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    Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 2 telemetry R01

    Metadata Updated: February 22, 2025

    Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 2 Telemetry (PREFIRE_SAT2_0-BUS-TLM) contains positioning and pointing information for one of two PREFIRE polar orbiting CubeSats. Both CubeSats carry a PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS-PREFIRE), a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other climate models to predict future climates more accurately.

    This collection contains the time, beta angle, orbit position and velocity, and the quaternion of PREFIRE Satellite 2 (PREFIRE-SAT2). Combined with a Digital Elevation Map, these telemeters geolocate PREFIRE data on the Earth’s surface.

    Data retrieval started in May TBD, 2024, and is ongoing. Geographic coverage is global, with the greatest concentration of data in the polar regions. This data is retrieved at a frequency of 1Hz and is available in CSV format.

    Positioning and pointing information for the sister satellite, PREFIRE-SAT1, can be found in the PREFIRE_SAT1_0-BUS-TLM collection.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: No license information was provided.

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    References

    https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0155.1

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date February 22, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 22, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from nasa test json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

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    Metadata Created Date February 22, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 22, 2025
    Publisher NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C3246712895-LARC_CLOUD
    Data First Published 2024-05-25
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-02-19
    Category PREFIRE, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/PREFIRE-SAT2/PREFIRE/BUS-TLM_L0.R01
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -84.0 180.0 84.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0155.1
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    Source Hash 8a4ae71ba615540b9d2d210e08972303d2fdc5f2f31bfb33508af3469a5e664a
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z/2025-02-03T00:00:00Z

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