18THIRN6L1CH67001THIR/Nimbus-6 Level 1 Meteorological Radiation Data at 6.7 microns V001 (THIRN6L1CH67) at GES DISCNASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)THIR/Nimbus-6 Level 1 Meteorological Radiation Data at 6.7 microns V001THIRN6L1CH672013-10-24T00:00:00.000ZGreenbelt, MD, USAGoddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)001Digital Science Datahttps://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/THIRN6L1CH67_001.htmlMETADATA AUTHORJAMESEDWARDJOHNSONNASA Goddard Space Flight CenterCode 610.2GreenbeltMD20771USA301-614-5121TelephoneJames.Johnson@nasa.govEARTH SCIENCESPECTRAL/ENGINEERINGINFRARED WAVELENGTHSBRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURECLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHEREEarth Observation SatellitesNimbus-6THIRTemperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer1975-03-28T00:00:00.000Z1977-05-06T23:59:59.999ZCOMPLETECARTESIANCARTESIAN-9090-180180Not providedGEOGRAPHIC REGIONGLOBALNimbusThe data should be used with care and one should first read the Nimbus-6 User?s Guide. Users should cite this data product in their research.The Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) data use policy for NASA data can be accessed at https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/data-use-policy. For information on how to properly cite and acknowledge data from the NASA GES DISC, refer to https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/documents?title=data-policy.EnglishARCHIVERNASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISCGoddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASAhttps://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/DATA CENTER CONTACTGES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUPGoddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services CenterCode 610.2NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbeltMD20771USA301-614-5224Telephone301-614-5268Faxgsfc-dl-help-disc@mail.nasa.govOnline ArchivebinaryNoneTHIRN6L1CH67 is the Nimbus-6 Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer (THIR) Level 1 Meteorological Radiation Data at 6.7 microns product and contains radiances expressed in units of equivalent brightness temperature measured in the 6.7 micron (water vapor) channel. The data, originally written on IBM 360 machines, were recovered from magnetic tapes, also referred to as Nimbus Meteorological Radiation Tapes (NMRT-THIR). The data are archived in their original IBM 36-bit word proprietary format, also referred to as a binary TAP file.
The Nimbus-6 satellite was successfully launched on June 18, 1975. The Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer (THIR) experiment on Nimbus-6 continues the measurements made by its predecessors flown on Nimbus-4 and Nimbus-5. The THIR instrument is a two channel high resolution scanning radiometer designed to perform two major functions:
1) The 11.5-12.5 micron channel provides both day and night cloud top or surface temperatures, with a resolution at nadir of 8 km, and operates day and night.
2) The 6.7 micron channel gives information on the water vapor content of the upper troposphere and stratosphere and the location of jet streams and frontal systems, with a resolution at nadir of 22 km, and operates mostly at night.
The THIR Principal Investigator was Andrew W. McCulloch from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. This product was previously available from the NSSDC with the identifier ESAD-00164 (old ID 75-052A-12D).GET RELATED VISUALIZATIONhttps://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/THIRN6L1CH67_001.pngDATA SET LANDING PAGEhttps://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/THIRN6L1CH67_001.htmlAccess the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website.GET DATADATA TREEhttps://acdisc.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/Nimbus6_THIR_Level1/THIRN6L1CH67.001/Access the data via HTTPS.GET DATAEarthdata Searchhttps://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=THIRN6L1CH67Use the Earthdata Search to find and retrieve data sets across multiple data centers.VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONREAD-MEhttps://acdisc.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/Nimbus6_THIR_Level1/THIRN6L1CH67.001/doc/README.THIRN6L1.001.pdfREADME DocumentVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONUSER'S GUIDEhttps://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/NimbusVIUG.pdfNimbus 6 User's GuideVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONGENERAL DOCUMENTATIONhttps://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/DataCatalogNimbus6.tar.gzNimbus 6 Data CatalogVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONGENERAL DOCUMENTATIONhttps://nsidc.org/data/nimbus/dataAdditional Nimbus data and images can be found at NSIDCVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONGENERAL DOCUMENTATIONhttps://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Nimbus/N6_THIR_Ch67_Inventory.xlsxNimbus6 THIR Ch67 InventoryUSA/NASACEOS IDN DIFVERSION 10.22013-10-302018-12-122013-10-23T00:00:00.000Z2013-10-23T00:00:00.000Z1SCIENCE_QUALITYgov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd.standardproductStandardProductfalse