DSCOVR Level 1B
Entry Title: Deep Space Climate Observatory National Institute of Standards and Technology Advanced Radiometer Level 1B Radiance Filtered, Version 3
Entry ID: DSCOVR_NISTAR_L1B_FILTERED_3
Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE
NOAA's Weather and Climate Toolkit
PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE
NOAA - National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
PROJECT HOME PAGE
NOAA overview of DSCOVR: Deep Space Climate Observatory
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NISTAR Processing Version 1 - Processing Description and Processing Algorithm Overview
ALGORITHM DOCUMENTATION
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- NISTAR Quality Report -Version 1 June 28th, 2016
DATA QUALITY
- ASDC Data and Information for DSCOVR
- Earth Observation Portal Page for DSCOVR Mission Information
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- New York Times Blog "From a Million Miles Away, a New NASA ‘Blue Marble’ View of Earth" By Andrew C. Revkin
MICRO ARTICLE
- NISTAR Data Format Control Book Specification June 23, 2016
- NISTAR Data Format Control Book Specification, May 28, 2020
PROCESSING HISTORY
- NISTAR Data Quality Report, May 28, 2020
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- A New Blue Marble By Scott Kelly, NASA Astronaut
- Discover Article "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
- 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
- Synoptic ozone, cloud reflectivity, and erythemal irradiance from sunrise to sunset for the whole earth as viewed by the DSCOVR spacecraft from the earth–sun Lagrange 1 orbit Jay Herman et al.
- 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
PUBLICATIONS
- DSCOVR Earth Science Instrument Overview
REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN
- NASA Goddard Twitter Page
USER FEEDBACK PAGE
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
- SOLAR IRRADIANCE
- SOLAR ACTIVITY
- Apperature
- Earth Irradiance
- Lunar Irradiance
- Temperature
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF5
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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2017-02-01 - Present