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Nimbus-7 Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Nimbus-7 satellite are integral for efforts to characterize the Earth's solar radiation budget. Explore Nimbus-7 datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEaSUREs Greenland Surface Melt Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 | SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR | 1979-01-02 to 2012-12-31 | N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Snow Melt, Snow Melt |
| MEaSUREs Arctic Sea Ice Characterization Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 | AMSR-E, SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR | 1979-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Ice Extent, Sea Ice Age, Snow Melt |
| Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Passive Microwave Data V002 | SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR | 1978-10-26 to Present | N: -39.23 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | PNG, netCDF-4 | Sea Ice Concentration |
| Bootstrap Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS V004 | SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR | 1978-11-01 to Present | N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 | 4 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Sea Ice Concentration |
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