BUV/Nimbus-4 Dark Current Study Master Data V001 (BUVN4L1DCM) at GES DISC
The Nimbus-4 BUV Level-1 Dark Current Study Master Data is derived from the BUV Level 1 Radiance (RUT) product and contains the geophysical indices and classification, geographic and geomagnetic coordinates, solar magnetic parameters and angles; monochromator and photometer pulse count and analog data, and energetic trapped particles. There is one-to-one correspondence between this product and the dark current working data files, the difference is the working product data have been filtered. The data were originally created on IBM 360 machines and archived on magnetic tapes. The data have been restored from the tapes and are now archived on disk in their original IBM binary file format. Each file contains about one orbit of data from the nighttime descending node. The data files consist of 140 4-byte word records which are blocked with up to 25 records. The average size of an orbit file is 480 kB. This product was previously available from the NSSDC with the identifier ESAC-00045 (old ID 70-025A-05H).
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 80.1 S: -80.1 E: 180 W: -180 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: binary |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | Nimbus-4 | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC | Instrument(s): | BUV |
| Version: | 001 | ||
- Title: BUV/Nimbus-4 Dark Current Study Master Data V001
- Version: 001
- Creator: Stassinopoulos, E. G.
- Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
- Release Date: 1979-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Linkage: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/BUVN4L1DCM_001.html
- READ-ME: https://acdisc.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/Nimbus4_BUV_Level1/BUVN4L1DCM.001/doc/README.BUVN4L1DCS.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/N4_BUV_UsersGuide_19780013751.pdf, Nimbus 4 BUV User's Guide
- USER'S GUIDE: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/NimbusIVUG.pdf, Nimbus 4 User's Guide
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/DataCatalogNimbus4.tar.gz, Nimbus 4 Data Catalog
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.4_Mission_Calibration/3.4.2_Calibration_Data/N4_BUV_DCS_Format.pdf, BUV Dark Current Study: Master Data and Working Data
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.4_Mission_Calibration/3.4.1_Calibration_Method/N4_BUV_DarkCurrent_DataFiltering.pdf, BUV Dark Current Study: Data Filtering
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Nimbus/N4_BUV_Inventory.xlsx, N4 BUV Inventory
Collection Information
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DOI
Not Applicable
Older dataset that was created before DOIs were assigned
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Data Identification
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Processing Level
1B
- Quality The data should be used with care and one should first read the Nimbus-4 BUV Dark Current Study document, as well as the Nimbus-4 User's Guide, section 7 describing the BUV experiment. Users should cite this data product in their research.
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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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Title: The Nimbus-4 User's Guide - Section 7: The Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectrometer (BUV) Experiment
Publication Date: 1970-01-01
Publisher: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Author(s): D. F. Heath, and A. J. Kruger
Pages: 149-172
Data Dates
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Publication References
Related URLs
Other Descriptive Keywords
Ancillary Keywords
- Dark Current
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: binary
Format Type: Native
Media: Online Archive
Fees: None