Description

Deep Space Climate Observatory Scripps- National Institute of Standards & Technology Advanced Radiometer measuring the Earth reflected and emitted radiances. These data are the irradiance values computed from level 1A data collected while the instrument was aimed at the Earth. These data products are in HDF5 format.

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Resources and Documentation

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PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE

NOAA - National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)

PROJECT HOME PAGE

NOAA overview of DSCOVR: Deep Space Climate Observatory

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

DATA CITATION POLICY

• How to cite ASDC data

DATA QUALITY

• NISTAR Quality Report -Version 1 June 28th, 2016

INSTRUMENT/SENSOR CALIBRATION DOCUMENTATION

• DSCOVR Earth Science Instrument Overview

MICRO ARTICLE

• A New Blue Marble By Scott Kelly, NASA Astronaut
• NASA Captures "EPIC" Earth Image Article from July 20, 2015
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: 2016 Tournament Earth Champion: The Dark Side of the Moon - The images were acquired by the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) on the DSCOVR satellite
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: An EPIC Eclipse: Natural Hazards - The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) was built to provide a distinct perspective on our planet.
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: An EPIC New View of Earth: Image of the Day - From one million miles away, the DSCOVR satellite returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: April : 2016 : Earth Matters : Blog - The images were acquired by the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) on the DSCOVR satellite
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: Keeping on the Sunny Side of Earth
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: Plumes From Africa's Volcanic Duo: Image of the Day - Located near the equator in central Africa, the Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo volcanoes are often obscured from satellite view by clouds
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: Seeing Through the Smoky Pall: Observations from a Grim Indonesian Fire Season - The Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera aboard the DSCOVR satellite acquired this view of smoke drifting over the region.
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: Space Debris: Image of the Day - Low and High Earth Orbital Debris Images
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: The Dark Side and the Bright Side: Image of the Day - A NASA camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) has captured a unique view of the Moon as it passed between the spacecraft and Earth
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: The Legacy of Nimbus: Image of the Day - No Longer Just for Astronauts
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: Up, Up, and Away for DSCOVR - The journey has been a long one for the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan: Image of the Day
• NASA Leadership Blog, DSCOVR’s First Light on the Future by Buzz Aldrin
• NASA Studies High Clouds, Saharan Dust from EPIC View
• New York Times Blog "From a Million Miles Away, a New NASA ‘Blue Marble’ View of Earth" By Andrew C. Revkin
• The Atlantic Article "Al Gore Dreamed Up a Satellite—and It Just Took Its First Picture of Earth: The U.S. Deep Space Climate Observatory just sent back its first view of our home world, and it’s a beauty." By Robinson Meyer, July 20, 2015

PROCESSING HISTORY

• NISTAR Data Format Control Book Specification June 23, 2016
• NISTAR Processing Version 1 - Processing Description and Processing Algorithm Overview

RELATED ARTICLES

• Earth Observation Portal Page for DSCOVR Mission Information

USER FEEDBACK PAGE

• NASA Goddard Twitter Page

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