TIROS-7 Medium-Resolution Scanning Radiometer Level 1 Final Meteorological Radiation Data V001 (TIROS7L1FMRT) at GES DISC
TIROS-7 Medium-Resolution Scanning Radiometer Level 1 Final Meteorological Radiation Data (FMRT) product contains radiances expressed in five infrared/visible wavelength regions, expressed in either equivalent blackbody temperature (IR channels 1,2 and 4) or effective radiant emmitance (visible channels 3 and 5). The data will trace an elliptical, parabolic, or hyperbolic pattern on the ground due to the rotating of the instrument about the satellite spin axis. There is one orbit per file. The data were originally written on IBM 7094 machines, and these have been recovered from magnetic tapes, referred to as the Final Meteorological Radiation Tapes (FMRT). The data are archived in their original IBM 36-bit word proprietary format, also referred to as a binary TAP file. The TIROS-7 satellite was successfully launched on June 19, 1963. The Medium-Resolution Scanning Radiometer experiment successfully returned data for two years, continuing the measurements made by its predecessors flown on TIROS-2, -3 and -4. The instrument is a five channel radiometer with a 55 km footprint at nadir with the following characteristics: Channel 1: 14.8 to 15.5 microns - carbon dioxide absorption Channel 2: 8.0 to 12.0 microns - atmospheric window Channel 3: 0.2 to 6.0 microns - reflected solar radiation Channel 4: 8.0 to 30 microns - thermal radiation from the earth and atmosphere Channel 5: 0.55 to 0.75 microns - response to the TV system The Principal Investigator for these data was Joseph D. Barksdale from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. This product was previously available from the NSSDC with the identifier ESAD-00217 (old ID 63-024A-02A).
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 74 S: -74 E: 180 W: -180 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: binary |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | TIROS-7 | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC | Instrument(s): | Medium-Resolution Scanning Radiometer |
| Version: | 001 | ||
- Title: TIROS-7 Medium-Resolution Scanning Radiometer Level 1 Final Meteorological Radiation Data V001
- Version: 001
- Creator: NASA/GSFC
- Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
- Release Date: 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Linkage: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/TIROS7L1FMRT_001.html
10.5067/04VYSFTT01I2
- READ-ME: https://acdisc.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/TIROS/TIROS7L1FMRT.001/doc/README.TIROS7FMRT.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/TirosVII_CatalogandManual_Vol1.pdf, TIROS VII Radiation Data Catalog and Users' Manual, Volume 1
- USER'S GUIDE: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/TirosVII_CatalogandManual_Vol2.pdf, TIROS VII Radiation Data Catalog and Users' Manual, Volume 2
- USER'S GUIDE: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/TirosVII_CatalogandManual_Vol3.pdf, TIROS VII Radiation Data Catalog and Users' Manual, Volume 3
- USER'S GUIDE: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/TirosVII_CatalogandManual_Vol4.pdf, TIROS VII Radiation Data Catalog and Users' Manual, Volume 4
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/TIROS/Tiros_Inventory.xlsx, TIROS 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-3 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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Ancillary Keywords
- FMRT
- SR
ISO Topic Categories
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| TIROS | 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
File Distribution Information
There is no direct distribution information for this collection.