Dataset
Limb Infra-red Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) Instrument: Temperature measurements
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 1994-09-22
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2007-01-13
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 1.16K Files | 867MB
Abstract
Infrared radiances from the Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) instrument, mounted on the Nimbus-7 satellite, were stored on a Radiance Archive Tape (RAT). RAT data was used to derive a series of products, two of which are held here. Firstly, the LIMS Inverted Profile Archival Tape (LAIPAT). This dataset contains radiances (from RAT), which are used to derive daily inverted profiles of temperature.
Citable as: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2007): Limb Infra-red Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) Instrument: Temperature measurements. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f88869eab3374f7daa73306588d46ed8/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: LIMS, Temperature
Details
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Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
Data were collected by the Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) instrument, mounted on the Nimbus-7 satellite, and were stored on a Radiance Archive Tape (RAT). The RAT data were used to derive a series of products held at NASA, a copy of which was obtained by the Geophysical Data Facility (GDF, The predecessor archive to the BADC) for UK users. |
| Data Quality: |
Data have since been superceeded by later versions of the data available from NASA - http://lims.gats-inc.com/
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| File Format: |
Data are binary formatted
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by a combination of instruments deployed on platforms
and computations as detailed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) | Deployed on: NIMBUS 7 Satellite |
Mobile platform operations
| Mobile Platform Operation 1 | Mobile Platform Operation for: NIMBUS 7 Satellite |
Computation Element: 1
| Title | Deployed on NIMBUS 7 Satellite |
| Abstract | Deployed on NIMBUS 7 Satellite. |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
| Output Description | None |
- long_name: Air Temperature
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0027
- gcmd_keyword: Air Temperature
- names: Air Temperature, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0027
- long_name: Geopotential Height
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0341
- gcmd_keyword: Geopotential Height
- names: Geopotential Height, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0341
- long_name: Infrared Imagery
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0420
- gcmd_keyword: Infrared Imagery
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0420, Infrared Imagery
- long_name: Infrared Radiance
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0421
- gcmd_keyword: Infrared Radiance
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0421, Infrared Radiance
- long_name: Infrared Wavelengths
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P131/4/GTER0056
- gcmd_keyword: Infrared Wavelengths
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P131/4/GTER0056, Infrared Wavelengths
- long_name: Nitric Acid
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0554
- gcmd_keyword: Nitric Acid
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0554, Nitric Acid
- long_name: Nitrogen Compounds
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0558
- gcmd_keyword: Nitrogen Compounds
- names: Nitrogen Compounds, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0558
- long_name: Nitrogen Dioxide
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0559
- gcmd_keyword: Nitrogen Dioxide
- names: Nitrogen Dioxide, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0559
- long_name: Oxygen Compounds
- names: Oxygen Compounds
- long_name: Ozone
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G164
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry/Oxygen Compounds > Ozone
- names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry/Oxygen Compounds > Ozone, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G164
- long_name: Trace Gases
- names: Trace Gases
- long_name: Trace Species
- names: Trace Species
- long_name: Water Vapor
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0943
- gcmd_keyword: Water Vapor
- names: Water Vapor, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0943
Co-ordinate Variables
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1978-10-24T23:00:00
End time:
1979-05-28T23:00:00
Geographic Extent
84.0000° |
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-64.0000° |
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