NSSDCA ID: ESAD-00179
Availability: Data Accessible Elsewhere
Time span: 1978-10-29 to 1986-10-29
This experimenter-supplied set of land and ocean parameters was generated by an IBM 3081 computer onto binary magnetic tapes. It contains sea surface temperatures, total atmospheric water vapor, and sea surface wind speeds, all derived from the CELL-ALL (NSSDC ID 78-098A-08B) radiances measured in some of the 10 channels (dual-polarized: 37, 21, 18, 10.7, and 6.6 GHz). Sea surface temperatures are calculated at 156-km resolution. They are computed for areas lying between 55 deg S. and 60 deg N., at least 600 km away from land mass and clear of severe rainstorms. Water vapor retrievals, at 60-km resolution, may not be reliable after the 21-GHz channel was turned off in March 1985. There is no wind speed (at 97.5-km resolution) for the first year. Each PARM-LO tape contains 6 days of data.
This data set was transferred with 70+ copies of the user's guide to MSFC in June 1996. After some minor processing, the data set would be supported by NSIDC.
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. Per Gloersen | Data Provider | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | per@icesat2.gsfc.nasa.gov |