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Description

The Nimbus Image Dissector Camera System Visible Imagery L1, HDF5 (NmIDCS1H) data set consists of black-and-white images captured by the Image Dissector Camera Systems (IDCSs) onboard the Nimbus 3 and Nimbus 4 satellites. Data are provided as HDF5-formatted files. Browse images are also available.

Product Summary

Platforms
Nimbus-3 ,
Nimbus-4
Instruments
CAMERAS ,
IDCS Nimbus-3 ,
IDCS Nimbus-4
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers
Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
1969-04-23 to 1970-01-21 ,
1970-04-30 to 1971-04-08
Concept ID
C3299826128-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
70135
Processing Level
1
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 Image Dissector Camera System Visible Imagery L1, HDF5, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/NIMBUS/NMIDCS1H Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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