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Nimbus-7 SMMR Polar Gridded Radiances and Sea Ice Concentrations
Entry ID: NSIDC-0007

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Summary
Abstract: This data set contains gridded brightness temperatures and sea ice concentrations for both polar regions. It spans the period from October 1978 through August 1987, when the Nimbus-7 SMMR scanner was turned off. The data were collected every other day at 6.60, 10.69, 18.00, 21.00 and 37.00 GHz. Due to spacecraft power limitations, the scanner operated only on alternate days. There are usually at ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -39.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0
  N: 90.0   S: 30.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Per Gloersen
Dataset Title: Nimbus-7 SMMR Polar Gridded Radiances and Sea Ice Concentrations
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsi-0007.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1978-10-25
Stop Date: 1987-08-20
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Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: monthly summer
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NASA/GISS
Data Center
Climate Data Library, International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://ingrid.ldeo.columbia.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BENNO BLUMENTHAL
Phone: (845) 680-4450
Fax: (845) 680-4864
Email: benno at iri.ldeo.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
Data Library Manager
International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Columbia University
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964-8000
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: WWW
Fees: none
Publications/References
Sontakke, N.A. , G.B. Pant, and N. Singh 1993, "Construction of
all-India summer monsoon rainfall series for the period 1844-1991,
J. Clim., 6, 1807-1811.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-30
Last DIF Revision Date: 2004-05-06

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