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Description

This data set (NmTHIR115-3H) consists of daily, global composites of radiative temperatures obtained in the 11.5 µm window (10.5 µm - 12.5 µm) by the Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer (THIR) on board the Nimbus 4 satellite. The composites were constructed from Nimbus 4 THIR <a href="http://nsidc.org/data/nmthir115-1h/">swath data</a> and show cloud top or surface temperatures.

Product Summary

Platforms
Nimbus-4
Instruments
11.5um Radiometer ,
THIR
Projects
Nimbus Data Rescue
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
1970-04-13 to 1971-04-01
Temporal Resolution
1 Day
Concept ID
C3442606270-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1596
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Brightness Temperature ,
Infrared Imagery

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. (2015). Nimbus Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer 11.5 ??m Remapped Digital Data Daily L3, HDF5, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/NIMBUS/NMTHIR115-3H Date Accessed: 2026-09-08

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