Metadata Identifier: gov.noaa.ngdc.stp.dmsp:G01119

Aggregation Info | Bands | Citations | Constraints | Coverage Descriptions | Dimensions | Extents | Formats | Geographic Bounding Box
Georectified Information | Georeferenceable Information | Identifiers | Instruments | Mediums | OnlineResources | Operations
Platforms | Process Steps | Range Elements | Reference Systems | Responsible Parties | Series | Sources | Spatial Grids | Temporal Extents

MD_DataIdentification

Count Component Title Abstract
1 DMSP OLS - Operational Linescan System Visible and infrared imagery from DMSP Operational Linescan System (OLS) instruments are used to monitor the global distribution of clouds and cloud top temperatures twice each day. The archive data set consists of low resolution global and high resolution regional, imagery recorded along a 3,000 km scan, satellite ephemeris and solar and lunar information. Infrared pixel values correspond to a temperature range of 190 to 310 Kelvins in 256 equally spaced steps. Onboard calibration is performed during each scan. Visible pixels are relative values ranging from 0 to 63 rather than absolute values in Watts per m^2. Instrumental gain levels are adjusted to maintain constant cloud reference values under varying conditions of solar and lunar illumination. Telescope pixel values are replaced by Photo Multiplier Tube (PMT) values at night. A telescope pixel is 0.55 km at high resolution (fine mode) and 2.7 km at low resolution(smooth mode). Low resolution values are the mean of the appropriate 25 high resolution values.
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SV_Identification

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CI_Citation

Count Component Title Date Citation Identifier
1 DMSP OLS - Operational Linescan System
    1992-01-01
OLS
1 DMSP Raw Data Records (RDR)

RDR
1 GCMD Data Center Keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
    2020-01-09
1 GCMD Project Keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
    2020-01-09
1 NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
    1 NASA/GCMD Location Keywords
      1 Uncontrolled Keywords
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        CI_Series

        none found
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        CI_ResponsibleParty

        Count Component Individual Organization Position Email Role Linkage
        1 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/
        4 DMSP Data Manager DMSP Data Manager DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce ngdc.dmsp@noaa.gov pointOfContact
        1 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (comp) originator
        2 DOD/USAF/AFWA > Air Force Weather Agency, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Defense originator
        1 Edward H. Erwin DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce processor
        2 GCMD Landing Page NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System custodian https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
        1 NCEI (publisher) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher
        1 Anna Milan NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Metadata Specialist editor
        1 National Geophysical Data Center publisher
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        CI_OnlineResource

        Count Component Linkage Name Description Function
        2 https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information
        1 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/ Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Home page for DMSP archive, research and products information
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        MD_Identifier or RS_Identifier

        Count Component Code
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F10 (DMSP 5D-2/F10)
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F11 (DMSP 5D-2/F11)
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F12 (DMSP 5D-2/F12)
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F13 (DMSP 5D-2/F13)
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F14 (DMSP 5D-2/F14)
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F15 (DMSP 5D-3/F15)
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F16 (DMSP 5D-3/F16)
        1 OLS
        1 OLS > Operational Linescan System
        1 RDR
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        EX_Extent

        Bounding Box Temporal Extent
        Count Component Description West East North South Start End
        1 -180.000000 180.000000 90.000000 -90.000000 1975-04-01
        1 1992-01-01
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        EX_GeographicBoundingBox

        Count Component West East North South
        1 -180.000000 180.000000 90.000000 -90.000000
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        EX_TemporalExtent

        Count Component Start End
        1 1975-04-01
        1 1992-01-01
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        MD_Format

        none found
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        MD_Medium

        none found
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        MD_Constraints

        Count Component Use Limitation
        1 While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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        MD_ReferenceSystem

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        MD_GridSpatialRepresentation

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        MD_Georeferenceable or MI_Georeferenceable

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        MD_Georectified or MI_Georectified

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        MD_Dimension

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        MD_CoverageDescription or MI_CoverageDescription

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        MD_Band or MI_Band

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        MI_RangeElementDescription

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        MD_AggregateInformation

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        LE_Source or LI_Source

        Count Component Title Date Description
        1 DMSP Raw Data Records (RDR) Source Contribution: DMSP Raw Data Files Source Type: digital database file
        Unresolved Xlinks
        #RDR at: gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:processStep/gmi:LE_ProcessStep/gmd:source
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        LE_ProcessStep or LI_ProcessStep

        Count Component DateTime Description
        1 OLS data are decompressed, reordered, restructured and deinterleaved. Satellite ephemeris are computed using a four body orbital mechanics program with observed, rather than predicted, orbital elements used as input. Missing scan lines are correctly positioned. Quality assessments are made of each pixel and characterized for the each complete scan line.
        #RDR at Xpath: gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:processStep/gmi:LE_ProcessStep/gmd:source
        #OLS at Xpath: gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:processStep/gmi:LE_ProcessStep/gmi:output
        1 2015-04-22T00:00:00 NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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        MI_Operation

        Count Component Code Type Status Description
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
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        MI_Platform

        Count Component Code Description
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F10 (DMSP 5D-2/F10)
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F11 (DMSP 5D-2/F11)
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F12 (DMSP 5D-2/F12)
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F13 (DMSP 5D-2/F13)
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F14 (DMSP 5D-2/F14)
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F15 (DMSP 5D-3/F15)
        1 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F16 (DMSP 5D-3/F16)
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        MI_Instrument

        Count Component Code Type Description
        1 OLS > Operational Linescan System
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