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Description

The NIMBUS7_ERB_SEFDT data set is the Solar and Earth Flux Data Tape (SEFDT) generated from Nimbus-7 Earth Radiation Budget (ERB) instrument data. The main purpose of the SEFDT program was to produce a tape containing the solar data and the wide angle terrestrial flux data only. On Nimbus-7, the ERB had two total irradiance channels, Channel 3 and Channel 10C.The Nimbus 7 research-and-development satellite served as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting data in the pollution, oceanographic and meteorological disciplines. The polar-orbiting spacecraft consisted of three major structures: (1) a hollow torus-shaped sensor mount, (2) solar paddles, and (3) a control housing unit that was connected to the sensor mount by a tripod truss structure.

Product Summary

Platforms
Nimbus-7
Instruments
ERB
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1978-01-01 to 1993-12-31
Data Partner
Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA (NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC)
Concept ID
C4211374-LARC_ASDC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
16
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Solar Irradiance

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

ASDC User Services. (2026). Nimbus-7 Solar and Earth Flux Data in Native Binary Format [Data set]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/NIMBUS7/ERB_SEFDT_V1.0 Date Accessed: 2026-03-15

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