between a product and a function AMSR2 1 3 SGC 120009 Map projection 1 E A Animation O Available O Default RNA A Format Level Product Data Type Latitude Image HDF KML KML K EQR PS Ortho MER Binary CSV Longitude KMZ AVI MZ 3 6 CSV 2 4 5 1A Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O a O O ai L1 1B Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O O O O IR Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O O O Total Precipitable TPW Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O O O O Water Cloud Liquid CLW Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O O O O Water Precipitation PRC Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O Sea Surface SST Scene Half orbit O Q Q O O O O L2 Temperature Sea Surface SSW Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O O O O Wind speed Snow Depth SND Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O E O O E Sea Ice i SIC Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O O O O Concentration Soil moisture SMC Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O O Content L3 Brightness de Global EQR O O O O O O Daily Temperatur
58. ction 1t is possible to output KML KMZ file 5 When the data displayed EQR projection 1t is possible to output Time lined KML KMZ file 6 The output range image is specified on the drawn map EQR MER PN PS projection Table 1 3 2 Correspondence between a product and a function AMSR AMSR E 1 3 SGC 120009 Map projection Animation O Available Default be UE ea Format Level Data Type Bin csv Latitude la KML KML Product EQR PS Ortho MER 1 1 Longitude 3 KMZ AVI KMZ CSV 2 4 5 1A Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O O O O 1B Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O O O O O L1 EQR O O O O O O O O O O 1B Map MER JO O O O O O O O O O PS O O O O O O O O O O Water Vapor WV Scene Halforbit O O O O O O O O O O Cloud Liquid CLW Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O O O O Water A A o E 20 O O O O ol o Precipitation O esse o 64 Or Ol O O O O O ac ES a Wind Speed Sea Surface SST Scene Half orbit olo O O O O O O O O O Temperature dl wate SWE Scene Half orbit O O O O O O O O O O Equivalence ea IC Scene Halforbit O O O O O O O O O O Concentration Soil Moisture SM Scene Halforbit O O O O O O Q O O O EQR O O O O O O O O O O Water Vapor WV MER O O O O O O O O O O L2 PS O O O O O O O O O O Map Cloud Liquid EQR JO O O O O O O O O O ale CLW MER O O O O O O O O O O PS
59. d Look Up Table applied to the data shown in the image window and the dialog is dismissed m Cancel button D This button is clicked 2 All settings shown in the dialog are canceled and the dialog is dismissed 4 3 3 User Setting The display setting of this user tool can be done When this menu is selected User Setting Dialog is shown in Fig 4 3 3 1 98 SGC 120009 Preferences User setting Image output setting A narrow line Map File Mode Maximum number ofinput file Image window P Maximum number of input file 10 Please adjust it depending on the memory size of the PC to use Byte order radio button Binary file Byte order O Big Endian O Little Endian CSV file Number of digits Number of digits for decimal fraction Number of 1 appoint the decimal place of data to output fraction Number of columns which ar included in a li included in a line for decimal columns which are appoint the new line position of the form CSW file with the latitude longitude value Bi FOSV fil i inary ile Value of invalid Value of invalid data Signed 9999 data Value of invalid data Unsigned 65535 OK button Cancel button Fig 4 3 3 1 Image User Setting Dialog m Maximum number of input file D The number of readable at the same time products is specified m Byte order radio button D Byte order of the data output by the binary form is selected from Big endian or Little
60. d longitude lines are displayed on this window m Equator On Off check box D The equator lines are displayed on this window 108 SGC 120009 m Background On Off check box D The background color is changed it to the selected color m Select buttons D This button is clicked 2 The color dialog is displayed and you can select the color assignment of the background m Color fields D The color that has been selected is displayed m Coast Line Type pull down D The thickness in the coastline is selected from this pull down menu There is the following three kinds of points of this pull down menus Narrow Middle Bold m Latitude and longitude Line Type pull down D The thickness in the Latitude and longitude Line is selected from this pull down menu Narrow Middle Bold m Latitude and longitude Width check box D Whether the interval in the latitude and longitude line is adjusted to a fixed value m Latitude Width D The interval in the latitude line is specified m Longitude Width D The interval in the longitude line is specified 4 3 6 Position Error Correction The file setting in the displayed map can be changed Map File Mode Dialog is shown in Fig 4 3 6 1 109 Map File radio button Automatic radio button SGC 120009 Preferences User setting Image output setting A narrow line Map File Mode Map file D GCOM Map eshhs_ib Ref button
61. d to a file in the specified format Image KML Binary CSV Select Area eal U left pper Lat deg Lon deg latitude and longitude 45 900 128 000 p J gt Lower right Lat deg Lon deg Latitude and longitude 25 900 149 500 OK button Cancel Jbutton Fig 4 2 10 2 Selection Area Dialog m Upper left latitude and longitude D The latitude and longitude on the upper left within the range of specification is input The unit is degree m Lower right latitude and longitude D The latitude and longitude on the lower right within the range of specification is input The unit is degree m OK button D Click this OK button displays an area definition rectangle as shown in Fig 4 2 12 3 87 SGC 120009 t GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 0 000 35 041 70 082 Fig 4 2 10 3 Domain Clip m Cancel button D Click this OK button 2 All setting shown in the dialog are canceled and the dialog is closed 4 2 10 Batch Command History The operation record for the batch processing can be displayed Batch Command History Dialog as shown in Fig 4 2 11 2 will be displayed When this mode is chosen the icon of the tool bar shown in Fig 4 2 11 1 will be chosen 105 124 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz 4 K Batch Command History N Soares HH ADA A IFC A AP a AO Fig 4 2 11 1 Batch Command History Tool Bar 88
62. e Northern O O O O SGC 120009 Table 1 3 1 Correspondence between a product and a function AMSR2 2 3 Map projection 1 o Animation O Available O Default Format Level Product Data Type Latitude Image HDF KML KML K EQR PS Ortho MER Binary CSV Longitude KMZ AVI MZ 3 6 CSV 2 4 5 Hemisphere PS Southern 2 l O E Or ls E Ome Hemisphere PS Total Precipitable TPW Global EQR O O O O O O E Water Cloud Liquid CLW Global EQR O O O O O O O Water Precipitation PRC Global EQR O O O O Sea Surface SST Global EQR O O O O Temperature Sea Surface SSW Global EQR O O O O O O O Wind speed Global EQR O O O O O Snow Depth SND North ort ern 7 E gt O O E O E 7 O E Hemisphere PS North E ee E E R 5 O O p O E E O S Snow Depth SIC an CON E l O O IE Oy ols 7 O Lies Hemisphere PS Soil moisture SMC Global EQR O O O O O O Content Table 1 3 1 Correspondence between a product and a function AMSR2 3 3 SGC 120009 Map projection 1 Reale tone Animation O Available O Default Format Level Product Data Type Latitude Image HDF KML KML K EQR PS Ortho MER Binary CSV Longitude KMZ AVI MZ o
63. e Window with Status Bar layout E a GCOMUserTcol GWIAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 eco 238 File View Option Help 55D AO os scam EEE 111155 Automatic GWILAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 35 041 70 082 105 124 140165 175 206 210247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 IGHz 1 K AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V 2013 01 11 23 11 36 2013 01 12 00 01 09 lat lon Fig 4 2 2 1 The Window with Status Bar layout Status Bar 67 SGC 120009 The Window without Status Bar layout r mi GCOMUserTool GW1AM2_201301112311_1664_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 ola File View Option Help ALCEE ADOSOG HOS FS Il Laa par a MO 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210247 245 289 280 330 AMSRZ Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz K Fig 4 2 2 2 The Window without Status Bar layout 68 SGC 120009 The latitude and longitude and value observation data value converted into the amount of physics by the scale factor which the cursor points on the display is showed The value observation data on a status bar is displayed only when a setup of resolution is as a mesh display However value observation data is not displayed when a picture display is wide range In such a case please expand the area that checks value observation data When you select a single channel it is displayed that the info
64. e misrepresented you must not claim that you wrote the original software If you use this software in a product an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required 2 Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such and must not be misrepresented as being the original software 3 This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution 150
65. e title position center 102 right m Color Bar On Off Check box E GWLAM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 Windows Photo Viewer Lo JO 63 File Y Print y E mail Bum Open y 2 IMAGE el1B Brightness Temperature 6 3GHz V K Dm te jei So 4 ES Fig 4 3 4 5 Image sample of the title position right D The presence of the color bar is specified Only for a single channel the presence of the Color Bar is specified This function also reflects the Color Bar on the image window x GWIAM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 Amma 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz W K Fig 4 3 4 6 Image window with a Color Bar 103 SGC 120009 SGC 120009 xf GWLAM2_201301112311_166A_LISGBTBR_1100100 h5 Fig 4 3 4 7 Image the window without a Color Bar m Flip check box D The Color Bar can be flipped Only for a single channel if you mark Flip check box on the dialog Un choosing E n o 0 000 34 761 69 522 104 284 139 045 173 806 208 568 243 329 278 090 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz W K Fig 4 3 4 8 Sample of a not flipped color bar Choosing E A 278 090 243 329 208 568 173806 139 045 104 284 69 522 34 761 0 000 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9IGHz W K Fig 4 3 4 9 Sample of a flipped color bar 104 a Background On Of
66. eated when saved by Save Binay Format of File menu The format of the CSV file which GCOM User Tool outputs is shown in Fig A 2 1 Header Data gt Variable explanation line Header Variable length line 1 data line2 data line n data line 1 data line 2 data line n data Fig A 2 1 CSV File Format A csv file consists of a header record and data records R Channel G Channel B Channel Header Annotation information on the observational data latitude and longitude information in the sensor name the number of pixels the number of lines and four corners etc is stored Data The observation data for several channel is stored Hereafter it explains the header and the data division 116 1 Header Format The format of a header is shown in Table A 2 1 Table A 2 1 Header Format SGC 120009 No Item Description Note Satellite name and sensor name AMSR E Aqua AMSR E 1 Satellite Sensor AMSR ADEOS I AMSR AMSR2 GCOM W1 AMSR2 The number of pixels observation 2 Pixel mark 3 Line The number of lines is stored 4 Upper Left latitude 1 Upper left latitude 5 Upper Left longitude 2 Upper left longitude 6 Upper right latitude 1 Upper right latitude 7 Upper right longitude 2 Upper right longitude 8 Lower Left latitude 1 Lower left latitude 9 Lower Left
67. er Tool and click the Next button The screen of Select Installation Folder is shown as the Fig 1 5 2 12 SGC 120009 E J GCOM W1UserTool Select Installation Folder The installer will install GCOM W 1UserT ool to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder CHGCOM WIUserTool Install GCOM W1UserTool for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer O Everyone O Just me Cancel lt Back Fig 1 5 2 Select Installation Folder Confirm Installation Confirm the installation is ready When you start installing click the Next button When you change the configuration click the Back button The screen of Confirm Installation is shown as the Fig 1 5 3 E J GCOM W1UserTool Confirm Installation The installer is ready to install GCOM 41UserT ool on your computer Click Next to start the installation Cancel lt Back Fig 1 5 3 Confirm Installation 13 SGC 120009 4 Installing GCOM W1UserTool The screen the middle of installing is shown as the Fig 1 5 4 When you stop the installation click the Cancel button E J GCOM W1UserTool Installing GCOM W1 UserTool GCOM W 1UserT ool is being installed Please wait Fig 1 5 4 Installing GCOM W1UserTool Installation Complete W
68. erature K VAL 154 800003 COLOR 0 0 255 VAL 176 225006 COLOR 0 128 255 VAL 197 649994 COLOR 0 255 255 VAL 219 074997 COLOR 0 255 128 VAL 240 500000 COLOR 0 255 0 VAL 261 924988 COLOR 128 255 0 VAL 283 350006 COLOR 255 255 0 VAL 304 774994 COLOR 255 128 0 VAL 326 200012 COLOR 255 0 0 Fig A 6 1 A Sample of Color Bar Table 133 SGC 120009 SGC 120009 Appendix A 7 Look Up Table File Format For an image window of RGB Composite image the applied Look Up Table file for the image is shown on Look Up Table pull down located below Tool Bar A typical Look Up Table file standard_stretch lut is stored in the param folder You can edit it and save your own Look Up Table You can also edit it with a text editor such as WordPad or Notepad Table A 7 1 Look Up Table File Format Parameters Format Descriptions The value is AMSR ORBIT Title character string Viewer Brightness Stretch DEFINE Comment character string The default is blank The value is physical amount Minimum Comment character string physical amount Maximum display value Minimum display value Maximum Rnl Arbitrariness Rn2 Arbitrariness nl 0 255 n2 0 255 Rnl Arbitrariness Rn2 Arbitrariness nl 0 255 n2 0 255 Rnl Arbitrariness Rn2 Arbitrariness nl 0 255 n2 0 255 RA ARn1 Rn2 n1 n2 Red Color Value Ais space Rn is real number GA ARn1 Rn2 n1 n2 G
69. f check box The color of background is displayed is specified Choosing sf GWLAM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 0 000 35 041 70 082 ba ba e 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSRZ Level 1B Brightness Temperature 8 9GHz W K Fig 4 3 4 10 Image sample with background color changed Un choosing ef GWIAM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 0 000 35 041 70 082 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 8 9GHz V K Fig 4 3 4 11 Image sample with background color not changed m Background Color field D The color that has been selected as background color is displayed 105 SGC 120009 SGC 120009 m Select button D This button is clicked 2 The color dialog is displayed and you can select the color assignment of the background m OK button D This button is clicked 2 The image output setting is saved and Image output setting dialog is dismissed m Cancel button This button is clicked All setting shown in the dialog are canceled and the dialog is dismissed 106 SGC 120009 4 3 5 Map Layer When Map Layer menu is selected Map layer Edit Dialog can be displayed and you can select the drawing color of coastline latitude and longitude lines and the equator for each image window Map layer Edit Dialog is shown in Fig 4 3 5 1 Preferences User setting Image output setti
70. file 10 Save value only CSV icon D Click this Save value only CSV icon 2 You can save the displayed image on a window as a file with CSV Format without latitude and longitude information Please refer to 4 1 5 Save CSV Format about save of a CSV file 11 Save value with Latitude and Longitude CSV icon D Click this Save value only CSV icon 2 You can save the displayed image on a window as a file with CSV Format with latitude and longitude information Please refer to 4 1 5 Save CSV Format about save of a CSV file 59 SGC 120009 12 Save HDF icon D Click this Save HDF icon 2 You can save the displayed image on a window as a file with HDF Format Please refer to 4 1 7 Save as HDF about save of a HDF file 13 Reset Image Window icon D Click this Reset Image Window icon 2 The center location of the shown image and or its zoom ratio is set back to the previous shown image But the image window size is maintained as the latest Please refer to 4 2 4 Zoom In and Out about display reset of image 14 Automatic Adjustment icon D Click this Automatic Adjustment icon 2 The image window size is adjusted automatically Please refer to 4 2 4 Zoom In and Out 15 Zoom In icon D Click this Zoom In icon 2 The image is zoomed in but the center location of the shown image is not changed Please refer to 4 2 4 Zoom about Zoom In of image 16 Zoom Out ic
71. files that can be specified for this list is decided depending on the number of maximum files set in the configuration setting ME090301058MA P01B0000000 00 File Name ME090301058MD P01B0000000 00 The added file id ii 13 Level AMSR E Level 18 Fig 4 1 1 2 2 Result of addition to File Name Field m Add button D Add button is clicked 2 Open dialog that Windows offers is displayed 3 The file of the AMSR AMSR E product added to File Name Field can be selected Look in E AMSR AMSR E E e EX A26L103102904100D1 OCSF RO200000000100001 01 S P1AMEO6O206126MD_PO1ADO P14ME041114A_P389HD00000PN 09 EE P1 AMEDGO206186MD_F018001 SS PI AMEOSO205D P389H000000E0 00 P1AMEOS0205186D_OMSS TODOG00MCOONWTON38 00 S P1 AMEOS0205186D_P2SST000300 00 3 P7 AMEDS0205186MD 007 MPSTONWTS7500 4 Fie E Files of type Open as read only Fig 4 1 1 2 3 File Select Dialog 31 SGC 120009 m Remove button D Select to delete a file from files list 2 Remove button is clicked 3 It is possible to delete a file from files list in Open AMSR AMSR E Products by selecting file name a Single Channel RGB Composite radio button D Select either Single Channel mode or RGB Composite Image mode 2 The channel is specified from the data display selection pull down In the state of the Single Channel RGB Composite radio button change the title
72. hen installation of the GCOM User Tool is finished the screen of Installation Complete is shown as the Fig 1 5 5 E J GCOM W1UserTool Installation Complete GCOM 41UserT ool has been successfully installed Click Close to exit Cancel Close Fig 1 5 5 Installation Complete 14 SGC 120009 Confirmation after the installation When you confirm the installed products are shown in the start menu the installation is finished o Default Programs P3 Desktop Gadget Gallery inteme pores eo E Windows DVD Maker 3 Windows Fax and Scan Documents Windows Media Center Windows Media Player Pictures Windows Update lt a XPS Viewer de Accessories de Earme Games e y Computer al help Related Link Lo HDFView 2101 de Intel Maintenance Default Programs d Startup Control Panel Devices and Printers Help and Support Back Search programs and files Fig 1 5 6 Start Menu 15 SGC 120009 1 6 Uninstall Following explanation shows how to uninstall the GCOM User Tool D Open the Control Panel and select the Delete Programs 2 Choose the GCOM User Tool and click the Delete or Uninstall button 3 When the message box to confirm uninstall is displayed click the Delete or Uninstall button 16 SGC 120009 2 Configuration Before the GCOM User Tool is started it is necessary to set the configuration The parameter GCOM User Tool ini file in the in
73. ide Folders Fig 4 1 2 1 Image File Dialog The example of preservation of a picture is shown in Fig 4 1 2 2 E GWLAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGETBR 1100100 Windows Photo Viewer RE e File Y Print y E mail Bum 7 Open Y GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 hd AMSRZ Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V K 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245289 260 330 E i lt Ey bi S CrX Fig 4 1 2 2 Example of preservation of an image 48 SGC 120009 4 1 3 Save as KML KMZ When you select Save as KML KMZ menu you can save the displayed image on a window as a file with KML Format Moreover when the area is specified by SELECT mode the image within the selected area can be saved About SELECT mode please refer to 4 2 11 SELECT mode Please select Save as KML KMZ pull down from the File Menu Then KML File dialog will be popped up KML File dialog layout is shown in Fig 4 1 3 1 Choose KML or KMZ file format The KML file format details please refer to appendix A 3 KML file R Save As Sor lt GCOMUserTool Output 4 Search Output E Organize New folder HE Desktop Jg Downloads E Recent Places G Libraries Documents a Music El Pictures EE Videos n Computer a File name GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 Save as type KML File kml Hide Folders Save Cancel Fig 4 1 3
74. is possible to omit Ex T AMSR2 L Product LIA LIB LIR L2 L3 LIBMap L2Map Ex LLIA F Format AVI KML KMZ Ex F AVI S 5 7 Channel L1A L1B 6V 6H 7V 7H 10V 10H 18V 18H 23V 23H 36V 36H 89AV 89AH 89BV 89BH 50V 52V Ex S 18V Channel L1R The value in which six 10 23 36 89 is added is specified ahead of the value in which 89V and 89H are added to the channel of L1A and LIB Ex 6 6V Channel L2 The channel with the number of hierarchy in the product file Low resolution 1 or 2 High resolution 89A 1 89A 2 89B 1 or 89B 2 Ex S 89A 1 C The Look Up Table file name is specified When omitting it it becomes Automatic CEx C AM2L1A clt T 4 Product file list name is specified CEx I amsr2Filelist txt 0 4 6 The output file name is specified Ex O MovieFile avi 138 SGC 120009 Table A 8 1 Batch File Format 3 4 Parameters Format Descriptions CSV output OUTCSV R G 0 G is possible to omit R 2 Display range Latitude on the left Longitude on the left Latitude under the right and longitude under the right is specified CEx R 36 138 9 34 9 140 28 G Latitude and longitude existence When omitting it it becomes it if there is no latitude and longitude O 4 6 The output file name is specified Ex O output csv Binary OUTBIN R O R 2 Display range Latitude on the left Long
75. itude on the left Latitude under the right and longitude under the right is specified CEx R 36 138 9 34 9 140 28 O 4 6 The output file name is specified Ex O BinaryFile bin Zoom in Zoom out Pan CHANGEMAP Z C W W is possible to omit IZ Expansion rate The integral value from 1 to 256 is specified Ex Z 128 C 2 Center coordinates of image Center latitude Center longitude CEx C 36 140 28 W 3 Window size It specifies it in order of X coordinates and Y coordinates When omitting it it doesn t change CEx W 800 500 HDF Output OUTHDE T L S RGB M C V R 0 M C V O are possible to omit T Sensor type AMSR2 Ex T AMSR2 L Product L1A LIB LIR L2 L3 Ex L L1B RGB 5 Not possible to specify simultaneously with S The channel is specified in order of RGB CEx RGB 6V 10V 18V S 5 7 139 SGC 120009 Table A 8 1 Batch File Format 4 4 Parameters Format Descriptions Not possible to specify simultaneously with RGB Display channel L1A L1B 6V 6H 7V 7H 10V 10H 18V 18H 23V 23H 36V 36H 89AV 89 AH 89BV 89BH 50V 52V CEx S 18V Channel L1R The value in which six 10 23 36 89 is added is specified ahead of the value in which 89V and 89H are added to the channel of LIA and LIB Ex S 6 6V Channel L2 The channel with the number of hierarchy in the product
76. le of the AMSR2 product added to File Name Field can be selected Fr TE a Open E Bore gt data 42 Search dota 2 Organize y New folder s mm 0 XX Favorites GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 FE Desktop GWIAM2 201301120001 182D LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 ld Downloads GW1AM2_201301120050_182A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 E Recent Places A Libraries C Documents a Music E Pictures B Videos A 3 items File name AMSR2 Files h5 a Fig 4 1 1 3 4File Select Dialog m Remove button D Select file that delete from file name list 2 Remove button is clicked 8 It is possible to delete a file from file name list in Make AMSR2 Product Animation by selecting file name m up down button D Select file that changes the order from file name list up down button is clicked 8 The order of filing file name list can be changed m Frequency selection pull down Select a channel If the product is level 2 you can select up to second layer of physical amount However if you select the second layer ever though the product has only one layer an error message will be displayed Channel Geophysical Data for 89A 1stData Geophysical Data for 89A 2ndData Color Table Geophysical Data for 89B 1stData Geophysical Data for 89B 2ndData Fig 4 1 1 3 5 Frequency selection pull down High resolution 37 SGC 120009 Geophysical Data 1stData Geophysical Data 2nd
77. longitude 2 Lower left longitude 10 Lower right latitude 1 Lower right latitude 11 Lower right longitude 2 Lower right longitude When there is not a unit 12 Unit Unit of observation data not set a value When there is not scale 13 Scale Scale factor of observation data factor set 1 When there is not offset 14 Intercept Intercept of observation data set 0 15 Copyright copyright holder 16 File name File name of source data 17 Blank 3 The blank 20 hex is set 18 LF LF 1 The unit is degree The data range is assumed to be 90deg from 90deg 2 The unit is degree The data range is assumed to be 180deg from 180deg 3 If the recorded data size of header is less than 512 bytes it would be fill by blank 20 hex until the end of header 117 SGC 120009 2 Data Format The storing format of the data of a channel assigned to RGB or solid color is shown below 1 The format with latitude and longitude information Red Channel Lon1 lat1 data1 Lon2 lat2 data2 LonN latN dataN lt LF gt Lon1 lat1 data1 Lon2 lat2 data2 LonN latN dataN lt LF gt Green Channel Lon1 lat1 data1 Lon2 lat2 data2 LonN latN dataN lt LF gt Lon1 lat1 data1 Lon2 lat2 data2 LonN latN dataN lt LF gt Blue Channel Lon1 lat1 data1 Lon2 lat2 data2 LonN latN dataN lt LF gt Lon1 lat1 data1 Lon2 lat2 data2 LonN latN dataN lt LF gt 2 The format without latitude and longitude information Red Channel
78. n this Mercator Geographic subsidiary menu is selected product map can be displayed of Mercator Geographic Projection A sample is shown in Fig 4 2 4 11 Fig 4 2 4 11 A sample Image of Mercator Geographic 80 SGC 120009 4 2 5 Meta Data When Meta Data menu is selected Meta Information Dialog is displayed and a Meta information can be display If you activate an image window and select Meta Data pull down its Meta Information Dialog with the image window is popped up Meta Information Dialog layout is shown in Fig 4 2 5 1 GWIAM2 201301112311 166A LISGI BF 1100100 h5 Ea GW1AM2_201301112341_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 gt No Index Meta data E 1 ProductName AMSR2 L1B 2 GeophysicalName Brightness Temperature 3 Productversion 1 4 AlgorithmVersion 100 Tas 5 Parameterversion 100 6 ProductSize MByte 49 3 7 GranulelD GW1AM2 201301112311 1664 LISGETER 1100100 8 Operation Standard 9 ProductionDateTime 2013 01 24T14 00 24 000Z 10 ObservationStariDateTime 2013 01 11T23 11 36 691Z 11 ObservationEndDateTime 2013 01 12T00 01 09 411Z 12 GringPointLatitude 73 26 84 03 36 74 22 65 73 50 84 36 24 94 34 14 13 GringPointLongitude 34 24 29 01 152 37 164 79 132 69 165 83 149 18 134 59 14 PGEName GCOM W1 Mission Operation System 15 InputFileName GvW1AM2_201301112224_166D_L0S1576E bin GW14M2_201301112313_166A_L1 16 ProcessingCenter JAXA GCOM Project 17 ContactOrganizationName JAXA GCOM Project 18 Cont
79. ncoding UTF 8 gt lt kml xmIns http earth google com kml 2 0 gt 1 KML Header Tag lt Document gt lt name gt Aqua AMSR E lt name gt 2 Name Tag lt description gt 3 Description Tag lt CDATA GranuleID P1AME090228179MD_P01A0000000 00 Copyright Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Earth Observation Research and application Center gt lt description gt lt GroundOverlay gt 4 Ground Overlay Tag lt name gt Aqua AMSR E lt name gt lt visibility gt 1 lt visibility gt 5 Visibility Tag lt Icon gt 6 Icon Tag lt href gt PIAME090228179MD P01A0000000 png lt href gt lt Icon gt lt LatLonBox gt 7 LatLonBox Tag lt north gt 90 lt north gt lt south gt 90 lt south gt lt east gt 0 lt east gt lt west gt 360 lt west gt lt LatLonBox gt lt LookAt gt 8 LookAt Tag lt heading gt 0 lt heading gt lt latitude gt 0 lt latitude gt lt longitude gt 140 lt longitude gt lt tilt gt 0 lt tilt gt lt range gt 18000000 lt range gt lt LookAt gt lt TimeSpan gt 11 TimeSpan Tag 123 SGC 120009 lt begin gt 2003 01 01T00 00 00Z lt begin gt lt end gt 2003 02 01T00 00 00Z lt end gt lt TimeSpan gt lt GroundOverlay gt lt GroundOverlay gt 12 Plural Ground Overlay Tags repeat lt TimeSpan gt lt begin gt 2003 02 01T00 00 00Z lt begin gt lt end gt 2003 03 01T00 00 00Z lt end gt lt TimeSpan gt lt GroundOverlay gt repeat lt ScreenOverlay gt 9 Sc
80. ng narrow line Map File Mode Coast On Off check box Coast Color fields Orger O Front Back Coast Order Select radio button er Select Latitude Latitude longitude buttons Longitude Y Equator indication ies On Off check Map background in ER Coast Line Type Narrow E Equator On Off check box Latitude Longitude Line Type Narrow v Latitude Longitude Width Latitude Width 30 Background Longitude Width 30 On Off check box Latitude Longitude OK button Cancel button Width check box Fig 4 3 5 1 Map layer Edit m Coast On Off check box D The coastline are displayed on this window m Coast Order radio button D You can specify which in front side back of data to display the coastline Front All coastlines are displayed 107 SGC 120009 xf GWLAM2_201103092150 1524 L1SGBTBR_7230510 h5 oo 0000 34 761 69522 104 284 133 045 173806 208568 24332 AMSR2 Level 1B Br Fig 4 3 5 2 Example of displaying the coastline on the front side of the data Back A part of the coastline is hidden by displayed data af GWIAM2_201103092150_152A_L1SGBTBR_7230510 h5 o lee 0000 34 761 69522 104 284 139045 173806 208568 243329 278 030 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 3GHz V K Fig 4 3 5 3 Example of displaying the coastline on the back of the data m Latitude and longitude On Off check box D The latitude an
81. of a Color Bar Table Single Channel The Color Table title displays as a Color Bar Table You shall select one of Color Bar Table from this Color Bar Table pull down list for the Single Channel mode All files of extension clt stored in AMSR AMSR E folder in the color table folder are shown in this pull down list You can select Automatic function that automatically adjusts the maximum minimum value and color 9 palettes Color Bar Table Automatic Y Cancel Fig 4 1 1 2 4 Color Bar Table pull down RGB Composite The Color Table title displays as a Look Up Table You shall select one of Look Up Table from this Look Up Table pull down list for the RGB Composite Image mode All files of extension lut stored in AMSR AMSR E folder in look up table folder are shown in this pull down list You can select Automatic function that automatically makes the relation between the maximum minimum count value of each RGB channel and the product value be corresponding 32 Look Up Table Automatic be Cancel Fig 4 1 1 2 5 Look UpTable pull down m Frequency selection pull down Select a channel m Open button D Open button is clicked SGC 120009 2 Display map amp products Window will be displayed on the new window Fig 4 1 1 2 6 v P1AME090301058MA_P01B0000000 00 352 400 335 138 307 975 280 752 253 550 225 337 199 125 171 912 144 700
82. ojection A sample is shown in Fig 4 2 4 7 Mx GWILAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 f Fig 4 2 4 7 A sample Image of Southern Hemisphere 3 Both When this Both subsidiary menu is selected an image of Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere can be displayed of Polar stereo Projection on one window A sample is shown in Fig 4 2 4 8 sf GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 fs foe Fig 4 2 4 8 A Sample Image of Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere 78 SGC 120009 3 Standard longitude When this Standard longitude subsidiary menu is selected It is possible to display 1t by specifying a standard longitude in the map displayed by Polar stereo Projection There are eight kinds of Standard longitude that can be selected as follows It is O degrees in default A sample is shown in Fig 4 2 4 9 Do 245 90 135 180 135 90 45 Product map of Northern Hemisphere is shown in Fig 4 2 4 9 in standard longitude 0 GWIAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 balba Fig 4 2 4 9 A Sample Image of Northern Hemisphere in standard longitude 0 Product map of Northern Hemisphere is shown in Fig 4 2 4 9 in standard longitude 90 79 SGC 120009 M GWILAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 Fig 4 2 4 10 A Sample Image of Northern Hemisphere in standard longitude 90 4 2 4 4 Mercator Geographic Whe
83. om app Doc GCOMUserTool_ Manual EN pdf ESAS coos TAME RE BHO BACANA AWIW Se BREAD EE Hotmail OBER 6 GCOMUserTool Manual EN pdf fire BS A IO ta YUKO GCOM W1 AMSR2 User Tool User Manual Ver 4 0 2015 03 Fig 4 4 2 Help Window 111 SGC 120009 4 4 2 Related link When Related link menu is selected The related link is displayed on a browser Related link window is shown in Fig 4 4 3 Related Links Windows Internet Explorer DER Go D c ecomapp Doc GCOMUser Tool ink ENhtml 47 X Gove THK RROD RTV BALAND YMD MD E de BRAD EE HotMail ORBEA Related Links E th mp RIP RIAS MO O GCOM User Tool Link Information GCOM Information AMSR2 Overview Characteristics Image Gallery Algorithm Description Documents etc GCOM Data GCOM W1 data providing service Aqua AMSR E Information AMSR E Data Users handbook AMSR E Format Description Documents Products Version History etc AMSR AMSR E Web Page AMSR AMSR E Overview Characteristics Image Gallery Algorithm Description Documents ete Copyright C NEC Corporation Ltd 2013 All rights reserved 9 74 TI Fig 4 4 3 Link Window 4 4 3 Version Information Version information Dialog is displayed and version information on this user tool is displayed GCOM W1 UserTool Version Information Jj e GCOM W1 UserTool Ver 4 0 Copyright C NEC Corporation Ltd 20
84. on D Click this Zoom Out icon 2 The image is zoomed out but the center location of the shown image is not changed Please refer to 4 2 4 Zoom about Zoom Out of image 60 SGC 120009 17 Move Right icon D Click this Move Right icon 2 The window of the image is moved to the right with 40 degrees The situation of right rotation is shown in Fig 4 2 1 6 Ss GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 T T I T T 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 5 3GHz V K Click 40 degree move T T T 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 3GHz 4 K The view point is moved to the right Fig 4 2 1 6 Move Right 61 18 Move Left icon D Click this Move Left icon 2 The window of the image is moved to the left with 40 degrees The situation of left rotation is shown in Fig 4 2 1 7 SGC 120009 M GW1AM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 3GHz 4 K T 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 165 175 206 210247 245 289 280 330 AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V K The View point is moved to the left Fig 4 2 1 7 Move Left 62 SGC 120009 19 Move Up icon D Click this Move Up icon 2
85. osition upper right Lower al Leo GWIAM2 201301112311 166A LISGBTBR 1100100 r GWIAM2 201301112311 166A LISGBTBR 1100100 ho AMSRZ Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V 0 000 35 041 70082 105124 140165 175206 210 247 245283 280 330 AAA GWIA 301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 Fig 4 1 1 3 9 Example of file name display position lower right 40 SGC 120009 m Ref button D Ref button is clicked 2 Itis possible to specify the files to be saved You can select the animation file name You can select the format of an animation file Animation format that can be selected by product is different please refer to Fig 1 3 1 avilk avi avilt avi kml kml kmz kmz Fig 4 1 1 3 10 To select animation file of extension The AVI Audio Video Interleave is used as movie or animation file format for Windows In this tool AVI file of no compression can be made Please use the media player such as Windows Media Player for the reproduction of AVI file KML Keyhole Markup Language is a file format used to display geographic data on Google Earth The KML file made by this function corresponds to the function of timeline of Google EarthTM About more information of Google Earth please refer to Google Earth Web page http earth google com intl en KMZ file format is zipped KML files and their related images KMZ file form
86. out is shown in Fig 4 3 1 4 3 The edited color bar table file name is specified Files of type Color Table Files clt Cancel Fig 4 3 1 4 Open dialog m Save button D This button is clicked 2 Save As dialog layout is shown in Fig 4 3 1 5 8 The color table file name in which the edit result is saved is specified 4 The extension of the save file is clt 93 SGC 120009 Save As Sawe En Save as type Calor Table Files eht Cancel Fig 4 3 1 5 Save As dialog m OK button D This button is clicked 2 The currently specified Color Bar Tables applied to the data shown in the image window and the dialog is dismissed m Cancel button D This button is clicked 2 All settings shown in the dialog are canceled and the dialog is dismissed 94 SGC 120009 4 3 2 Edit Look Up Table When Edit Look Up Table menu is selected Look Up Table Edit Dialog can display and new creation and setting change of a color bar table can be made Look Up Table Edit Dialog is shown in Fig 4 3 2 1 Only in the case of a RGB composite picture this menu can choose Get Max Min button Edit Look Up Table No of Points 9 Point v Graph Type Line Graph vi No of Points pull down Color Slide CIA count 154 900 177 38 199 87 222 36 244 856 267 33 289 828 312 312 334 801 i Count 255 a g aga g g i wm Coun
87. outline is explained as follows Using File Open Dialog Create Animation Dialog There are two subsidiary menus in a file open menu 1 Open AMSR2 Products 2 Open AMSR AMSR E Products Moreover there are two subsidiary menus in an animation menu 1 AMSR2 Product 2 AMSR AMSR E Product Subsidiary menus of Open menu are shown in Fig 4 1 1 1 and subsidiary menus of Animation are shown in Fig 4 1 1 2 The product file to display is selected by using File Open or Create Animation dialog that displayed to select these subsidiary menus Each subsidiary menu is explained below SGCOMUserspo View Option Help ANSRO Animation gt AMSR AMSR E Save as Image AMSR2 Output Save as KML KMZ Save as Binary Save as CSV Copy to Clipboard save as HDF Batch Processing Quit Fig 4 1 1 1 Open subsidiary menu 22 SGC 120009 Animation Save as Image Save as KML KMZ Save as Binary Save as CSV Copy to Clipboard Save as HDF Batch Processing Quit Fig 4 1 1 2 Animation subsidiary menu Dragging product file s and dropping onto the shortcut icon It is possible to specify the product file s to be drawn by dragging it and dropping onto the shortcut icon of this user tool Fig 4 1 1 3 After installing this user tool the shortcut icon is appeared on the desktop This function is available for displaying Fig 4 1 1 3 Organize v D Open Share with v Burn New folder
88. ove button Level Field up down button Frequency Selection Channel pull down Color Table Automatic Color Table pull down Animation File Animation Config Ref button Select button Mak button Cancel button Fig 4 1 1 3 1 Make AMSR2 Product Animation Dialog 35 m File Name Field D In this field the specified file name of AMSR2 product is displayed SGC 120009 2 It is possible to specify files by using Add button or drag amp drop operation Please refer to 4 1 1 3 2 GWLAM2_201301112311_166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 S Create Animation AMSRZ GWLAM2_201301120001 182D LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 GWLAM2 201301120050 1824 L1SGBTBR 11001 Ex File Name Up RE Remove Fig 4 1 1 3 2 Drag amp drop operation You must select same product level of files Case of Level 3 you must also select same projection The product level will be displayed on Level field File Name data GW1AM2_201301112311_1664_L1S AA The added file Add Fig 4 1 1 3 3 Result of addition to File Name Field The added file displayed on a File Name Field The number of files that can be specified for this list is decided depending on the number of maximum files set in the configuration setting 36 SGC 120009 m Add button Add button is clicked 2 Open dialog that Windows offers is displayed 3 The fi
89. reen Color Value Ais space Rn is real number BA ARnl Rn2 n1 n2 Blue Color Value Ais space Rn is real number 134 SGC 120009 AMSR HDF TOOL STRETCH TABLE DEFINE N 9 LOG_MODE OFF VAL_R 154 800003 COLOR _R 0 VAL R 176 225006 COLOR _R 31 VAL R 197 649994 COLOR_R 63 VAL_R 219 074997 COLOR_R 95 VAL R 240 500000 COLOR R 127 VAL_R 261 924988 COLOR R 159 VAL_R 283 350006 COLOR R 191 VAL_R 304 774994 COLOR_R 223 VAL_R 326 200012 COLOR_R 255 Fig A 7 1 the sample of Look up table 135 SGC 120009 Appendix A 8 Batch File The batch file is a file that manages information on the batch processing of the GCOM User Tool The batch file can be edited with the text editor such as WordPad or the note pads Use half width spaces to partition the format because it cannot recognize full width spaces as the partition Batch file format is shown in the Table A 8 1 136 SGC 120009 Table A 8 1 Batch File Format 1 4 Parameters Format Descriptions Data display VIEWHDF T L S T RGB M C A V Sensor type AMSR2 AMSR AMSR E M C V is possible to Ex T AMSR2 omit L Product LIA LIB LIR L2 L3 L1BMap L2Map Ex LLIA S 5 7 Not possible to specify simultaneously with RGB Display channel L1A L1B 6V 6H 7V 7H 10V 10H 18V 18H 23V 23H 36V 36H 89AV 89AH 89BV 89BH 50V 52V CEx S 18V Channel L1R The value in whi
90. reenOverlay Tag lt name gt Color Scale Bar lt name gt lt Icon gt lt href gt PIAME090228179MD P01A0000000 bar png lt href gt lt Icon gt lt overlayXY x 0 5 y 0 xunits fraction yunits fraction gt lt screenX Y x 0 5 y 10 xunits fraction yunits pixels gt lt size x 0 y 0 xunits fraction yunits fraction gt lt TimeSpan gt 11 TimeSpan Tag lt begin gt 2003 01 01T00 00 00Z lt begin gt lt end gt 2003 02 01T00 00 00Z lt end gt lt TimeSpan gt lt ScreenOverlay gt lt LookAt gt 10 LookAt Tag lt heading gt 0 lt heading gt lt latitude gt 0 lt latitude gt lt longitude gt 140 lt longitude gt lt tilt gt 0 lt tilt gt lt range gt 18000000 lt range gt lt LookAt gt lt Document gt lt kml gt Fig A 4 1 KML File Format The Timeline Function 124 SGC 120009 1 KML Tag KML tag is shown in Table A 4 1 Table A 4 1 KML Tag No Tag Description Note The period that overlay image l TimeSpan Tag displays is defined Two or more displayed overlay images are defined Plural Ground 2 The structure is the same as the Overlay Tags overlay image definition having a TimeSpan Tag 125 Appendix A 5 HDF format This appendix shows the HDF format that is output by Save as HDF AMSR2 product file format is described as HDFS Contents 1 Metadata The Metadata list is shown as Table A 5 1 2 Data set All datasets included
91. rmation sensor name product level channel and observation time of the earth observation data on a status bar The product information and Lat Lon AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V 2013 01 11 23 11 36 2013 01 12 00 01 09 lat 24 400 lon 148 500 value The product information and Lat Lon observation data AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V 2013 01 11 23 11 36 2013 01 12 00 01 09 lat 44 900 lon 166 500 value 162 950 Table 4 2 2 1 Correspondence the table of display method and status bar display item Status bar display Single channel RGB composite item Mesh display Mesh display Sensor name O Product level o Channel o Observation time o Observation Lat Lon O O o Observation data O o 69 SGC 120009 4 2 3 Zoom When Zoom menu is selected a picture can be Zoom In and Zoom Out There are five menus in the file open menu 1 Automatic Adjustment 2 Zoom In 3 Zoom Out 4 Reset Image Window 5 Back to Previous Subsidiary menus are shown in Fig 4 2 3 1 Tool Bar y Eri FG Status Bar Zoom Automatic Adjustment Map Projection Zoom In Meta Data Zoom Out Color Bar Position Reset Image Window ZOOM Mode Back to Previous PAN Mode SELECT Mode Select Area Batch Command History Fig 4 2 3 1 Zoom subsidiary menu This menu corresponds to the following icons of a
92. rvation 2 Pixel mark 3 Line The number of lines is stored 4 Upper Left latitude 1 Upper left latitude 5 Upper Left longitude 2 Upper left longitude 6 Upper right latitude 1 Upper right latitude 7 Upper right longitude 2 Upper right longitude 8 Lower Left latitude 1 Lower left latitude 9 Lower Left longitude 2 Lower left longitude 10 Lower right latitude 1 Lower right latitude 11 Lower right longitude 2 Lower right longitude When there is not a unit 12 Unit Unit of observation data not set a value When there is not scale 13 Scale Scale factor of observation data factor set 1 When there is not offset 14 Intercept Intercept of observation data set 0 15 Copyright copyright holder 16 File name File name of source data 17 Blank 3 The blank 20 hex is set 18 LF LF 1 The unit is degree The data range is assumed to be 90deg from 90deg 2 The unit is degree The data range is assumed to be 180deg from 180deg 3 If the recorded data size of header is less than 512 bytes it would be fill by blank 20 hex until the end of header 2 Data The data of a channel assigned to RGB or Single channel is stored as BSQ format Size of 1 pixel is 2 bytes A little endian default or a big endian exists in a byte order but it stores to the byte order specified by a user You can specified the byte order a Little endian default or Big endian 115 Appendix A 2 CSV File Format SGC 120009 This file is cr
93. specified the AMSR2 AMSR AMSR E Create Animation Dialog 4 product used for the animation creating and is specified AMSR2 AMSR AMSR E Channel color table This dialog chances Various settings of title display 5 Animation Output Setting Dialog background display color etc in the animation output Display map amp products f f 6 Window where the product data is projected in the map Window 7 User Setting Dialog This dialog sets up initial information on this user tool 8 Image Output Setting Dialog This dialog sets up the layout of saving a picture This dialog sets indication color of coastline and latitude and 9 A Narrow Line Dialog longitude lines Display color setting Thickness of line Interval in Longitude latitude is selected 10 Map File Mode Dialog This dialog sets up a map file 11 Edit Color Bar Table Dialog This dialog sets up a color bar table and makes newly 12 Edit Look Up Table Dialog This dialog sets up a look up table and makes newly This dialog inputs the latitude and longitude of the upper left 13 Select Area Dialog and the lower right and specifies a domain 14 Meta Information Dialog This dialog displays the core meta data of the picture This window displays the version information and copyright 15 Version Information Window holder of this user tool Operation explanation of this user tool is displayed on a 16 Help Window browser Operation explanation of this user tool is di
94. splayed on a 17 Related Information Window browser Batch File is selected on this window The command in the 18 Batch File Selection Window file is analyzed when Opening O button is clicked after the file selected And batch process is done 19 Batch Command History Window Window where operation that user did is memorized as 19 SGC 120009 Table 3 1 Window detail 2 2 Window Conditions displayed command and displayed However the processing history of the function that the batch processing doesn t support it is not 20 SGC 120009 4 How to operate Refer to the explanation of the file menu for the operation of the GCOM User Tool 4 1 File Menu There are eight subsidiary menus in a file menu 1 Open 2 Animation 3 Save as Image 4 Save as KML KMZ 5 Save as Binary 6 Save as CSV 7 Copy to Clipboard 8 Save as HDF 9 Execution of batch processing 10 Quit File menus are shown in Fig 4 1 1 and each menu is explained henceforth Reo Userluu View Option Help Open Animation Save as CS Copy to Clipboard Save as HDF Batch Processine Quit Fig 4 1 1 File Menu Pull Down 21 SGC 120009 4 1 1 Open Animation On this user tool there are two methods of selecting the product file to display as follows 1 Using File Open Dialog Create Animation Dialog 2 Dragging product file s and dropping onto the shortcut icon The
95. sta 7 32bit XP 512MB or more RAM Vista 1GB or more 7 32bit 1GB or more Hard Disk Space 100MB or more Display Unit 1024 pixels by 768 lines High Color 24 bits mode or more Mouse or Pointing device PDF Viewer and Web Browser Others The GCOM User Tool reads various information observation data latitude and longitude value etc from HDF file and stores it in the memory of PC Please install this tool in PC equipped with an enough memory when you display big size data 11 SGC 120009 1 5 Install Install the GCOM User Tool to use it Following explanation shows how to install D Setup Execute the Installer SCOM W1UserTool Installer msi When you execute it the screen is shown in the Fig 1 5 1 In this case click the Next button X When you don t install the GCOM User Tool click the Cancel button E E GCOM W1UserTool b Welcome to the GCOM W1 UserTool Setup Wizard La The installer will guide you through the steps required to install GCOM W1UserT ool on pour computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Fig 1 5 1 Setup Wizard Select the Installation Folder Determine the destination of installing the GCOM Us
96. stallation folder is set up using the text editor of Windows system Two kinds of information shown below are stored in the parameter file Refer to Initial Parameter File Format Appendix A 8 for more detail information 1 Folder definition Information The folder which this user tool refers to is defined 2 User definition Information Information Data Display Save as Binary Save as CSV peculiar to a user is defined This information can be set up using a Preferences Dialog besides the method of editing the parameter file directly Please refer to 4 2 3 Preferences about the operation of a Preferences Dialog 17 SGC 120009 3 Window Composition The GCOM User Tool is composed of the window called from the main window and the menu The window compositions and details are shown in the Table 3 1 18 SGC 120009 Table 3 1 Window detail 1 2 No Window Conditions Window where map of data is displayed PAN Mode 1 Main Window SELECT Mode Zoom In Zoom Out of an image is specified File Open Dialog This dialog where AMSR2 AMSR AMSR E data input are AMSR2 AMSR AMSR E done 2 When data is input the input product specification and Channel color table look up table is specified Output HDF File Open Dialog This dialog is used to output the HDF file product The HDF 3 file is stored the image that is cut off part of the whole image This dialog is
97. svea 69 GO 14 5 Global EQR O O O O O O Brightness Northern E i E a TB Hemisphere PS o a 9 E Temperature E outhern Hemisphere PS a j E q i i i 2 i Total Precipitable TPW Global EQR O O O O O O Water Cloud Liquid CLW Global EQR O O O O O O L3 Water Month Precipitation PRC Global EQR O O O O ly Sea Surface y SST Global EQR O O O O Temperature Sea Surface i SSW Global EQR O O O O O O Wind speed Global EQR O O O O O O Snow Depth SND North ot em E R E O O R O y E O 3 Hemisphere PS North Hemisphere PS AA e E Oi fe Ae Se Snow Depth SIC E E o 4 O Or Ha O l O l Hemisphere PS Table 1 3 1 Correspondence between a product and a function AMSR2 4 3 SGC 120009 Level Map projection 1 a Animation O Available O Default 5 Format Product Data Type Latitude Image HDF KML KML K EQR PS Ortho MER Binary CSV Longitude 3 on KMZ AVI MZ CSV 2 4 5 Soil moisture SMC Global EQR O O O O O O O Content DEQR PS Ortho and MER mean Equi Rectangular Map Projection Polar Stereo projection Ortho Projection and Mercator projection respectively 2 The portion specified at the time of the displayed by EQR MER is outputted 3 JPEG TIFF BMP PNG 4 When the data displayed EQR proje
98. t 154 900 177 38 199 87 222 36 244 95 267 33 289 822 312 31 334 801 Interpolation Method radio 0 a a a button Count 154 900 177 38 199 87 222 363 244 850 267 33 289 822 312 31 334 801 Graph Type pull down Interpolation Count Value Linear Count Value O Log ORGB Value Interpolation Get Max Min Get 3 sigma File Select Get 3 sigma button File Name Ref Save Color Bar Table File Name field Save button Cancel Ref Jbutton OK button Cancel Jbutton Interpolation button Fig 4 3 2 1 Look Up Table Edit Dialog 95 SGC 120009 m No of Points pull down The number of reference points for count value and color pallet is selected There are the following four kinds of points of this pull down menus D 2 points 3 points 3 5 points 9 points m Graph Type pull down The graph type of the edit color bar table is selected from this pull down menu There are the following two kinds of graph type of this pull down menus D Line Graph 2 Bar Graph m Red Green Blue Color Slide D The color specified in each point element red green and blue is displayed in the graph The color of each point 0 255 can be changed by changing the slide m Red Green Blue Count fields D The image data value corresponding to RGB of the point is input Please specify the count value for both edge fields at least Get Max Min and
99. tool bar The tool bar icon corresponding to a subsidiary menu is shown in Fig 4 2 3 2 Zoom In Automatic Adjustment besss ngii mote IFI QA ara BEG Zoom Out Window Fig 4 2 3 2 Zoom menu and Tool Bar It explains each subsidiary menu as follows 70 SGC 120009 4 2 3 1 Automatic Adjustment When this Automatic Adjustment menu is selected the image window size is adjusted automatically The process of this function is shown in Fig 4 2 3 1 1 GWLAMZ_ 201201112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 ES EI 0 000 35 041 70082 105 124 140 185 175 206 210 247 245 289 280 330 AMSRZ Level 1B Brightness Temperature 8 9GHz K Expand of the map image ES og GWLAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGBTBR 1100100 h5 mm 0 5 0 000 35 041 70 082 105 124 140 185 175 206 210 247 245289 280 330 AMSRZ Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V K Adjust the image to window size x GWLAM2 201301112311 166A_L1SGBTBR_1100100 h5 bola 0 000 35 041 70082 105 124 140 185 175 206 210 247 245289 280 330 AMSRZ Level 1B Brightness Temperature 6 9GHz V K Fig 4 2 3 1 1 Automatic Adjustment 71 SGC 120009 4 2 3 2 Zoom In When this Zoom In menu is selected the image is zoomed in but the center location of the shown image is not changed The map display after zoomed in before zoomed in is shown in Fig 4 2 3 2 1 x6 GWLAM2 201301112311 1664 LISGB
100. tor3ConversionTableW3 Thermistor 3 conversion table W3 88 Thermistor3ConversionTableW2 Thermistor 3 conversion table W2 89 Thermistor3ConversionTableW1 Thermistor 3 conversion table W1 90 Thermistor3ConversionTableWO Thermistor 3 conversion table WO 91 PlatinumlCountRange Platinum 1 count range 92 Platinumi ConversionTableW4 Platinum 1 conversion table W4 93 Platinuml ConversionTableW3 Platinum 1 conversion table W3 129 Table A 5 1 The Metadata list of product format 4 4 SGC 120009 No Metadata Explanation change means no change 94 Platinumi ConversionTableW2 Platinum 1 conversion table W2 95 Platinuml ConversionTableW1 Platinum 1 conversion table W1 96 Platinumi ConversionTableWO Platinum conversion table WO 97 Platinum2CountRange Platinum 2 count range 98 Platinum2ConversionTableW4 Platinum 2 conversion table W4 99 Platinum2ConversionTableW3 Platinum 2 conversion table W3 100 Platinum2ConversionTableW2 Platinum 2 conversion table W2 101 Platinum2ConversionTableW1 Platinum 2 conversion table W1 102 Platinum2ConversionTableW0 Platinum 2 conversion table WO 103 Platinum3ConversionTableW4 Platinum 3 conversion table W4 104 Platinum3ConversionTableW3 Platinum 3 conversion table W3 105 Platinum3ConversionTableW2 Platinum 3 conversion table W2
101. tude gt 140 lt longitude gt lt tilt gt 0 lt tilt gt lt range gt 18000000 lt range gt lt LookAt gt lt TimeSpan gt 11 TimeSpan Tag lt begin gt 2003 01 01T00 00 00Z lt begin gt lt end gt 2003 02 01T00 00 00Z lt end gt lt TimeSpan gt 119 SGC 120009 lt GroundOverlay gt lt ScreenOverlay gt 9 ScreenOverlay Tag lt name gt Color Scale Bar lt name gt lt Icon gt lt href gt PIAME090228179MD P01A0000000 bar png lt href gt lt Icon gt lt overlayXY x 0 5 y 0 xunits fraction yunits fraction gt lt screenXY x 0 5 y 10 xunits fraction yunits pixels gt lt size x 0 y 0 xunits fraction yunits fraction gt lt TimeSpan gt 11 TimeSpan Tag lt begin gt 2003 01 01T00 00 00Z lt begin gt lt end gt 2003 02 01T00 00 00Z lt end gt lt TimeSpan gt lt ScreenOverlay gt lt LookAt gt 10 LookAt Tag lt heading gt 0 lt heading gt lt latitude gt 0 lt latitude gt lt longitude gt 140 lt longitude gt lt tilt gt 0 lt tilt gt lt range gt 18000000 lt range gt lt LookAt gt lt Document gt lt kml gt Fig A 3 1 KML File Format 120 SGC 120009 1 KML Tag KML tag is shown in Table A 3 1 121 Table A 3 1 KML Tag SGC 120009 Tag Description Note KML Header Tag KML2 0 is specified Name Tag The label displayed on the window of Google Eart R is defined AMSR ADEOS I AMSR AMSR E Aqua AMSR E AMSR2 GCOM W1 AMSR2
102. uding commercial purposes provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or materials provided with the distribution 3 In addition redistributions of modified forms of the source or binary code must carry prominent notices stating that the original code was changed and the date of the change 4 All publications or advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software are asked but not required to acknowledge that it was developed by The HDF Group and by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and credit the contributors 5 Neither the name of The HDF Group the name of the University nor the 146 SGC 120009 name of any Contributor may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission from The HDF Group the University or the Contributor respectively DISCLAIMER THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE HDF GROUP AND THE CONTRIBUTORS AS IS WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED In no event shall The HDF Group or the Contributors be liable for any damages suffered by the users arising out
103. ut Map projection of image 26 Mercator Geographic icon D Click this Mercator Geographic icon 2 An image can be displayed the Mercator Geographic Projection Please refer to 4 2 5 Map projection about Map projection of image 27 ZOOM Mode icon D Click this ZOOM Mode icon 2 A specified are can be zoomed in and a domain is chosen on a map the domain specified with the mouse is zoomed in Please refer to 4 2 9 ZOOM Mode about Zoom In of image 28 PAN Mode icon D Click on this PAN Mode icon 65 SGC 120009 2 A map is moved if mouse moves pushing the left button of a mouse Please refer to 4 2 10 PAN Mode about Move of image 29 SELECT Mode icon D Click on this SELECT Mode icon 2 A specified are can be selected and appoint a area to clip out with a mouse And it can save the domain that it clipped out Please refer to 4 2 11 SELECT Mode about Domain clipping of image 30 Select Area icon D Click on this Select Area icon 2 A specified are can be selected by latitude and longitude and appoint a area to clip out And it can save the area that it clipped out Please refer to 4 2 12 Select Area about Domain clipping of image 66 SGC 120009 4 2 2 Status Bar When Status Bar menu is selected a tool bar can be made an available or not available The Window with StatusBar layout is shown in Fig 4 2 2 1 The Window without Status Bar layout is shown in Fig 4 2 2 2 Th
104. w SGC 120009 creation and setting change of a color bar table can be made Color Bar Table Edit Dialog is shown in Fig 4 3 1 1 When the Single channel image is displayed this menu is active pull down Interpolation Method radio button Color Bar Table ___l p gic name Graph Type pull down FE Edit Color Bar Table x No of Point 9 Point x Graph Type Line Graph v No of Points o Color Bar Table Title Unit AMSR2 Level 1B Brightness Temperatur Color Bar Title 255 Ez gt omo p Red 0 o EES 255 So ec o E Green Es E N Red Green Blue m ES 0 Color Slide 5 o EN en DO D u Blue Ea ES e E ie a 55 0 Count 0 000 34761 69 522 104 284 139 045 173 806 208 568 243 329 278 090 Red Green Blue AA Interpolation Count Value 9 Linear Count Value Get Max Min button interpolation Get Max Min Get 3 sigma Log RGB Value Yo File Select Get 3 sigma button Save button File Name field Interpolation button Ref Jbutton OK button Cancel button Fig 4 3 1 1 Color Bar Table Edit Dialog 91 SGC 120009 m No of Points pull down The number of reference points for count value and color pallet is selected There is the following four kinds of points of this pull down menus D 2 points 3 points 3 5 points 9 points m Graph Type pull down The graph type of the edit color

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