Nimbus satellites

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Earth observation satellite series
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstSatellite gptkb:Nimbus_1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nimbus satellites
gptkbp:lastSatellite gptkb:Nimbus_7
gptkbp:launchDate 1964
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:RCA_Astro_Electronics
gptkbp:notableAchievement first satellite to provide data for weather forecasting models
first satellite to measure stratospheric ozone depletion
first satellite to provide data for global hydrological cycle studies
first global sea surface temperature maps
first global snow and ice cover mapping
first long-term continuous climate data record
first satellite to measure ocean color from space
first satellite to monitor polar ice caps
first satellite-based ozone measurements
first use of color scanner for oceanography
first use of microwave radiometry from space
first satellite to measure solar irradiance from space
first satellite to measure Earth's radiation budget
first satellite to provide data for climate change studies
first satellite to measure atmospheric temperature profiles
first satellite to provide daily global cloud cover images
first satellite to measure atmospheric humidity profiles
gptkbp:notableContributor sea ice monitoring
global weather observation
Earth radiation budget studies
ozone layer measurement
pioneered satellite meteorology
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Total_Ozone_Mapping_Spectrometer_(TOMS)
gptkb:Advanced_Vidicon_Camera_System_(AVCS)
gptkb:Scanning_Radiometer
Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS)
Earth Radiation Budget (ERB) experiment
High-Resolution Infrared Radiometer (HRIR)
Microwave Spectrometer
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer (SBUV)
Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer (THIR)
gptkbp:notableMission Nimbus 4 detected ozone hole
Nimbus 7 provided long-term climate data
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites 7
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType polar orbit
gptkbp:purpose meteorological research
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:TIROS
NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor TIROS-N/NOAA satellites
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TIROS_satellites
gptkb:RCA_Astro-Electronics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7