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DMSP OLS - Operational Linescan System
Entry ID: gov.noaa.ngdc.G01119

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Summary
Abstract: ABSTRACT: Visible and infrared imagery from DMSP Operational Linescan System (OLS) instruments are used to monitor the global distribution of clouds and cloud top temperatures twice each day. The archive data set consists of low resolution global and high resolution regional, imagery recorded along a 3,000 km scan, satellite ephemeris and solar and lunar information. Infrared pixel values ... View entire text

Purpose: PURPOSE: Earth and Near-Earth Environment Research
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Description: Home page for DMSP archive, research and products at NGDC
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: DOD/USAF/AFWA > Air Force Weather Agency, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of DefenseDOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (comp)
Dataset Title: DMSP OLS - Operational Linescan System
Dataset Release Date: 1992
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: National Geophysical Data Center
Online Resource: http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1975-04-01
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA Ancillary Description
Instrument
AIRS > Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Ancillary Description
AMSU-A > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A Ancillary Description
HSB > Humidity Sounder for Brazil Ancillary Description
Project
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Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
GES DISC
Data Center
Goddard 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 Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Phone: 301-614-5224
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 18.2 MB
Distribution Format: HDF-EOS
Fees: None
Personnel
ED ESFANDIARI
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 301-614-5960
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: asghar.e.esfandiari at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-10-31
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-19

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