LRIR/Nimbus-6 Level 2 Inverted Profiles of Temperature and Ozone V001 (LRIRN6L2IPAT) at GES DISC
LRIRN6L2IPAT is the Nimbus-6 Limb Radiance Inversion Radiometer (LRIR) Level 2 Inverted Profiles of Temperature and Ozone data product. The product contains daily profiles of temperature and ozone concentration profiles that were inverted from radiances measured in four spectral regions: two in the 15 micron carbon dioxide band; one in the 9.7 micron ozone band; and one located in the rotational water vapor band (23 to 27 microns). The calibrated radiances are also included in this product. There are a maximum of 13 orbits per day each with up to 115 profiles per orbit. LRIR is a limb profiler with spatial coverage from latitude -64 to +84 degrees. Vertical profiles are provided at 17 standard pressure levels (from 100 to 0.1 mbar, i.e., from 15 to 64 km) with about 1.5 km vertical resolution. The instrument operated successfully and data are available from 20 June 1975 to 6 January 1976. After this, the detector temperature began to rise rapidly, and the instrument was turned off. The principal investigator for the LRIR experiment was Dr. John Gille from NCAR. This product was previously available from the NSSDC with the identifier ESAD-00037 (old ID 75-052A-04A).
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 84 S: -64 E: 180 W: -180 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: binary |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | Nimbus-6 | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC | Instrument(s): | LRIR |
| Version: | 001 | ||
- Title: LRIR/Nimbus-6 Level 2 Inverted Profiles of Temperature and Ozone V001
- Version: 001
- Creator: NASA/GSFC
- Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
- Release Date: 2018-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Linkage: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/LRIRN6L2IPAT_001.html
- READ-ME: https://acdisc.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/Nimbus6_LRIR_Level2/LRIRN6L2IPAT.001/doc/README.LRIRN6L2IPAT.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/N6_LRIR_UG.pdf, LRIR User's Guide
- USER'S GUIDE: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/NimbusVIUG.pdf, Nimbus 6 User's Guide
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/DataCatalogNimbus6.tar.gz, Nimbus 6 Data Catalog
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Nimbus/N6_LRIR_Inventory.xlsx, N6 LRIR Inventory
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-6 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: On the Inversion of Limb Radiance Measurements I: Temperature and Thickness
Publication Date: 1971-11-01
Author(s): J.C. Gille, and House F.B.
Series: J. Atmos. Sci.
Volume: 28
Pages: 1427-1442
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1971)028<1427:OTIOLR>2.0.CO;2
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Title: Sounding the Stratosphere and Mesosphere by Infrared Limb Scanning from Space
Publication Date: 1980-04-25
Author(s): Gille, J. C., P. L. Bailey, R. A. Craig, F. B. House and G. P. Anderson
Series: Science
Volume: 208
Issue: 4442
Pages: 397-399
DOI: 10.1126/science.208.4442.397
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Other Descriptive Keywords
Ancillary Keywords
- IPAT
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