Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 1 Raw Curated Payload R01

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 1 Raw Curated Payload (PREFIRE_SAT1_0-PAYLOAD-TLM) contains the curated raw measurements from one of two PREFIRE Thermal Infrared Spectrometers (TIRS-PREFIRE), which is a push broom spectrometer with 63 channels measuring mid- and far-infrared (FIR) radiation from approximately 5 to 53 µm. Most polar emissions are in the FIR but have not been measured on a large scale. PREFIRE aims to fill knowledge gaps in the global energy budget by more accurately characterizing polar emissions. This information will then be assimilated into global circulation and other climate models to predict future climates more accurately.