SCR/Nimbus-5 Level 1 Radiance Data from CD-ROM V001 (SCRN5L1RAD_CDROM) at GES DISC
SCRN5L1RAD_CDROM is the gridded Nimbus-5 Selective Chopper Radiometer (SCR) Level 1 Radiance Data Product. The radiances are measured by 16 channels at 2.3 to 15 micrometers with a ground resolution of 25 km. This product contains corrected and uncorrected radiances in a daily 4 degree latitude x 10 degree longitude grid format, as well as the original orbit format and reformatted copies of the original tapes. This was the follow-on to the SCR experiment flown on Nimbus-4. The data for this product are available from 13 December 1972 to 20 April 1978. The principal investigator for the SCR experiment was Dr. John T. Houghton from Oxford University. This product was created by the Oxford University's Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics (AOPP) group. The data are stored on a set of 28 CD-ROMs in ASCII files of hexadecimal characters, and are available in gzipped Unix tar archive files. The first CD-ROM contains the gridded radiance data and a few original tape data files, the subsequent CD-ROMs contain the remaining compressed copies of the original data tapes. The byte-ordering in the data files follows the DEC convention for 16-bit integers of less significant byte first. Normal 2's complement integer storage is assumed.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: ASCII |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | Nimbus-5 | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC | Instrument(s): | SCR |
| Version: | 001 | ||
- Title: SCR/Nimbus-5 Level 1 Radiance Data from CD-ROM V001
- Version: 001
- Creator: Oxford University AOPP
- Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
- Release Date: 2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Linkage: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/SCRN5L1RAD_CDROM_001.html
- READ-ME: https://acdisc.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/Nimbus5_SCR_Level1/SCRN5L1RAD_CDROM.001/doc/README.SCRN5L1RAD_CDROM_001.txt, README Document
- USER'S GUIDE: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/N5_Users_Guide.pdf, Nimbus 5 User's Guide
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/DataCatalogNimbus5.tar.gz, Nimbus 5 Data Catalog
Collection Information
Data Identification
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Processing Level
1
- Quality The data should be used with care and one should first read the Nimbus-5 User's Guide. 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: Remote sounding of atmospheric temperature from satellites. IV: The selective chopper radiometer for Nimbus 5
Publication Date: 1973-08-28
Author(s): P. Ellis, G. Holah, J.T. Houghton, T.S. Jones, G. Peckham, G.D. Peskett, D.R. Pick, C.D. Rodgers, H. Roscoe, R. Sandwell, S.D. Smith, E.J. Williamson
Series: Proc. R. Soc.
Volume: A334
Pages: 149-170
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1973.0085
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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. |
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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: ASCII
Format Type: Native
Media: Online Archive
Fees: None