Arctic Satellite Composite Imagery - Visible
The Space Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison generates an visible (~0.65 microns) Arctic satellite composite imagery. Using a mosaic of all satellite data available allows the benefits of both the timeliness and routine observations of geostationary satellites as well as the high latitude coverage of the polar orbiting satellites. The Arctic visible composites are created every hour for a total of 24 images per day. Most input satellite observations included in the composite were procured within 15 minutes of the top of the synoptic hour. No image is more than +/- 50 minutes from the top of the synoptic hour. Geostationary and Polar orbiting satellites used to generate the composite can include: POES/NOAA, GOES -East and ?West, METOSAT, MTSAT, FY-2, Kalpana-1, and Terra/Aqua.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90.0 S: 28.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: McIDAS AREA format (archive), netCDF, GIF/JPEG, flat file |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | Not provided, GOES, GOES-11, INSAT, METEOSAT, NOAA POES, Terra, Aqua, GOES-12, MSG, GOES-13, MTSAT-1R, GOES-14, GOES-15 | |
| Data Center(s): | UWI-MAD/SSEC/AMRC | Instrument(s): | AVHRR, GOES I-M Imager, IMAGING RADIOMETERS, MODIS, VHRR, SEVIRI, AVHRR-2, AVHRR-3, GOES N-P Imager |
| Version: | Not provided | ||
- Title: Arctic Composite Satellite Imagery
- Creator: Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Publisher: Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Linkage: http://arctic.ssec.wisc.edu
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: http://arctic.ssec.wisc.edu, Home page for the Arctic Satellite Composite Project
Collection Information
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Purpose
A common use of the routinely generated composite is weather depiction and in particular, clouds are the prime feature in the visible composites. Used by both scientists and forecasters, the Wisconsin composite provides the only routinely available composite on an hourly basis using both geostationary and polar orbiting satellite imagery for the Arctic.
Data Identification
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Processing Level
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- Quality A lack of coverage typically but not always in the center of the continent has been a characteristic in the composites. With the strict limits on qualified data to be input to a composite, and with no older data used or any other ?synthetic? creation of data, regions without coverage do result. This ?black hole? region has been reduced in recent years due to improvements in satellite coverage and observations, but still remains as a limitation of the composite.
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Collection Progress
Active
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Use Constraints
The Arctic composites are available at no cost. However, we request that any use of the data acknowledged as from: Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison (or SSEC, UW-Madison if short on space). This project is funded by the Arctic Natural Science Program, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation Grant ARC-0713843.
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Access Constraints
The Arctic composites are available at no cost. However, we request that any use of the data acknowledged as from: Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison (or SSEC, UW-Madison if short on space). This project is funded by the Arctic Natural Science Program, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation Grant ARC-0713843.
Other Descriptive Keywords
Ancillary Keywords
- Arctic Satellite Composite Mosaic Imagery Image
ISO Topic Categories
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Additional Attributes
- Name: metadata.extraction_date STRING Description: Not provided
- Name: metadata.keyword_version FLOAT Description: Not provided
- Name: metadata.tool STRING Description: Not provided
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| POLARCAT | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
| ARCTAS | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | NO_SPATIAL |
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- ARCTIC
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- POLAR
- OCEAN
- ARCTIC OCEAN
Data Centers
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UWI-MAD/SSEC/AMRC
ARCHIVER, DISTRIBUTORAntarctic Meteorological Research Center, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
This data center does not have any addresses listed.
This data center does not have any contact mechanisms listed.
Data Contacts
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MATTHEW LAZZARA
InvestigatorMATTHEW LAZZARA
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MATTHEW LAZZARA
Data Center ContactMATTHEW LAZZARA
UWI-MAD/SSEC/AMRC
Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: McIDAS AREA format (archive), netCDF, GIF/JPEG, flat file
Format Type: Native
Media: Internet (Web, FTP, rsync, McIDAS ADDE, RAMADDA)
Fees: None