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TRMM Attitude and VIRS Packets and Header Record L1A V7 (TRMM_1A01) at GES DISC

Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

The Level-1A Product file, "1A01", is a concatenation of Header record, Spacecraft Attitude packets, VIRS Housekeeping Data packets, VIRS Science Data packets, QACs, and an MDUL. As such, it is reversible to Level 0. The header record contains information pertaining to orbit times, orbit number, times of the first scan, and number of scans, among other things. The Level 0 data contain the actual channel data expressed as "sensor counts". A Level 1A file contains data for a single orbit and has a file size of about 31 MB (uncompressed). There are 16 files of VIRS 1A01 data produced per day.

The Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS) is a five-channel visible/infrared radiometer, which builds on the heritage of theAdvanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) instrument flown aboard the NOAA series of Polar-Orbiting Operational EnvironmentalSatellites (POES). The VIRS detects radiation at 1 visible, 2 near infrared and 2 thermal infrared wavelengths, allowing determination of cloud coverage, cloud top height and temperature, and precipitation indices. The central wavelengths for the VIRS channels are 0.63, 1.60,3.75, 10.8, and 12.0 microns. All channels are in operation during the daytime, but only channels 3, 4 and 5 operate during the nighttime.

Spatial coverage is between 38 degrees North and 38 degrees South owing to the 35 degree inclination of the TRMM satellite. This orbit provides extensive coverage in the tropics and allows each location to be covered at a different local time each day, enabling the analysis of the diurnal cycle of precipitation.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023

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Harvested from NASA Data.json

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
Maintainer
Identifier C1282248315-GES_DISC
Data First Published 1997-12-20
Language en-US
Data Last Modified 2014-03-21
Category TRMM, geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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Citation Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). 2011-07-01. TRMM_1A01. TRMM Attitude and VIRS Packets and Header Record L1A V7. Greenbelt, MD. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC). https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/TRMM_1A01_7.html.
Creator Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
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Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial -180.0 -38.0 180.0 38.0
Program Code 026:001
Release Place Greenbelt, MD
Series Name TRMM_1A01
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Temporal 1997-12-20T00:00:00Z/2014-03-21T23:59:59.999Z

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