Description
Visible and thermal infrared imagery from DMSP Operational Linescan System (OLS) instruments are used to monitor the global distribution of clouds and cloud top temperatures twice each day. The archive data set consists of low resolution global and high resolution regional, imagery recorded along a 3,000 km scan, satellite ephemeris and solar and lunar information.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
Tags
- atmosphere
- clouds
- doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
- doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc
- earth science
- geodetics/gravity
- icsu-wds
- international council for science - world data system
- national centers for environmental information
- national geophysical data center
- nesdis
- noaa
- satellite orbits
- solid earth
- u.s. department of commerce