SCAMSN6L2
001
SCAMS/Nimbus-6 Level 2 Water Vapor and Temperature, as well as Antenna and Brightness Temperature V001 (SCAMSN6L2) at GES DISC
Staelin, David H., et al.
SCAMS/Nimbus-6 Level 2 Water Vapor and Temperature, as well as Antenna and Brightness Temperature V001
SCAMSN6L2
2014-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
Greenbelt, MD, USA
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
001
Digital Science Data
https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/SCAMSN6L2_001.html
INVESTIGATOR
DAVID
H
STAELIN
TECHNICAL CONTACT
METADATA AUTHOR
JAMES
EDWARD
JOHNSON
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 610.2
Greenbelt
MD
20771
USA
301-614-5121
Telephone
James.Johnson@nasa.gov
EARTH SCIENCE
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR
WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
WATER VAPOR
EARTH SCIENCE
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING
MICROWAVE
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING
MICROWAVE
ANTENNA TEMPERATURE
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Earth Observation Satellites
Nimbus-6
SCAMS
false
1975-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
1976-05-31T23:59:59.999Z
COMPLETE
CARTESIAN
CARTESIAN
-90
90
-180
180
Not provided
GEOGRAPHIC REGION
GLOBAL
Nimbus
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English
ARCHIVER
NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
DATA CENTER CONTACT
GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
MD
20771
USA
301-614-5224
Telephone
301-614-5268
Fax
gsfc-dl-help-disc@mail.nasa.gov
Online Archive
binary
None
The Nimbus-6 Scanning Microwave Spectrometer (SCAMS) Level 2 data product contains water vapor and temperature profiles, as well as antenna and brightness temperatures. SCAMS was designed to map tropospheric temperature profiles, water vapor abundance, and cloud water content to be used for weather prediction even in the presence of clouds, which block conventional satellite infrared sensors. The data, originally written on IBM 360 machines, were recovered from 9-track magnetic tapes. The data are archived in their original IBM 32-bit word binary record format, also referred to as a binary TAP file, and contain one orbit of measurements.
The SCAMS experiment on Nimbus-6 is a follow on to the successful Nimbus-5 NEMS experiment. SCAMS continuously monitored emitted microwave radiation at frequencies of 22.235, 31.65, 52.85, 53.85 and 55.45 GHz. The three channels near the 5.0-mm oxygen absorption band were used primarily to deduce atmospheric temperature profiles. The two channels near 10 mm permitted water vapor and cloud water content over calm oceans to be estimated separately. The instrument, a Dicke-superheterodyne type, scanned +/- 45 degrees normal to the orbital plane with a 10 degree field of view. The three oxygen channels shared common signal and reference antennas. Both water vapor channels had their own signals and reference antennas. The absolute rms accuracy of the oxygen channels was better than 2 Kelvin and that of the water vapor channels better than 1 Kelvin.
The SCAMS Principal Investigator was Prof. David H. Staelin from MIT. The Nimbus-6 SCAMS data are available from June 15, 1975 (day of year 166) through May 31, 1976 (day of year 152).
This product was previously available from the NSSDC with the identifier ESAD-00093 (old ID 75-052A-10A).
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READ-ME
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README Document
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USER'S GUIDE
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product README file
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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/DataCatalogNimbus6.tar.gz
Nimbus 6 Data Catalog
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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Nimbus/N6_SCAMS_Inventory.xlsx
N6 SCAMS Inventory
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VERSION 10.2
2014-08-01
2018-11-30
1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
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