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Visible and Infra-Red Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR)

Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00330

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Summary

Abstract: The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) has, in archive, both digital data and hard-copy images from early VISSR (Visible and Infra-Red Spin Scan Radiometer) sensors on board the early Synchronous Meteorological Satellites (SMS) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES). VISSR was on two SMS satellites, SMS-1/2, and the first six GOES satellites, GOES-1/6. GOES-4/6 were ...

Purpose: To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

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Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 80.0

S: -80.0

E: 0.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dataset Title: Visible and Infra-Red Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR)

Dataset Release Date: Unknown

Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1976-07-26

Stop Date: 1988-09-25

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Data Resolution

Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
Temporal Resolution: 3-5 Minutes
Temporal Resolution Range: 1 minute - < 1 hour

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > TROPOPAUSE

ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Project

EASIZ > Ecology of the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone

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Use Constraints Please credit data set provider(s).

Ancillary Keywords

BIODIVERSITY

OSTC

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Data Center

Marine Biology Section, Department of Biology, Ghent University

Data Center URL: http://www.marinebiology.ugent.be/

Data Center Personnel
Name: MAGDA VINCX Phone: +32(0)9/ 264.52.10 Fax: +32(0)9/ 264.53.44 Email: magda.vincx at rug.ac.be Contact Address: Universiteit Gent Instituut voor Dierkunde Mariene Biologie K.L. Ledeganckstraat, 35 Postal Code: B-9000 Country: GENT