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Nimbus-7 SMMR Pathfinder Brightness Temperatures

Entry ID: NSIDC-0036

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Summary

Abstract: The Nimbus-7 SMMR Pathfinder Brightness Temperatures data set contains global brightness temperatures in swath format (level 1b) from 25 October 1978 to 20 August 1987. The instrument obtained near-global coverage at five frequencies (6.6, 10.7, 18, 21, and 37 GHz) in both horizontal and vertical polarizations, at a constant incidence angle of 50.3 degrees, every six days. Data are stored as daily ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 84.0

S: -84.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Title: Nimbus-7 SMMR Pathfinder Brightness Temperatures

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0036.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1978-10-25

Stop Date: 1987-08-20

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > MICROWAVE > BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

NIMBUS-7

Instrument

Radiometers

SMMR > Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

NOAA/NASA PATHFINDER > NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Program

Ancillary Keywords

ANTENNA TEMPERATURES

EOSDIS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0036

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0036

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: 8mm tape

Distribution Format: HDF

Personnel

ENI G. NJOKU

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 818-354-3693

Email: njoku at lor.jpl.nasa.gov

Contact Address:

M/S 300-233

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

California Institute of Technology

4800 Oak Grove Drive

City: Pasadena

Province or State: CA

Postal Code: 91109-8099

Country: USA

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468

Email: nsidc at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Publications/References

Njoku, E. G., B. Rague, And K. Flemming (1995): Nimbus-7 Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR): Brightness Temperature Data (SMMR Level 1B Pathfinder). JPL Publication xx, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA. 'User's Guide for the Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer Instrument First Year Antenna Temperature Data Set', Systems & Applied Sciences Corporation, August 1982, NASA Contract NAS5-27393. 'Nimbus-7 SMMR Pathfinder Brightness Temperatures', NSIDC Dataset Guide Documentation. 'http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/NSIDC/CATALOG/ENTRIES/nsi-0036.html> http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/NSIDC/CATALOG/ENTRIES/nsi-0036.html

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Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-06-30

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