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Visible and Infra-Red Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR)

Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00330

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Summary

Abstract: The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) has, in archive, both digital data and hard-copy images from early VISSR (Visible and Infra-Red Spin Scan Radiometer) sensors on board the early Synchronous Meteorological Satellites (SMS) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES). VISSR was on two SMS satellites, SMS-1/2, and the first six GOES satellites, GOES-1/6. GOES-4/6 were ...

Purpose: To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.

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Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA

Description: View Source Metadata document from the Metadata Manager and Repository (NMMR).

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 80.0

S: -80.0

E: 0.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dataset Title: Visible and Infra-Red Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR)

Dataset Release Date: Unknown

Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1976-07-26

Stop Date: 1988-09-25

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > ANIMAL SCIENCE > ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Instrument

GPS > Global Positioning System

GPS RECEIVERS

Access Constraints These data are publicly available for download from the URL given below.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=SNPEMAWS... when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

ACTIVITY

ASPECT

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Size: 650 kb

Distribution Format: shapefiles

Fees: free

Personnel

FREDERIQUE OLIVIER

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Email: folivier at utas.edu.au

Contact Address:

Institute of Marine and Antarctic Science

University of Tasmania

Private Bag 129

City: Hobart

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7001

Country: Australia

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-10-14

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-10-11

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