HRIR/Nimbus-2 Images of Nighttime Brightness Temperature on 70 mm Film V001 (HRIRN2IM) at GES DISC
HRIRN2IM is the Nimbus-2 High-Resolution Infrared Radiometer (HRIR) data product containing scanned negatives of photofacsimile 70mm film strips. The images contain orbital nighttime (3.5 to 4.1 microns) brightness temperature values showing cloud cover and the Earth's surface temperature. Each orbital swath picture is gridded with geographic coordinates and covers a distance approximately from the north pole to the south pole. The images are saved as JPEG 2000 digital files. About 7 days of images are archived into a TAR file. The processing techniques used to produce the data set and a full description of the data are contained in section 3.4.1 of the "Nimbus II Users' Guide. "The HRIR instrument was designed to perform two major functions: first to map the Earth's cloud cover at night to complement the television coverage during the daytime portion of the orbit, and second to measure the temperature of cloud tops and terrain features. This HRIR instrument was launched on the Nimbus-2 satellite and was operational from May 15, 1966 through November 15, 1966. This product was previously available from the NSSDC with the identifier ESAD-00226 (old ID 66-040A-03B).
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: JPEG-2000 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | Nimbus-2 | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC | Instrument(s): | HRIR |
| Version: | 001 | ||
- Title: HRIR/Nimbus-2 Images of Nighttime Brightness Temperature on 70 mm Film V001
- Version: 001
- Creator: Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
- Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
- Linkage: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/HRIRN2IM_001.html
- READ-ME: https://acdisc.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/Nimbus2_HRIR_Level1/HRIRN2IM.001/doc/README.HRIRN2L1.001.pdf, README Document
- USER'S GUIDE: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/NimbusIIUG.pdf, Nimbus 2 Users Guide
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.4_Mission_Calibration/3.4.1_Calibration_Method/NIMBUSII_FLIGHT_EVALUATION.pdf, Nimbus 2 Flight Evaluation
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/DataCatalogNimbus2.tar.gz, Nimbus 2 Data Catalog
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://nsidc.org/data/nimbus/data-sets.html, Additional Nimbus data and images can be found at NSIDC
Collection Information
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Purpose
These images can be used to supplement the level-1 radiance data files from the HRIRN2L1 data product. - Search for granules from this collection
Data Identification
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Processing Level
1
- Quality
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Collection Progress
Complete
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Use Constraints
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.
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ISO Topic Categories
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| Nimbus | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- GLOBAL
Data Centers
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NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
ARCHIVERGoddard 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, NASA
This data center does not have any addresses listed.
This data center does not have any contact mechanisms listed.
Data Contacts
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JAMES JOHNSON
Metadata AuthorJAMES JOHNSON
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 610.2
Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-614-5121
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GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Data Center ContactGES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC-
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: JPEG-2000
Format Type: Native
Media: Online Archive
Fees: None