
Nimbus-7 SMMR Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 (NSIDC-0071)
Data set:
NSIDC-0071
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set consists of brightness temperatures acquired from the Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) on board the Nimbus-7 Pathfinder satellite. The brightness temperatures are gridded onto the Equal-Area Scalable Earth Grid (EASE-Grid) and are presented in three different projections: Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, and global.
Data Contributor(s):
- KennethKnowles
- MaryBrodzik
- RichardArmstrong
- EniNjoku
Parameter(s):
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
Nimbus-7
Sensor(s):
SMMR
Data Format(s):
Binary
Temporal Coverage:
25 October 1978 to 20 August 1987
Temporal Resolution:
1 day
Spatial Resolution:
25 km
25 km
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
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How To
Many NSIDC data set web pages provide the ability to search and filter data with spatial and temporal contstraints using a map-based interface. This article outlines how to order NSIDC DAAC data using advanced searching and filtering.