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TIMED TIDI Vectors

ResourceID
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/TIMED/TIDI/L3_Vectors

Description

Contains the TIDI Level 3 data mapped onto a fixed angle-along-the-track grid. The wind is decomposed into its zonal and meridional components. Each profile is annotated with ancillary data including profile position and processing status.

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NumericalData

ResourceID
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/TIMED/TIDI/L3_Vectors
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
TIMED TIDI Vectors
ReleaseDate
2018-01-18 21:30:27.573
Description

Contains the TIDI Level 3 data mapped onto a fixed angle-along-the-track grid. The wind is decomposed into its zonal and meridional components. Each profile is annotated with ancillary data including profile position and processing status.

Acknowledgement
The TIDI instrument has been sponsored by NASA through grants NAG5-5049 and NNX07AB72G and is currently supported by NNX07AF48G.
Contacts
RolePerson
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Timothy.L.Killeen
InformationURL
Name
TIDI Vectors file format
URL
http://tidi.engin.umich.edu/save_lists/documents/pdf_files/3933-VectorFileFormat.pdf
PriorIDs
spase://VITMO/NumericalData/TIMED/TIDI/L3_Vectors
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/TIMED/TIDI_POC
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
TIDI POC website
URL
ftp://tidi.engin.umich.edu/tidi/vector/
Description

The fastest/easiest way to download a lot of TIDI product files is to use TIDI's anonymous FTP site. Please download our latest version for all the data products that you need.

Format
NetCDF
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
http://tidi.engin.umich.edu/access_data/conditions_of_use.html
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
ProviderResourceName
TIDI Vectors
ProviderProcessingLevel
Level 3
ProviderVersion
10
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/TIMED/TIDI
MeasurementType
Radiance
MeasurementType
Profile
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2002-01-25 00:00:00.000
RelativeStopDate
P3D
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Mesosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Thermosphere
Keywords
TIMED
TIDI
mesosphere
lower thermosphere
MLTI
Parameter #1
Name
Zonal wind
ParameterKey
u
Description

Zonal wind at each level in the profile.

Units
m/s
FillValue
-9999
Particle
ParticleType
Molecule
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #2
Name
Meridional wind
ParameterKey
v
Description

Meridional wind at each level in profile.

Units
m/s
FillValue
-9999
Particle
ParticleType
Molecule
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #3
Name
Doppler temperature
ParameterKey
t_doppler
Description

Inverted line-of-sight Doppler temperature

Units
K
FillValue
-9999
Particle
ParticleType
Molecule
ParticleQuantity
Temperature
Parameter #4
Name
Rotational temperature
ParameterKey
t_rot
Description

Inverted line-of-sight rotational temperature in profile

Units
K
FillValue
-9999
Particle
ParticleType
Molecule
ParticleQuantity
Temperature
Parameter #5
Name
Ion temperature
ParameterKey
t_ion
Description

Inverted line-of-sight ion temperature in profile

Units
K
FillValue
-9999
Particle
ParticleType
Ion
ParticleQuantity
Temperature
Parameter #6
Name
Brightness
ParameterKey
back1 through back9
Description

Inverted line-of-sight backgrounds at 557.7, 589, 630, 732, 762, 780, 845, 867, and 892nm

Units
R/cm-1
FillValue
-999
Wave
WaveType
Electromagnetic
WaveQuantity
Wavelength
WavelengthRange
Low
557.7
High
892
Units
nm
Bin
BandName
back1
Low
867
High
867
Bin
BandName
back2
Low
762
High
762
Bin
BandName
back3
Low
557.7
High
557.7
Bin
BandName
back4
Low
630
High
630
Bin
BandName
back5
Low
892
High
892
Bin
BandName
back6
Low
780
High
780
Bin
BandName
back7
Low
732
High
732
Bin
BandName
back8
Low
844
High
844
Bin
BandName
back9
Low
589
High
589