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Description

This data set (NmHRIR3H) consists of daily, global composites of High Resolution Infrared Radiometer (HRIR) data obtained by the Nimbus 1, Nimbus 2, and Nimbus 3 satellites during 1964, 1966, and 1969. Each composite is provided as a set of three HDF5-formatted files: separate North and South Polar projections in the 10 km Equal-Area Scalable Earth Grid (EASE-Grid) and an equatorial projection in a 20 km equidistant grid for the region between 60 N and 60 S. Browse images are also available.

Product Summary

Platforms
Nimbus-1 ,
Nimbus-2 ,
Nimbus-3
Instruments
HRIR
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
20 Kilometers x 20 Kilometers
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1964-08-29 to 1964-09-21 ,
1966-05-16 to 1966-11-14 ,
1969-04-17 to 1969-11-30
Concept ID
C3299821129-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1173
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Brightness Temperature

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

Gallaher, D., & Campbell, G. G. (2013). Nimbus High Resolution Infrared Radiometer Remapped Digital Data Daily L3, HDF5, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/NIMBUS/NMHRIR3H Date Accessed: 2026-03-13

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