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Nimbus-2 Level 2 Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer (MRIR) V001 (MRIRN2L2) at GES DISC Entry ID: GES_DISC_MRIRN2L2_V001 |
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Summary
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Abstract:
The Nimbus II Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer (MRIR) was designed to measure electromagnetic radiation emitted and reflected from the earth and its atmosphere at 5 wavelengths. The five wavelengths regions are as follows: 6.7 to 6.9 microns- This channel covers the 6.7 micron water vapor absorption band. Its purpose is to provide information on water vapor distribution in the upper troposphere and, in conjunction with the other channels to provide relative humidities at these altitudes 10 to 11 microns - microns- This channel measures surface or near surface temperatures over clear portions of the atmosphere. It also provides cloud cover and cloud height information (day and night). 14 to 16 microns – This channel, centered about the strong absorption band of C02 at 15 microns, measures radiation which emanates primarily from the stratosphere. 5 to 30 microns – This channel measures the emitted long wavelength infrared energy and, in conjunction with the reflected solar radiation channel furnishes data on the heat budget of the planet. 0.2 to 4.0 microns – This channel covers more than 99% of the solar spectrum and yields information on the intensity of the reflected solar energy from the earth and its atmosphere. The Nimbus II HRIR data are stored in a binary TAP format (proprietary Tape emulated format). The MRIR instrument was launched on the Nimbus-2 satellite and was operational from May 15, 1966 through July 28, 1966. [Summary Extracted from the Nimbus II users' guide] |
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Description: Obtain Version 1 MRIR level 2 data. Link: GET DATA > ECHO Description: Refine your granule search with ECHO's next generation Earth Science discovery tool (Reverb) using information from this record. |
Geographic Coverage
| N: 80.8 | S: -80.8 | E: 180.0 | W: -180.0 |
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Data Set Citation
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Dataset Title: Nimbus-2 Level 2 Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer (MRIR) Dataset Release Date: May 20, 2009 Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA Dataset Publisher: Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services(GES DISC) Version: 001 Data Presentation Form: Digital Science Data Online Resource: http://reverb.echo.nasa.gov/reverb/#utf8=%E2%9C%93&spatial_map=sate... |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1966-05-15 |
| Stop Date: 1966-07-28 |
Location Keywords
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GEOGRAPHIC REGION
> GLOBAL
VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE VERTICAL LOCATION > STRATOSPHERE VERTICAL LOCATION > TROPOSPHERE |
Data Resolution
Science Keywords
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >AIR TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
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Platform
| NIMBUS-2 [Information] |
Instrument
| MRIR NIMBUS-2 >Medium-Resolution Infrared Radiometer on NIMBUS-2 [Information] |
Project
| EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System [Information] |
| ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information] |
| CWIC >CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog [Information] |
Use Constraints
| Please cite the dataset originator if you use this data. |
Data Set Progress
| IN WORK |
Data Center
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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
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Dataset ID: Nimbus 2/HRIR
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Distribution
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Distribution_Media:
Online (FTP)
Distribution_Format: 36 bit IBM binary format Fees: No Fee |
Personnel
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JEAN-JACQUES
PHILIPPE
BEDET Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: 301-614-5003 Fax: 301-614-5304 Email: jean-jacques.p.bedet 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 |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2009-04-21
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-03-06
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