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Description

The Nimbus High Resolution Infrared Radiometer Digital Swath Data L1, HDF data set (NmHRIR1H) consists of High Resolution Infrared Radiometer (HRIR) brightness temperatures obtained by the Nimbus 1, Nimbus 2, and Nimbus 3 satellites during 1964, 1966, and 1969. A correction has been applied to minimize seemingly random alignment errors that caused clouds edges and land features to appear jagged in the original 1960s data.

Product Summary

Platforms
Nimbus-1 ,
Nimbus-2 ,
Nimbus-3
Instruments
HRIR
Projects
Nimbus Data Rescue
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
8 Kilometers x 8 Kilometers
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
1969-04-15 to 1970-01-31
Temporal Resolution
5 Minute
Concept ID
C3299813804-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
30367
Processing Level
1
Published
Science Keywords
Brightness Temperature

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.

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Gallaher, D., & Campbell, G. G. (2013). Nimbus High Resolution Infrared Radiometer Digital Swath Data L1, HDF5, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/NIMBUS/NMHRIR1H Date Accessed: 2026-09-17

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Early polar-orbiting satellite-based fire remote sensing during the 1960s Giglio, Louis, Justice, Christopher O. Brightness Temperature
Community review of Southern Ocean satellite data needs Pope, A., Wagner, P., Johnson, R., Shutler, J.D., Baeseman, J., Newman, L. Reflectance, Salinity, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Water Temperature, Water Vapor Indices, Brightness Temperature, Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Cover, Ice Velocity, Ice Velocity
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