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Nimbus-7 SMMR Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 (NSIDC-0071)
Data set:
NSIDC-0071
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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):
  • Kenneth
    Knowles
  • Mary
    Brodzik
  • Richard
    Armstrong
  • Eni
    Njoku
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

Data Access & Tools

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HTTPS File System

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Quickly download a few files using a web browser, or access data through a command-line utility such as WGET.
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Filter available files based on date, spatial area, or filename before downloading. Choose from multiple download options, e.g., Python script. Export bounding boxes as a GeoJSON.
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Search and order data from all NASA DAACs using spatial and temporal filters in a map interface. Reformatting, reprojecting, and subsetting options are available for some data sets.
How to search, order, and customize data with NASA Earthdata Search
Type: Web Application

Bulk Programmatic Data Access Service

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Programmatically request selected data products through NSIDC's API. Bulk download using spatial and temporal filters, or incorporate data access commands into code/scripts as needed.
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EASE-Grid Data Geolocation Tools

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Geolocate and display EASE-Grid and EASE-Grid 2.0 data sets with IDL software.
Supported software languages:
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Does NSIDC have tools for geolocating and displaying EASE-Grid data sets?
Type: Downloadable Software
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How To

Filter and order from a data set web page
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. 
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