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  • GMS Original VISSR and Processed VISSR data archived at the Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

    https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214584977-SCIOPS.xml
    Description:

    GMS's VISSR data has been received and processed at the Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). VISSR data has been stored on magnetic tapes until February 1987. MSC and JWA are now offering this data on cassette magnetic tape. Since 1981, MSC and JWA have been distributing duplicate magnetic tapes and photo products including movies for users on a non real-time basis. retention Type of Data medium period Data Availability ======================================================================== Picture data ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Original film negative film 10 yr Apr 1978 - present Printed positive paper 5 yr Apr 1978 - present Microfilm film perm Apr 1978 - present False color analysis film film 3 yr Apr 1978 - Feb 1987 16mm animation film film 10 yr Apr 1978 - present VTR tape video TP 10 yr Nov 1987 - present retention Type of Data medium period Data Availability ======================================================================== Digital image data (VISSR archived data) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- IR data MT 5 yr Mar 1981 - Feb 1987 CT 5 yr Mar 1987 - present VIS data MT 5 yr Mar 1981 - Feb 1987 CT 5 yr Mar 1987 - present retention Type of Data medium period Data Availability ======================================================================== Extracted Data ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VISSR histogram data (IR) MT 10 yr Jun 1982 - Oct 1982 Jun 1984 - Feb 1987 CT 10 yr Mar 1987 - present VISSR histogram data (VIS) CT 10 yr Mar 1987 - present Cloud grid data CT 10 yr Mar 1987 - present Cloud Amount MT 10 yr Feb 1978 - present Sea Surface Temp (SST) MT 10 yr Feb 1978 - Feb 1987 Surface Temperature MT 10 yr Mar 1987 - present Brightness temp distribution MT 10 yr Mar 1987 - present Cloud motion wind MT 10 yr Apr 1978 - present ISCCP data (B1) MT 10 yr Jul 1983 - present (B2) MT 10 yr Apr 1988 - present GPCP data MT 10 yr Jan 1986 - present SEM data MT 10 yr Apr 1978 - present retention Type of Data medium period Data Availability ======================================================================== Contour charts, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cloud amount chart 5 yr Sea Surface Temperature chart 5 yr Surface Temperature chart 5 yr Brightness Temp. distribution chart 5 yr Mar 1987 - present Cloud motion wind chart 5 yr SCIC (Vicinity of Japan) chart 5 yr Mar 1987 - present SCIC (Far East area) chart 5 yr Mar 1987 - present Cloud Analysis Chart chart 5 yr - Feb 1987 SEM chart 5 yr

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    SCIOPS Short Name: GMS-VISSR-MSC-JWA Version ID: Not provided Unique ID: C1214584977-SCIOPS

  • International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage B3 Reduced Radiances in Native Format

    https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C7994310-LARC_ASDC.xml
    Description:

    The ISCCP_B3_NAT data is the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage B3 Reduced Radiances in Native Format data product. This is the original radiance data, sampled to 30 Km and 3-hour spacing. Data collection for this product is complete and was collected using several instruments on multiple platforms, please see the instrument and platform list of this record for a comprehensive list. The normalization of all radiances to a standard calibration made these data a globally uniform set of measurements that can be used for detailed cloud process studies. ISCCP was the first project of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) and was established in 1982 (WMO-35 1982, Schiffer and Rossow 1983) to: produce a global, reduced resolution, calibrated and normalized radiance data set containing basic information on the properties of the atmosphere from which cloud parameters can be derived; stimulate and coordinate basic research on techniques for inferring the physical properties of clouds from the condensed radiance data set and to apply the resulting algorithms to derive and validate a global cloud climatology for improving the parameterization of clouds in climate models; and promote research using ISCCP data that contributes to improved understanding of the Earth's radiation budget and hydrological cycle. Since 1983 an international group of institutions has collected and analyzed satellite radiance measurements from up to five geostationary and two polar orbiting satellites to infer the global distribution of cloud properties and their diurnal, seasonal and inter-annual variations. The primary focus of the first phase of the project (1983-1995) was the elucidation of the role of clouds in the radiation budget (top of the atmosphere and surface). In the second phase of the project (1995 onwards) the analysis also concerns improving understanding of clouds in the global hydrological cycle. ISCCP analysis combined satellite-measured radiances (Stage B3 data, Schiffer and Rossow 1985), Rossow et al. 1987) with the TOVS atmospheric temperature-humidity and ice/snow correlative data sets to obtain information about clouds and the surface. The analysis method first determined the presence of absence of clouds in each individual image pixel and retrieves the radiometric properties of the cloud for each cloudy pixel and of the surface for each clear pixel. The pixel analysis is performed separately for each satellite radiance data set and the results reported in the Stage DX data product, which has a nominal resolution of 30 km and 3 hours. The Stage D1 product is produced by summarizing the pixel-level results every 3 hours on an equal-area map with 280 km resolution and merging the results from separate satellites with the atmospheric and ice/snow data sets to produce global coverage at each time. The Stage D2 data product is produced by averaging the Stage D1 data over each month, first at each of the eight three hour time intervals and then over all time intervals.

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    LARC_ASDC Short Name: ISCCP_B3_NAT Version ID: 1 Unique ID: C7994310-LARC_ASDC

  • International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D1 3-Hourly Cloud Products - Revised Algorithm in Hierarchical Data Format

    https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2146773048-LARC_ASDC.xml
    Description:

    ISCCP_D1_1 is the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D1 3-Hourly Cloud Products - Revised Algorithm data set in Hierarchical Data Format. This data set contains 3-hourly, 280 KM equal-area grid data from various polar and geostationary satellites. The Gridded Cloud Product contents are spatial averages of DX quantities and statistical summaries, including properties of cloud types. Satellites are merged into a global grid. Atmosphere and surface properties from TOVS are appended. Data collection for this data set is complete. ISCCP, the first project of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP), was established in 1982 (WMO-35 1982, Schiffer and Rossow 1983) to: produce a global, reduced resolution, calibrated and normalized radiance data set containing basic information on the properties of the atmosphere from which cloud parameters can be derived; stimulate and coordinate basic research on techniques for inferring the physical properties of clouds from the condensed radiance data set and to apply the resulting algorithms to derive and validate a global cloud climatology for improving the parameterization of clouds in climate models; and promote research using ISCCP data that contributes to improved understanding of the Earth's radiation budget and hydrological cycle. Starting in 1983 an international group of institutions collected and analyzed satellite radiance measurements from up to five geostationary and two polar orbiting satellites to infer the global distribution of cloud properties and their diurnal, seasonal and interannual variations. The primary focus of the first phase of the project (1983-1995) was the elucidation of the role of clouds in the radiation budget (top of the atmosphere and surface). In the second phase of the project (1995 onward) the analysis also concerns improving understanding of clouds in the global hydrological cycle. The ISCCP analysis combined satellite-measured radiances (Stage B3 data, Schiffer and Rossow 1985), Rossow et al. 1987) with the TOVS atmospheric temperature-humidity and ice/snow correlative data sets to obtain information about clouds and the surface. The analysis method first determined the presence of absence of clouds in each individual image pixel and retrieves the radiometric properties of the cloud for each cloudy pixel and of the surface for each clear pixel. The pixel analysis was performed separately for each satellite radiance data set and the results were reported in the Stage DX data product, which had a nominal resolution of 30 km and 3 hours. The Stage D1 product was produced by summarizing the pixel-level results every 3 hours on an equal-area map with 280 km resolution and merging the results from separate satellites with the atmospheric and ice/snow data sets to produce global coverage at each time. The Stage D2 data product was produced by averaging the Stage D1 data over each month, first at each of the eight three hour time intervals and then over all time intervals.

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    LARC_ASDC Short Name: ISCCP_D1 Version ID: 1 Unique ID: C2146773048-LARC_ASDC

  • International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D2 Monthly Cloud Products - Revised Algorithm in Hierarchical Data Format

    https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2146747804-LARC_ASDC.xml
    Description:

    The ISCCP_D2 data set contains monthly, 280 KM equal-area grid data from various polar and geostationary satellites. Climatological Summary Product contents contain monthly average of D1 quantities including mean diurnal cycle, distribution and properties of total cloudiness and cloud types. The International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP), the first project of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP), was established in 1982 (WMO-35 1982, Schiffer and Rossow 1983): - To produce a global, reduced resolution, calibrated and normalized radiance data set containing basic information on the properties of the atmosphere from which cloud parameters can be derived. - To stimulate and coordinate basic research on techniques for inferring the physical properties of clouds from the condensed radiance data set and to apply the resulting algorithms to derive and validate a global cloud climatology for improving the parameterization of clouds in climate models. - To promote research using ISCCP data that contributes to improved understanding of the Earth's radiation budget and hydrological cycle. Since 1983 an international group of institutions has collected and analyzed satellite radiance measurements from up to five geostationary and two polar orbiting satellites to infer the global distribution of cloud properties and their diurnal, seasonal and interannual variations. The primary focus of the first phase of the project (1983-1995) was the elucidation of the role of clouds in the radiation budget (top of the atmosphere and surface). In the second phase of the project (1995 onwards) the analysis also concerns improving understanding of clouds in the global hydrological cycle. The ISCCP analysis combines satellite-measured radiances (Stage B3 data, Schiffer and Rossow 1985), Rossow et al. 1987) with the TOVS atmospheric temperature-humidity and ice/snow correlative data sets to obtain information about clouds and the surface. The analysis method first determines the presence of absence of clouds in each individual image pixel and retrieves the radiometric properties of the cloud for each cloudy pixel and of the surface for each clear pixel. The pixel analysis is performed separately for each satellite radiance data set and the results reported in the Stage DX data product, which has a nominal resolution of 30 km and 3 hours. The Stage D1 product is produced by summarizing the pixel-level results every 3 hours on an equal-area map with 280 km resolution and merging the results from separate satellites with the atmospheric and ice/snow data sets to produce global coverage at each time. The Stage D2 data product is produced by averaging the Stage D1 data over each month, first at each of the eight three hour time intervals and then over all time intervals.

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    LARC_ASDC Short Name: ISCCP_D2 Version ID: 1 Unique ID: C2146747804-LARC_ASDC

  • International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage DX Pixel Level Cloud Product - Revised Algorithm in Binary Format

    https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2147305318-LARC_ASDC.xml
    Description:

    ISCCP_DX_1 is the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage DX Pixel Level Cloud Product - Revised Algorithm in Binary Format data set. It contains 3-hourly, 30 KM satellite image projection data from various polar and geostationary satellites. Pixel Level Cloud Product contents include calibrated radiances, cloud detection results, and cloud and surface properties from radiative analysis. Data collection for this data set is complete. ISCCP was the first project of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) and was established in 1982 (WMO-35 1982, Schiffer and Rossow 1983) to: produce a global, reduced resolution, calibrated and normalized radiance data set containing basic information on the properties of the atmosphere from which cloud parameters can be derived; stimulate and coordinate basic research on techniques for inferring the physical properties of clouds from the condensed radiance data set and to apply the resulting algorithms to derive and validate a global cloud climatology for improving the parameterization of clouds in climate models; and promote research using ISCCP data that contributes to improved understanding of the Earth's radiation budget and hydrological cycle. Starting in 1983, an international group of institutions collected and analyzed satellite radiance measurements from up to five geostationary and two polar orbiting satellites to infer the global distribution of cloud properties and their diurnal, seasonal and inter-annual variations. The primary focus of the first phase of the project (1983-1995) was the elucidation of the role of clouds in the radiation budget (top of the atmosphere and surface). In the second phase of the project (1995 onward) the analysis was also concerned with improving understanding of clouds in the global hydrological cycle. The ISCCP analysis combined satellite-measured radiances (Stage B3 data, Schiffer and Rossow 1985, Rossow et al. 1987) with the Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) atmospheric temperature-humidity and ice/snow correlative data sets to obtain information about clouds and the surface. The analysis method first determined the presence of or absence of clouds in each individual image pixel and retrieved the radiometric properties of the cloud for each cloudy pixel and of the surface for each clear pixel. The pixel analysis was performed separately for each satellite radiance data set and the results were reported in the Stage DX data product, which had a nominal resolution of 30 km and 3 hours. The Stage D1 product was produced by summarizing the pixel-level results every 3 hours on an equal-area map with 280 km resolution and merging the results from separate satellites with the atmospheric and ice/snow data sets to produce global coverage at each time. The Stage D2 data product was produced by averaging the Stage D1 data over each month, first at each of the eight three hour time intervals and then over all time intervals.

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    LARC_ASDC Short Name: ISCCP_DX Version ID: 1 Unique ID: C2147305318-LARC_ASDC

  • Remotely Accessible Near-Real Time Imagery from Polar Orbiting and Geostationary Satellites

    https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214584531-SCIOPS.xml
    Description:

    Satellite receiving systems for the NOAA polar orbiting satellites and the Japanese GMS geostationary satellite have been installed in Honolulu. Visible and infrared images are available. The systems are controlled by workstations connected to the Internet. The emphasis has been on real-time processing, generation of scientifically useful products and worldwide Internet access of subsets of data, although the full raw data is archived on 8 mm tapes as well. The images are automatically calibrated, ground-located and registered to a set of 'tiles' covering areas of interest. As of April 1993 these consist of the following: the Hawaiian EEZ (NOAA-AVHRR), the JGOFS/EQPAC area (NOAA-AVHRR), the CEPEX area (NOAA-AVHRR), the TOGA-COARE area (GMS-VISSR) and a full-globe image (GMS). The tiles can be accessed by anonymous ftp. Distribution of images by electronic mail through INMARSAT to ships at sea is also possible. The processed images are typically available within less than one hour of the data acquisition.

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    SCIOPS Short Name: HAWAII_IMAGE_DATA Version ID: Not provided Unique ID: C1214584531-SCIOPS