Nimbus Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer 6.7 µm Water Vapor Swath L1, HDF5, Version 1
Data set id:
NmTHIR67-1H
DOI: 10.5067/NIMBUS/NmTHIR67-1H
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

This data set (NmTHIR67-1H) consists of daily, global radiative temperatures measured in the 6.7 µm window (6.5 µm - 7.0 µm) by the Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer (THIR) on board the Nimbus 4 satellite. The THIR 6.7 µm window was used to map the water vapor distribution in the upper troposphere and stratosphere.
Parameter(s):
ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPORINFRARED IMAGERY
Platform(s):
Nimbus-4
Sensor(s):
6.7um Radiometer, THIR
Data Format(s):
HDF
Temporal Coverage:
10 May 1970 to 25 March 1971
Temporal Resolution:
  • 10 minute
Spatial Resolution:
  • 5 km
  • 5 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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