Data · collection
NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of MSU Level 1c Brightness Temperature, Version 1.0
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
This dataset contains Level 1c inter-calibrated brightness temperatures from the Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) sensors onboard nine polar orbiting satellites (TIROS-N, NOAA-6, -7, -8, -9, -10, -11, -12, and -14) spanning from 1978 to 2006.
Description
The dataset was produced by the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), and is a Fundamental Climate Data Record (FCDR) of microwave brightness temperatures in the NOAA CDR Program.
MSU is a four-channel microwave radiometer measuring at 50.3, 53.74, 54.96, and 57.95 GHz, and has ground spatial resolution of about 250 km in diameter at nadir. The native MSU Level 1b data were inter-calibrated using the Integrated Microwave Inter-Calibration Approach (IMICA) method to obtain a long-term data product to be used in climate analyses. For comparison, data files also include the operational data used in NWP forecasting along with the IMICA calibrated radiances, which minimize or remove the biases found in the operational calibration.
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In addition, limb adjusted radiances for both the IMICA and operational calibrations are included for certain type of climate applications, such as atmospheric layer temperature development using the radiance datasets. The orbital swath data files include MSU channels 2 through 4 for the IMICA calibration, and channels 1 through 4 for the operational calibration. The inter-calibrated MSU data are not expected to change for the dataset time period.
Links
Get the data
- DOI doi.org/10.7289/v51z429f ↗
Access to the published CDR, source code, and documentation.
DOI / persistent id · download · from NASA CMR
- ncdc.noaa.gov /has/HAS.FileAppRouter?datasetname=NSTAR_FCDR&subqueryby=STATIO… ↗
Search the data archive and submit an order for the dataset via the interface.
download · from NASA CMR
- Data access for the CDR product ncdc.noaa.gov/cdr/fundamental/msu-brightness-temperature-noaa ↗
download · from NASA CMR
- Direct download for dataset files. ncei.noaa.gov/data/msu-brightness-temperature-noaa/access ↗
download · from NASA CMR
- THREDDS Data Service for the dataset. ncei.noaa.gov/thredds/satellite/msu_brt_tmp.html ↗
download · from NASA CMR
Documentation and papers
- doi.org /10.7289/v5x63jt2 ↗
Related dataset landing page with general information and access links for that dataset.
documentation · from NASA CMR
- www1.ncdc.noaa.gov /pub/data/metadata/images/C00786_MSU.jpg ↗
An orbit of MSU Level 1c brightness temperature data from NOAA-14.
preview image · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2107093320-NOAA_NCEI.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2107093320-NOAA_NCEI.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Brightness Temperature · Not provided
- Inferred from text
- Climate change science 70%
Provenance · 1 source records, 9 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C2107093320-NOAA_NCEI | 15 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3702 | enrichment · NASA CMR | taxonomy-embedding@1.1.0 | title+keywords+description (70%) |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/spectral-engineering/microwave/brightness-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:not-provided | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |