NEMS/Nimbus-5 Level 2 Output Data V001 (NEMSN5L2) at GES DISC
NEMSN5L2 is the Nimbus-5 or Nimbus-E Microwave Spectrometer (NEMS) Level-2 Output Data product and contains surface reflectivity, water vapor, liquid water, layer thickness, temperature at standard pressure levels, surface brightness temperature, and surface type information, as well as the input antenna and brightness temperatures at 5 microwave channels (H2O channels 22.235 and 31.4 GHz, and O2 channels 53.65, 54.9 and 58.8 GHz). The NEMS instrument views the nadir with a footprint is a 180-km diameter circle on the earth's surface. Data are available for the time period from 1972-12-17 to 1973-10-31 with data for about five days stored in a single binary data file. The principal investigator for the NEMS experiment was David H. Staelin from MIT. An advanced version of this instrument, the Scanning Microwave Spectrometer (SCAMS) was flown on the subsequent Nimbus-6 satellite.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: binary |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | Nimbus-5 | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC | Instrument(s): | NEMS |
| Version: | 001 | ||
- Title: NEMS/Nimbus-5 Level 2 Output Data V001
- Version: 001
- Creator: David H. Staelin
- Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
- Release Date: 2021-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Linkage: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NEMSN5L2_001.html
- READ-ME: https://acdisc.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/Nimbus5_NEMS_Level2/NEMSN5L2.001/doc/README.NEMSN5L2.001.pdf, README Document
- USER'S GUIDE: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/N5_Users_Guide.pdf, Nimbus 5 User's Guide
- PI DOCUMENTATION: /repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.2_Product_Rqmts_Design/N5_NEMSOT_NEMS_Output.pdf, File Format Document
- 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
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Nimbus/N5_NEMS_Inventory.xlsx, N5 NEMS Inventory
Collection Information
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DOI
10.5067/4SN4932GXC8R
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Data Identification
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Processing Level
1
- Quality The data should be used with care and one should first read the Nimbus-7 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: Microwave Spectrometer on the Nimbus 5 Satellite: Meteorological and Geophysical Data
Publication Date: 1973-01-01
Author(s): D. H. Staelin, A. H. Barrett, J. W. Waters, F. T. Barath, E. J. Johnston, P. W. Rosenkranz, N. E. Gaut, W. B. Lenoir
Series: Science
Volume: 182
Pages: 1339-1341
DOI: 10.1126/science.182.4119.1339
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Title: Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Temperature Profiles with the Nimbus 5 Microwave Spectrometer
Publication Date: 1975-01-01
Author(s): J. W. Waters, K. F. Kunzi, R. L. Pettyjohn, R. K. L. Poon, and D. H. Staelin
Series: Journal of Atmospheric Sciences
Volume: 32
Pages: 1953–1969
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1975)032<1953:RSOATP>2.0.CO;2
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Title: Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Water Vapor and Liquid Water with the Nimbus 5 Microwave Spectrometer
Publication Date: 1976-01-01
Author(s): Staelin, D. H., K. F. Kunzi, R. L. Pettyjohn, R. K. L. Poon, R. W. Wilcox, and J. W. Waters
Series: Journal of Applied Meteorology
Volume: 15
Pages: 1204-1214
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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
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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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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