ResourceName
Gold Level 1D German Space Agency Solar Zenith Angles Plots
ReleaseDate
2025-03-03 13:30:47Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2020-09-14 16:47:17Z
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-03-03 13:30:47Z
Note
Modified Funding AwardNumber. ZCB
Description
Level 1D files contain a thumbnail image (PNG) for individual disk scans for Solar Zenith Angle (SZA).
Separate files are created for Channel A and Channel B data. A new L1D file is generated for each new L1C file.
These can correspond to either the Northern or Southern hemisphere. Individual file definitions (image size = 512 x 512 pixels).
SZA solar zenith angle map is at the reference altitude of 150 km.
Acknowledgement
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; German Space Agency; Dr. Richard Eastes
Funding
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Project
Explorer Program
AwardNumber
contracts NNG19PQ28C
Contacts
InformationURL
Name
GOLD Homepage web page
URL
Description
GOLD web page with news and other information.
InformationURL
Name
GOLD Missions Space Science Reviews Article
URL
Description
Eastes, R.W., McClintock, W.E., Burns, A.G. et al. Space Sci. Rev. (2017) vol. 212, pp.383.
PriorIDs
spase://VSPO/DisplayData/GOLD/L1D/DLR_SZA/PT1080S
spase://NASA/DisplayData/SES-14/GOLD/L1D/DLR_SZA/PT1080S
Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere images are separate.
Images are taken every 12 min or 18 min whenever possible.
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