# Pre-SORCE Individual Mission Raw Inputs

Drop raw mission files in this folder. The parser script scans all non-hidden files here.

## Suggested file naming
- `nimbus7_erb_tsi_raw.txt`
- `acrim1_tsi_raw.txt`
- `erbs_erbe_tsi_raw.txt`
- `acrim2_tsi_raw.txt`
- `virgo_tsi_raw.txt`

Names are flexible, but these prefixes help automatic labeling.

## Sidecar provenance notes (recommended)
For each data file, add a sidecar file with the same base name and `.source.txt` suffix.

Example:
- data file: `nimbus7_erb_tsi_raw.txt`
- sidecar: `nimbus7_erb_tsi_raw.source.txt`

Use this format in sidecar text:

```
Title: Nimbus-7 Total Solar Irradiance Data in Native Format
URL: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/NIMBUS-7/NIMBUS7_ERB_Ch10C_TSI_NAT_1
Downloaded: 2026-06-04
Coverage: 1978-11-16 to 1993-12-13
Notes: Downloaded from Earthdata Search granule nimbus7_tsi_19781116_19931213
```

## Build command
From this climate directory, run:

```
python build_pre_sorce_individual_missions_chart.py
```

Outputs:
- `tsi_satellite_sources/pre_sorce_individual_missions_daily_monthly_annual.png`
- `tsi_satellite_sources/pre_sorce_individual_missions_daily.csv`
- `tsi_satellite_sources/pre_sorce_individual_missions_manifest.txt`

## Nimbus-7 attribution
Use the following credit text for the current Nimbus file:

- Dataset: Nimbus-7 Total Solar Irradiance Data in Native Format
- Entry ID: NIMBUS7_ERB_Ch10C_TSI_NAT_1
- Instrument/experiment: Nimbus-7 ERB Channel 10C
- Variable: Total Solar Irradiance
- Format: ASCII, native/NAT
- Coverage: 1978-11-16 to 1993-12-13
- ASDC collection page: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/NIMBUS-7/NIMBUS7_ERB_Ch10C_TSI_NAT_1
- Direct data endpoint: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/NIMBUS-7/ERB_Ch10C_TSI_NAT/
- OPeNDAP directory: https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/NIMBUS-7/ERB_Ch10C_TSI_NAT/contents.html
- File observed in OPeNDAP listing: nimbus7_tsi_19781116_19931213
- Note: This is native-format Level 2 archive data, not necessarily raw telemetry.