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Description

This data set (NmAVCS3G) consists of daily image composites constructed from Nimbus 1 (1964) and Nimbus 2 (1966) Advanced Vidicon Camera System (AVCS) imagery for the region between 60 N and 60 S. Data are provided as GeoTIFFs. For the HDF5 formatted version of these data, see <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/NIMBUS/NmAVCS3H">Nimbus Advanced Vidicon Camera System Remapped Visible Imagery Daily L3, HDF5</a>.

Product Summary

Platforms
Nimbus-1 ,
Nimbus-2
Instruments
AVCS Nimbus-1 ,
CAMERAS ,
AVCS Nimbus-2
Spatial Extent

N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
5 Kilometers x 5 Kilometers<br>10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers
Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1964-08-31 to 1964-09-22 ,
1966-05-15 to 1966-08-20 ,
1966-08-22 to 1966-09-03
Concept ID
C3299811188-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
133
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
VISIBLE IMAGERY

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

Gallaher, D., & Campbell, G. G. (2013). Nimbus Advanced Vidicon Camera System Remapped Visible Imagery Daily L3, GeoTIFF, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/NIMBUS/NMAVCS3G Date Accessed: 2025-12-19

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