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Description

The BOREAS RSS-14 team collected and processed several Level-1 GOES-7 and GOES-8 image data sets for 1994-1996, and GOES-7 Level-2 for 1994 over the BOREAS study region. This data set contains shortwave and longwave radiation images at the surface and top of the atmosphere derived from collected GOES-8 data. These GOES-8 Level-2 data cover the period from 12-Feb-1996 to 22-Oct-1996. There are images missing from the temporal series. The main difference between this data set and 1994 data set is in the spatial coverage and the grid cell size.

Product Summary

Platforms
GOES-8
Instruments
GOES-8 Imager
Spatial Extent

N: 60 S: 50 E: -92 W: -111

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1996-02-12 to 1996-10-23
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2956526671-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
224
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Albedo ,
Longwave Radiation ,
Shortwave Radiation ,
Skin Temperature ,
Water Vapor ,
Photosynthetically Active Radiation

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

Smith, E. A., Gu, J. J., & Nickeson, J. E. (2001). BOREAS Follow-On HMet-01 Level-2 GOES-8 1996 Shortwave and Longwave Radiation (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/605 Date Accessed: 2025-12-13

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