TirosN/NOAA Satellite Level 0 Telemetry from Scripps Facility

Scripps Satellite Oceanography Facility provides Level 0 telemetry data from the TirosN/NOAA satellite series. The data originates from primary environmental sensors including the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) system and the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR). These instruments measure atmospheric temperature profiles, water vapor, ozone, and sea surface temperatures across multiple spectral bands.

Use Cases

• Deriving atmospheric temperature profiles based on HIRS/2, SSU, and MSU sensor measurements.
• Estimating sea surface and cloud top temperatures based on AVHRR spectral band data.
• Analyzing upper atmosphere conditions based on SSU carbon dioxide radiation measurements.
• Comparing sensor performance across different NOAA satellite generations (e.g., 4-band vs. 5-band AVHRR).

Strengths

• Data includes measurements from a three-instrument TOVS system (HIRS/2, SSU, MSU) with defined spectral channels.
• AVHRR instrument ground resolution is specified as approximately 1.1km at nadir.
• Sensor swath widths are provided, such as 2240km for HIRS/2 and 2358km for MSU.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Scripps Satellite Oceanography Facility (SCIOPS)

Collection Method

Satellite telemetry from TirosN/NOAA series sensors.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Global coverage based on satellite swath widths described.