Description
SCMRN5L1RAD is the Nimbus-5 Surface Composition Mapping Radiometer (SCMR) Level 1 Calibrated and Geolocated Radiances data product. SCMR measured (1) terrestrial radiation in the 8.3 to 9.3 micron and 10.2 to 11.2 micron intervals and (2) reflected solar radiation in the 0.8 to 1.1 micron range. Surface composition and sea surface temperatures could be obtained from these measurements.
The SCMR had an instantaneous field of view (FOV) of 0.6 mrad, equivalent to a ground resolution of 660 m at nadir. The scan mirror rotated at 10 rps to provide scan lines 800 km wide across the spacecraft track. Data are available from December 11, 1972 through December 30, 1972. A modified version of this instrument, the Heat Capacity Mapping Radiometer, was flown on the Heat Capacity Mapping Mission (HCMM) in 1978.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| Download this dataset through a directory map | HTML | Access the data via HTTPS. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's read me document | README Document | Open resource | |
| This dataset's landing page | HTML | Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | PNG | Example data coverage of a Nimbus 5 SCMR Level 1 data file. | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | N5 SCMR Inventory | Open resource |
| View this dataset's user's guide | Surface Composition Mapping Radiometer (SCMR) Data Processing System | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's user's guide | Nimbus-E SCMR Data Processing System | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | G-Zipped | Nimbus 5 Data Catalog | Open resource |
| View this dataset's user's guide | Nimbus 5 User's Guide | Open resource | |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through Earthdata Search | HTML | Use the Earthdata Search Client to find and retrieve data sets across multiple data centers. | Open resource |