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Nimbus Image Dissector Camera System Visible Imagery L1, HDF5, Version 1
Data set id:
NmIDCS1H
DOI: 10.5067/NIMBUS/NmIDCS1H
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

The Nimbus Image Dissector Camera System Visible Imagery L1, HDF5 (NmIDCS1H) data set consists of black-and-white images captured by the Image Dissector Camera Systems (IDCSs) onboard the Nimbus 3 and Nimbus 4 satellites. Data are provided as HDF5-formatted files. Browse images are also available.
Parameter(s):
VISIBLE IMAGERY
Platform(s):
Nimbus-3, Nimbus-4
Sensor(s):
CAMERAS, IDCS Nimbus-3, IDCS Nimbus-4
Data Format(s):
HDF
Temporal Coverage:
23 April 1969 to 21 January 1970
30 April 1970 to 8 April 1971
Temporal Resolution:
  • 210 second
Spatial Resolution:
  • 2 km
  • 2 km
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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Many NSIDC DAAC data sets can be accessed using the NSIDC DAAC's Data Access Tool. This tool provides the ability to search and filter data with spatial and temporal constraints using a map-based interface.Users have the option to
To convert HDF5 files into binary format you will need to use the h5dump utility, which is part of the HDF5 distribution available from the HDF Group. How you install HDF5 depends on your operating system.
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