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Description

This data set (NmTHIR67-3H) consists of daily, global composites of radiative temperatures measured in the 6.7 µm water vapor window (6.5 µm - 7.0 µm) by the Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer (THIR) onboard the Nimbus 4 satellite. The composites were constructed from Nimbus 4 THIR <a href="http://nsidc.org/data/nmthir67-1h/">swath data</a> and show water vapor distribution in the upper troposphere and stratosphere.

Product Summary

Platforms
Nimbus-4
Instruments
6.7um Radiometer ,
THIR
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers
20 Kilometers x 20 Kilometers
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1970-05-10 to 1971-03-25
Temporal Resolution
1 Day
Concept ID
C3442606884-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1176
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Infrared Imagery ,
Water Vapor

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.

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Gallaher, D., & Campbell, G. G. (2015). Nimbus Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer 6.7 ??m Water Vapor 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/NMTHIR67-3H Date Accessed: 2026-06-06

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