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Description

This data set consists of daily, global grayscale TIFF images measured in the 6.7 µm window (6.5 µm - 7.0 µm) and the 11.5 µm window (10.5 µm - 12.5 µm) by the Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer (THIR) on board the Nimbus 7 satellite. Each data granule is a daytime or nighttime global composite of all the swaths in a day. Note: This data set is not georeferenced and there are some gaps in the temporal coverage because of missing data.

Product Summary

Platforms
Nimbus-7
Instruments
THIR
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
5 Kilometers x 5 Kilometers
Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1978-10-30 to 1984-05-18
Concept ID
C3299927693-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1659
Processing Level
1
Science Keywords
Infrared Imagery ,
Water Vapor

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. (2020). Nimbus Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer Global Montage Grayscale L1, TIFF, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/CSPBASWAQJ0Z Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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