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Record Search Query: [Location: Location_Category='GEOGRAPHIC REGION', Location_Type='GLOBAL']
DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures
Entry ID: NSIDC-0032

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Summary
Abstract: This Level-3 Equal-Area Scalable Earth-Grid (EASE-Grid) Brightness Temperature data set, collected since 09 July 1987, is a part of the NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Program. The data set consists of gridded data from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) and the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) in three equal-area projections: Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, and full global. ... View entire text
Related URL
Link: GET DATA
Description: Data download page.
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: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1): Top One Percent Wild Areas Dataset (IGHP)
Dataset Release Date: 2002
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: Version 1
Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v1-top-one-perc...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1992-01-01
Stop Date: 1995-01-01
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
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Project
Access Constraints Registration is required to download the dataset. Access is immediate after
registration.
Use Constraints The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Trustees of Columbia University in
the City of New York hold the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited
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Ancillary Keywords
CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Ecological Dynamics > Ecosystems
CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Conifers
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
SEDAC
Data Center
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP_TOPWA_IGHP

Data Center Personnel
Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: Online Internet (HTTP)
Distribution Size: 2.21 MB
Distribution Format: ARCE
Fees: 0
Personnel
SEDAC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University (2002), Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1): Global Human Footprint Dataset (Geographic), NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v1-human-footpr...
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-04-02
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-10-04

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