NSIDC Request for New GCMD Keywords
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 1:19 pm America/New_York
NSIDC would like to request the following be added as GCMD keywords:
Hierarchy: Instruments > Earth Remote Sensing Instruments > Passive Remote Sensing > Photon/Optical Detectors
Short name: 6.7um Radiometer
Long name: Nimbus 4 Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer - 6.7um
Definition: The temperature-humidity infrared radiometer (THIR) was designed to detect thermal radiation in two bands. The 6.7um channel detects moisture content of the upper troposphere and stratosphere and the location of jet streams and frontal systems.
Source: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19730014076/downloads/19730014076.pdf
Hierarchy: Providers > ACADEMIC
Short name: TAMU
Long name: Texas A&M University
Definition: At Texas A&M University, we develop leaders of character who take action and create lasting impact. Through educational excellence and world-class research, we are building a brighter, safer world for the people of Texas, the nation and beyond.
Source: https://www.tamu.edu/index.html
Hierarchy: Providers -> CONSORTIA/INSTITUTIONS
Short name: NOAA-CESSRST
Long name: Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies
Definition: The center aims to train cohorts of US citizen students who graduate and have the competencies needed to join the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) mission enterprise workforce.
Source: https://www.cessrst.org/
Thanks!
Hierarchy: Instruments > Earth Remote Sensing Instruments > Passive Remote Sensing > Photon/Optical Detectors
Short name: 6.7um Radiometer
Long name: Nimbus 4 Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer - 6.7um
Definition: The temperature-humidity infrared radiometer (THIR) was designed to detect thermal radiation in two bands. The 6.7um channel detects moisture content of the upper troposphere and stratosphere and the location of jet streams and frontal systems.
Source: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19730014076/downloads/19730014076.pdf
Hierarchy: Providers > ACADEMIC
Short name: TAMU
Long name: Texas A&M University
Definition: At Texas A&M University, we develop leaders of character who take action and create lasting impact. Through educational excellence and world-class research, we are building a brighter, safer world for the people of Texas, the nation and beyond.
Source: https://www.tamu.edu/index.html
Hierarchy: Providers -> CONSORTIA/INSTITUTIONS
Short name: NOAA-CESSRST
Long name: Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies
Definition: The center aims to train cohorts of US citizen students who graduate and have the competencies needed to join the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) mission enterprise workforce.
Source: https://www.cessrst.org/
Thanks!