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Description

The Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) version 6 Level-3 data product consists of daily, 2 degree zonal Fourier coefficients, of vertical profiles of temperature, geopotential height, and mixing ratios of ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), water vapor (H2O), and nitric acid (HNO3). The data are on 28 pressure levels, equally spaced logarithmically, between 316 hPa and 0.01 hPa. Version 6 LIMS data have improved accuracy and precision of measured geophysical parameters.

The data files are in an ASCII text format compressed using gzip. The LIMS instrument was launched on the Nimbus-7 satellite and was operational from 25 October 1978 until May 28, 1979.

These data supercede the previous version 5 products, known as the LIMS Map Archival Tape (LAMAT) and the LIMS Seasonal Map Archival Tape (LASMAT).

Product Summary

Platforms
Nimbus-7
Instruments
LIMS
Spatial Extent

N: 84 S: -64 E: 180 W: -180

Geographic Region
GLOBAL ,
STRATOSPHERE
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1978-10-25 to 1979-05-28
Data Partner
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDI
Concept ID
C1273652193-GES_DISC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
216
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Geopotential Height ,
Atmospheric Nitric Acid ,
Nitrogen Dioxide ,
Atmospheric Ozone ,
Upper Air Temperature ,
Water Vapor Mixing Ratio Profiles

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Remsberg, E. (2008). LIMS/Nimbus-7 Level 3 Daily 2 deg Latitude Zonal Fourier Coefficients of O3, NO2, H2O, HNO3, Geopotential Height, and Temperature [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/IQLHJMIKCBF9 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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