NSSDCA ID: ESAC-00008
Availability: At NSSDC, Ready for Offline Distribution (or Staging if Digital)
Time span: 1978-10-25 to 1979-05-30
This radiance data set consists of binary magnetic tapes created on an IBM 360 computer. Daily vertical profiles of radiance across the earth's atmospheric limb were derived from the Radiance Archival Tapes (RAT; NSSDC ID 78-098A-01B). Measurements are obtained, as a function of tangent height (or scan angle), once every 12 s in each of the six spectral bands (two 15-micrometer CO2 bands, an 11.3-micrometer HNO3 band, a 9.6-micrometer O3 band, a 6.9-micrometer H2O band, and a 6.2-micrometer NO2 band) from the highest pressure level to the lowest in steps of 0.1 km. There are eight tapes covering the period October 26, 1978, to May 28, 1979, each containing up to 62 days of profiles.
See remarks regarding the quality and status.
Questions and comments about this data collection can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office
Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Dr. James M. Russell, III | Data Provider | NASA Langley Research Center | james.russell@hamptonu.edu |