NSSDCA ID: ESAD-00001
Availability: Data Accessible Elsewhere
Time span: 1960-11-23 to 1961-04-13
The "TIROS II Radiation Data Catalog" (August 15, 1961; B03687) describes the mapping procedures that were employed in processing the TIROS 2 scanning radiometer Final Meteorological Radiation Tapes (FMRT) using automatic data processing equipment. Sample grid point maps of the first 50 orbits, where data were acquired over or near the United States, are presented. An index of all existing FMRT for TIROS 2 is also included. The index is divided into two sections. One section contains information concerning the attitude of the satellite and the location of the subpoint track as a function of time. The second section gives the time for which radiation data are available on the FMRT. The index coverage is from November 23, 1960, to April 13, 1961. This data catalog was published by staff members of the Aeronomy and Meteorology Division of NASA/GSFC and the Meteorology Satellite Laboratory of the U.S. Weather Bureau. It should be used in conjunction with the "TIROS II Radiation Data Users' Manual," published in August 1961 by the same group (B00820). This document includes an explanation of the calibration, physical significance of the data, approximations used, FMRT format, and associated information.
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Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Mr. William R. Bandeen | General Contact | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |