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Nimbus-7 THIR, CMATRIX, Cloud Data for 1979Apr-1985Mar

ds710.5
| DOI: 10.5065/DEBK-FW87
 
Abstract:

Temperature Humidity Infrared Radiometer (THIR) radiances together with Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) derived UV reflectivities, climatological temperature lapse rates, and current surface temperature and snow/ice information are used to generate cloud data. The cloud data include daily and monthly total cloud amount, cloud amounts at high, middle and low altitudes, cirrus and deep convective clouds, and cloud and surface radiances.

Temporal Range:
1979-04 to 1985-03
Variables:
Cloud Frequency
Temporal Frequencies:
Daily Climatology, Monthly Climatology
Data Types:
Satellite
Data Contributors:
NASA/GSFC/SSDOO/NSSDCA
National Space Science Data Center Coordinated Archive, Space Science Data Operation Office, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Total Volume:
799.79 MB
Data Formats:
Binary (see dataset documentation)
Metadata Record:
Data License:
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