GOES-R PLT Airborne S-HIS Thermal Radiance Measurements

NASA's GOES-R PLT S-HIS dataset contains emitted thermal radiance measurements collected by the Scanning High-resolution Interferometer Sounder aboard an ER-2 aircraft. The data supports post-launch validation of the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager and Geostationary Lightning Mapper instruments. Files in netCDF-3 format cover the campaign period from March 21 to May 17, 2017.

Use Cases

• Validating radiance products from the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI).
• Assessing atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles derived from thermal infrared spectra.
• Comparing high-altitude airborne sensor data with geostationary satellite observations.
• Studying atmospheric emitted radiation for climate and weather model evaluation.

Strengths

• Data collected during a dedicated NASA field campaign for satellite validation.
• Covers a defined 58-day period from March 21 to May 17, 2017.
• Measurements from a high-altitude aircraft platform provide detailed atmospheric profiles.
• Available in the standardized, self-describing netCDF-3 format.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and file sizes are not provided by any source.
• License is listed as 'other-license-specified' on Data.gov but is 'None' on NASA Earthdata, indicating a conflict.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Measured by the Scanning High-resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS) flown aboard a NASA ER 2 high-altitude aircraft.

Time Range

March 21, 2017 to May 17, 2017

Freshness

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Geography

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