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Q1. I cannot login.
A. To log in, you need your User account and password that has been set at user registration.
Confirm your User Account and password again that you entered them correctly.
If you forgot your password, you can reset the password from the home page.
If you forgot your user account, contact the G-Portal Support Desk.
Q2. I cannot view a page correctly.
A. Some of the contents on our website use JavaScript.
If JavaScript setting is disabled on your browser, it may not work correctly, or it may not be possible to view the pages correctly.
To use all the contents, we recommend enabling the JavaScript setting on your browser.
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Q3. How can I get multiple products collectively?
A. To get products all together, we recommend using FTP.
If you cannot use FTP, contact the G-Portal Support Desk.
Q4. I logged in G-Portal using ftp command of linux computer, but I cannot retrieve directory listing.
A. When you use the ftp command of Linux computer, you should set the passive mode as the transfer mode.
Q5. There is no option to add the public key under the "User account service".
A. Only 'Specified User' can use public key authentication.
'Registered User' can access to G-Portal via SFTP only with account/password authentication.
Please refer to the following manual;
G-Portal User's manual
3.3.4. How to download using SFTP
https://gportal.jaxa.jp/gpr/assets/mng_upload/COMMON/upload/GPortalUserManual_en.pdf#page=37
Q6. The following message is displayed and I am unable to connect to G-Portal with SFTP.
"no matching host key type found. Their offer: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss Connection closed."
A. This is probably due to a change in the OpenSSH specifications.
Please try the following.
Q7. The cutout function of request processing on the G-Portal doesn't work.
A. Scope of region extraction is based on whether the scan center is within the rectangular specified range or not.
Therefore, you should include the scan center in it.
For more details, please refer to the Appendix-6 of G-Portal User Manual. (p.107)
Q8. When batch production request of some products was processed on G-Portal WEB, I selected "Batch download (tar)" and downloaded the compressed files. However, I couldn't uncompress it.
A. You downloaded the file whose format was "tar+gz(tgz)".
However, during file download, the browser automatically assigns the extension ".gz" to the filename depending on the browser. In that case, please change the file extension from ".gz" to ".tgz" and uncompress it.
Q9. Can I confirm my history of production request?
A. Yes. Detailed procedures are written in this document.
Q10. I received an email indicating that the processing request failed.
A. You will receive an email if the processing request fails for any reason. Please refer to the reason, and try the request again. There are cases the “Download” button is displayed in the production result list, although the status field is “processing error”. In that case, you can download the product.
Q11. How to write credits?
A. When the user publishes analyzed results from G-Portal data, the user shall indicate proper credit as defined in the TABLE shown in G-Portal Terms of service section 7.
However, some journals and associations has rules for citation, reference and acknowledge. In that case, the user shall indicate organization(JAXA) and satellites/sensors.
Q1. The unit of soil moisture values is different between the soil moisture product of AMSR-E [g/cm3] and
AMSR2 [%]. How can I convert them mutually?
A. The mass of water [g] containing in 1 cm3 of soil is converted to percentage, and it is stored in the soil
moisture product of AMSR2.
Therefore, you can convert the soil moisture value (SMC) [%] to SMC [g/cm3] using the below equation.
Q3. Where can I find the geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of brightness temperature in the Level 1 product?
A.
1) L1A and L1B product
The geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of L1A and L1B product is derived from
latitude/longitude information for 89 GHz with using the co-registration parameters.
For the details, please refer to the following documents:
2) L1R product
The geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of L1R product corresponds to that of odd-numbered
points (origin 1) of cross-track direction for 89 GHz A channel.
Q4. How can I get the geolocation information of L3 products.
A. The geolocation information is not included in HDF formatted L3 products.However, there are 2 ways to get the information.
1) The geolocation information is included in L3 products converted into NetCDF format.
It is only available by ordering via GCOM-W1 Data Providing Service.
(This converting service is not available by sftp direct download.)
2) Use AMSR2 Product I/O Toolkit (AMTK).
For more information, please refer to the following document:
Notice:
If you refer the geolocation information, please care to the following:
NetCDF - correspond to that of upper left point in pixel
AMTK - correspond to that of center point in pixel
Q5. Could you tell me the details of "Time Information" stored in the AMSR2 L3 (daily average) product?
A. The details are as follows:
1) A value in "Time information" (T) is the rest part obtained by removing the date part from an observation time (UTC).
The rest part is converted to the elapsed time from 0:00 to be used as T. The unit for T is minute.
2) T is the mean value or the latest value, which depends on a kind of the geophysical value corresponding to it.
3) If T for some geophysical value is defined as the mean value, and the geophysical value is actually made
from more than two observation data, the value finally stored in "Time Information" is not T but -T.
You can confirm the details of "Time information" (e.g. which, the mean value or the latest value, is used
as T for each geophysical value) in the below document:
Q6. How can I search the AMSR2/L3 Sea-Ice-Concentration(SIC) product on G-Portal website?
A. The map projection type of AMSR2/Level3 SIC product is "Polar-Stereo". Therefore, you should select "Polar Stereographic South" or "Polar Stereographic North" as the background map on G-Portal website.
Q1. Where can I find the geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of brightness temperature in the Level 1 product?
A. The geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of L1A and L1B product is derived from
latitude/longitude information for 89 GHz with using the co-registration parameters.
For the details, please refer to the following documents:
Q1. Where can I find the geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of brightness temperature in the Level 1 product?
A. The geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of L1A and L1B product is derived from
latitude/longitude information for 89 GHz with using the co-registration parameters.
For the details, please refer to the following documents:
Q1. Please tell me how to download the ALOS/ALOS-2 data.
A. You can get the "Open and Free Data" of ALOS and ALOS-2 via G-Portal.
Please check the following site for the details on "Open and Free Data".
https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/dataset/alos_open_and_free_e.htm
Other ALOS and ALOS-2 data can be downloaded only by specific users.
Other users can only search the catalog. Those products are provided for a fee from the following distributors.
Products of GCOM-W1
Products of Aqua
Products of ADEOS-Ⅱ
Products of ALOS/ALOS-2
Products of GCOM-C
Common
Q1. I cannot login.
A. To log in, you need your User account and password that has been set at user registration.
Confirm your User Account and password again that you entered them correctly.
If you forgot your password, you can reset the password from the home page.
If you forgot your user account, contact the G-Portal Support Desk.
Q2. I cannot view a page correctly.
A. Some of the contents on our website use JavaScript.
If JavaScript setting is disabled on your browser, it may not work correctly, or it may not be possible to view the pages correctly.
To use all the contents, we recommend enabling the JavaScript setting on your browser.
Also, if the screen is distracted, please try again to clear your browser's cache.
Q3. How can I get multiple products collectively?
A. To get products all together, we recommend using FTP.
If you cannot use FTP, contact the G-Portal Support Desk.
Q4. I logged in G-Portal using ftp command of linux computer, but I cannot retrieve directory listing.
A. When you use the ftp command of Linux computer, you should set the passive mode as the transfer mode.
Q5. There is no option to add the public key under the "User account service".
A. Only 'Specified User' can use public key authentication.
'Registered User' can access to G-Portal via SFTP only with account/password authentication.
Please refer to the following manual;
G-Portal User's manual
3.3.4. How to download using SFTP
https://gportal.jaxa.jp/gpr/assets/mng_upload/COMMON/upload/GPortalUserManual_en.pdf#page=37
Q6. The following message is displayed and I am unable to connect to G-Portal with SFTP.
"no matching host key type found. Their offer: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss Connection closed."
A. This is probably due to a change in the OpenSSH specifications.
Please try the following.
- Add the following two lines to the ~/.ssh/config. HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa
- Specify the following options to the SFTP command. -oHostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -oPubkeyAcceptedAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa
PubkeyAcceptedAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa
Q7. The cutout function of request processing on the G-Portal doesn't work.
A. Scope of region extraction is based on whether the scan center is within the rectangular specified range or not.
Therefore, you should include the scan center in it.
For more details, please refer to the Appendix-6 of G-Portal User Manual. (p.107)
Q8. When batch production request of some products was processed on G-Portal WEB, I selected "Batch download (tar)" and downloaded the compressed files. However, I couldn't uncompress it.
A. You downloaded the file whose format was "tar+gz(tgz)".
However, during file download, the browser automatically assigns the extension ".gz" to the filename depending on the browser. In that case, please change the file extension from ".gz" to ".tgz" and uncompress it.
Q9. Can I confirm my history of production request?
A. Yes. Detailed procedures are written in this document.
Q10. I received an email indicating that the processing request failed.
A. You will receive an email if the processing request fails for any reason. Please refer to the reason, and try the request again. There are cases the “Download” button is displayed in the production result list, although the status field is “processing error”. In that case, you can download the product.
Q11. How to write credits?
A. When the user publishes analyzed results from G-Portal data, the user shall indicate proper credit as defined in the TABLE shown in G-Portal Terms of service section 7.
However, some journals and associations has rules for citation, reference and acknowledge. In that case, the user shall indicate organization(JAXA) and satellites/sensors.
Products of GCOM-W1
Q1. The unit of soil moisture values is different between the soil moisture product of AMSR-E [g/cm3] and
AMSR2 [%]. How can I convert them mutually?
A. The mass of water [g] containing in 1 cm3 of soil is converted to percentage, and it is stored in the soil
moisture product of AMSR2.
Therefore, you can convert the soil moisture value (SMC) [%] to SMC [g/cm3] using the below equation.
SMC [g/cm3] = SMC [%]/100
And vice versa.
SMC [%] = SMC [g/cm3]×100
Q2. Could you tell me the unit of soil moisture values in the sea ice concentration product of AMSR2?
A.It is "%".
You can confirm the unit of geophysical values in the below document:And vice versa.
SMC [%] = SMC [g/cm3]×100
Q2. Could you tell me the unit of soil moisture values in the sea ice concentration product of AMSR2?
A.It is "%".
Q3. Where can I find the geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of brightness temperature in the Level 1 product?
A.
1) L1A and L1B product
The geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of L1A and L1B product is derived from
latitude/longitude information for 89 GHz with using the co-registration parameters.
For the details, please refer to the following documents:
AMSR2 Level 1 Product Format Specification(Level 1A, p. 4-16)
2) L1R product
The geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of L1R product corresponds to that of odd-numbered
points (origin 1) of cross-track direction for 89 GHz A channel.
Q4. How can I get the geolocation information of L3 products.
A. The geolocation information is not included in HDF formatted L3 products.However, there are 2 ways to get the information.
1) The geolocation information is included in L3 products converted into NetCDF format.
It is only available by ordering via GCOM-W1 Data Providing Service.
(This converting service is not available by sftp direct download.)
2) Use AMSR2 Product I/O Toolkit (AMTK).
For more information, please refer to the following document:
GCOM-W1AMSR2 Product I/O Tool Kit (AMTK) Operation manual
(2.2 Installing AMTK Table 2.2-1,2.2-3 The contents in AMTK, p2-4,2-7)
(2.2 Installing AMTK Table 2.2-1,2.2-3 The contents in AMTK, p2-4,2-7)
Notice:
If you refer the geolocation information, please care to the following:
NetCDF - correspond to that of upper left point in pixel
AMTK - correspond to that of center point in pixel
Q5. Could you tell me the details of "Time Information" stored in the AMSR2 L3 (daily average) product?
A. The details are as follows:
1) A value in "Time information" (T) is the rest part obtained by removing the date part from an observation time (UTC).
The rest part is converted to the elapsed time from 0:00 to be used as T. The unit for T is minute.
2) T is the mean value or the latest value, which depends on a kind of the geophysical value corresponding to it.
3) If T for some geophysical value is defined as the mean value, and the geophysical value is actually made
from more than two observation data, the value finally stored in "Time Information" is not T but -T.
You can confirm the details of "Time information" (e.g. which, the mean value or the latest value, is used
as T for each geophysical value) in the below document:
Global Change Observation Mission Water(GCOM-W1)AMSR2 Higher Level Product Format Specification
- 3 Product description
Table 3-4 Static method of daily level 3 product (p.3-3)
- 4.2 Dataset
(2) Time Information (P.4-6)
- 3 Product description
Table 3-4 Static method of daily level 3 product (p.3-3)
- 4.2 Dataset
(2) Time Information (P.4-6)
Q6. How can I search the AMSR2/L3 Sea-Ice-Concentration(SIC) product on G-Portal website?
A. The map projection type of AMSR2/Level3 SIC product is "Polar-Stereo". Therefore, you should select "Polar Stereographic South" or "Polar Stereographic North" as the background map on G-Portal website.
Products of Aqua
Q1. Where can I find the geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of brightness temperature in the Level 1 product?
A. The geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of L1A and L1B product is derived from
latitude/longitude information for 89 GHz with using the co-registration parameters.
For the details, please refer to the following documents:
Products of ADEOS-Ⅱ
Q1. Where can I find the geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of brightness temperature in the Level 1 product?
A. The geolocation information for 6-36 GHz channels of L1A and L1B product is derived from
latitude/longitude information for 89 GHz with using the co-registration parameters.
For the details, please refer to the following documents:
Products of ALOS/ALOS-2
Q1. Please tell me how to download the ALOS/ALOS-2 data.
A. You can get the "Open and Free Data" of ALOS and ALOS-2 via G-Portal.
Please check the following site for the details on "Open and Free Data".
https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/dataset/alos_open_and_free_e.htm
Other ALOS and ALOS-2 data can be downloaded only by specific users.
Other users can only search the catalog. Those products are provided for a fee from the following distributors.
<ALOS/PRISM Product>
Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan
https://www.restec.or.jp/en/contact-data_inquiry.php
PASCO CORPORATION
https://alos-pasco.com/en/alos/
<ALOS/PALSAR, AVNIR-2 Product>
Provided as "Open and Free Data" via G-Portal.
<ALOS-2/PALSAR-2 Product>Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan
https://www.restec.or.jp/en/solution/product/alos-2.html
PASCO CORPORATION
https://alos-pasco.com/en/alos-2/
<ALOS/PALSAR, AVNIR-2 Product>
Provided as "Open and Free Data" via G-Portal.
<ALOS-2/PALSAR-2 Product>
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