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Nimbus-5 ESMR Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures
Entry ID: NSIDC-0077

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Summary
Abstract: The Nimbus-5 Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer (ESMR) data set consists of gridded brightness temperature arrays for the Arctic and Antarctic, spanning 11 December 1972 through 16 May 1977. The data were gridded to a polar stereographic projection at 25 km resolution and adjusted to partially remove instrument drift and sensitivity shifts. The ESMR instrument senses horizontally polarized radiation at a frequency of 19 GHz. Daily data that could not be adjusted are missing from this updated data set. Data are in 2-byte integer flat-binary format, and are available via FTP.
Geographic Coverage
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1.   N: -50.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0   (View on interactive map)
2.   N: 90.0   S: 50.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0   (View on interactive map)


Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: C. Parkinson, J. Comiso, and H. J. Zwally
Dataset Title: Nimbus-5 ESMR Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures
Dataset Release Date: 1999-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Version: 2
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0077.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1972-12-11
Stop Date: 1977-05-16
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 25 km
Longitude Resolution: 25 km
Temporal Resolution: Daily
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
NIMBUS-5 Ancillary Description
Instrument
ESMR > Electronic Scanning Microwave Radiometer Ancillary Description
Radiometers Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NSIDC
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0077

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
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 209 KB - 272 KB uncompressed
Distribution Format: Flat binary (2-byte integer)
Fees: None
Personnel
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
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Publications/References
Comiso, J. C., and H. J. Zwally. 1980. Corrections for Anomalous Time Dependent Shifts in Brightness Temperature from Nimbus-5 ESMR. NASA TM-82055. Greenbelt, MD.

Parkinson, C., J. Comiso, H. J. Zwally, D. Cavalieri, P. Gloersen, and W. Campbell. 1987. Arctic Sea Ice, 1973-1976: Satellite Passive-Microwave Observations. NASA SP-489.

Parkinson, C., J. Comiso, and H. J. Zwally. 1987. ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-06-29
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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