NOAA AVHRR and SeaWiFS quicklook CDs

• Reference:GB 254 RU 1005/10/8
• Dates of Creation:1997-2016
• Name of Creator:
  University of Dundee
• Physical Description:
  6 items

• Scope and Content

  These CDs were examples of the primary archive copy (offline) of particular datasets DSRS received, i.e. for data from the SeaWiFS satellite sensor and data from the AVHRR sensors on the NOAA polar orbiting series of satellites. CDs were used for this purpose from about 1997 until about 2016. These CDs do not contain any information. CDs are labelled: /1 Dundee SeaWiFS L0 archive: 97-09 CD-01, 1997. /2 Dundee SeaWiFS L0 archive: 97-09 CD-02, 1997. /3 Dundee NOAA AVHRR archive: 08-05 CD-37, 2008. /4 Dundee NOAA AVHRR archive: 08-05 CD-38, 2008. /5 Dundee NOAA AVHRR archive: 16-06 CD-19, 2016. /6 Dundee NOAA AVHRR archive: 16-06 CD-20, 2016. After using CDs, the DSRS then archived their received data via the Internet.

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological within series.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Other Finding Aids

  Item is used as an example of different media types used for archiving data received at the DSRS and does not contain any information.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  CDs

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Zoe Rae, volunteer, 13 January 2020.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published