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Description

This data set consists of daily, global grayscale TIFF images derived from radiative temperatures measured in the 3.4 to 4.2 µm window. These data were detected by the High Resolution Infrared Radiometer (HRIR) on board the Nimbus 1, Nimbus 2, and Nimbus 3 satellites during 1964, 1966, and 1969-1970. The Nimbus HRIR sensor was used to map the earth's nighttime cloud cover and to measure cloud top temperatures or surface temperatures. Note: This data set is not georeferenced and contains some gaps in temporal coverage because of missing data.

Version Description

Initial data release

Product Summary

Platforms
Nimbus-1 ,
Nimbus-2 ,
Nimbus-3
Instruments
HRIR
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
8 Kilometers x 8 Kilometers
Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1964-08-28 to 1964-09-26 ,
1966-05-13 to 1966-11-22 ,
1969-04-15 to 1970-01-31
Concept ID
C3299816209-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
19393
Processing Level
1
Published
Science Keywords
Infrared 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. (2020). Nimbus High Resolution Infrared Radiometer Grayscale Swath Data L1, TIFF, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/YEBBOH25T6KW Date Accessed: 2025-12-19

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