gov.noaa.class:CW_REGION eng utf8 dataset Sheri Phillips DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (301) 713-3280 (301) 713-3302 SSMC3, 1315 East-West Highway, Mail Code E/OC1 Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA Sheri.Phillips@noaa.gov 10:00 - 6:00 EST pointOfContact 2018-03-28 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 0 area -179 75 179 75 179 -30 -179 -30 center European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry 2008-11-12 publication European Petroleum Survey Group http://www.epsg-registry.org/ European Petroleum Survey Group Geodetic Parameter Dataset Registry that accesses the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, which is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations. search urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326 6.18.3 CoastWatch Regions in HDF Format 2003-11-10 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:22422 Coral Reef Information System https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/ISO/html/nodc_0099041_cw_region_meta_v2013.html information resourceProvider 6927 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 301-817-4435 301-457-5184 NOAA NESDIS OSDPD E/SP, RM 1069, FB4 5200 Auth Road Suitland MD 20746-4304 USA nesdis.osdpd.web.admins@noaa.gov 9-5, EST Phone/E-mail/letter during regular business hours originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/CWP > CoastWatch Program, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 301.763.8184 NOAA CoastWatch 5200 Auth Road, Rm 601 Camp Springs MD 20746 USA coastwatch.info@noaa.gov publisher http://coastwatch.noaa.gov/ http web browser NOAA CoastWatch Program This program processes near real-time oceanographic satellite data, and makes it available to Federal, State, and local marine scientists, as well as, coastal resource managers and the general public. information distributor http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?datatype_family=CW_REGION http web browser CLASS: CoastWatch Regions in HDF format Information about CoastWatch Regions in HDF format datasets. information distributor http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?datatype_family=CW_REGION http web browser CLASS: CoastWatch Regions in HDF format Search CoastWatch Regions in HDF format datasets. search distributor The mapped data derived from AVHRR is divided into files for CoastWatch regions of interest. Each file contains multiple data variables stored using the HDF-4 Scientific Data Sets (SDS) model. The product contents are channel 1 albedo, channel 2 albedo, channel 3a albedo, channel 3 brightness temperature, channel 4 brightness temperature, channel 5 brightness temperature, moisture corrected sea-surface-temperature, 8-bit CLAVR ocean cloud mask, 2-bit CLAVR-X cloud mask, satellite zenith angle, solar zenith angle, relative azimuth angle and 8-bit graphics layers. The pixel resolution is 1.47 km/pixel except for synoptic region in Alaska (5 km/pixel) and the Great Lakes (1.8 km/pixel). Products are intended for federal, state and local government environmental decision makers. Other uses include recreational boating, educators, resource managers and researchers. underDevelopment John F. Sapper DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce physical scientist (301) 763-8142 x 103 World Weather Building, Room 510, 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs MD 20746 USA John.Sapper@noaa.gov 7:00 AM-3:30 PM Eastern pointOfContact continual Dataset is updated two to three times daily per region per satellite. http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0099041/about/0099041_map.jpg CoastWatch Data Regions - NODC Accession 0099041 jpeg CoRIS_MetadataNCEI Geoportal Filter CONTINUOUS TEMPERATURE HABITAT SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE theme NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Data Types Thesaurus 2013 publication AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer theme NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Instrument Types Thesaurus 2013 publication continuous physical satellite data surface measurements derived products imagery theme NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Observation Types Thesaurus 2013 publication US DOC; NOAA; NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE; OFFICE OF SATELLITE DATA PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION (OSDPD) theme NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Collecting Institution Names Thesaurus 2013 publication 3207 - NOAA-12 SATELLITE NOAA-16 SATELLITE NOAA-17 SATELLITE NOAA-18 SATELLITE MetOp-A NOAA-19 SATELLITE theme NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Platform Names Thesaurus 2013 publication COASTAL NOAA CoastWatch theme NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Project Names Thesaurus 2013 publication US DOC; NOAA; NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE; OFFICE OF SATELLITE DATA PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION (OSDPD) theme NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Submitting Institution Names Thesaurus 2013 publication 99041 0099041 theme NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Accession Number 20121101 publication Gulf of California Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Coastal Waters of Great Barrier Reefs Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia North Atlantic Ocean North Pacific Ocean Coastal Waters of California Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico Coastal Waters of Hawaii Coastal Waters of S. Alaska Coastal Waters of SE Alaska Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon Coastal Waters of Western U.S. East Coast - US/Canada Mid-Atlantic Bight North American Coastline-North North American Coastline-South Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary West Coast - US/Canada place NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Sea Area Names Thesaurus 2013 publication Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature theme NASA/GCMD Science Keywords NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) User Support Office NASA Global Change Master Directory, Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD 20771 USA gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov http://gcmd.nasa.gov/index.html http web browser NASA Global Change Master Directory Home Page information http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/MailComments.jsf?rcpt=gcmduso custodian NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) NASA Global Change Master Directory, Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD 20771 USA gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Resources/valids/ http web browser NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keyword Page This page describes the NASA GCMD Keywords, how to reference those keywords and provides download instructuins. download http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/MailComments.jsf?rcpt=gcmduso custodian Continent > North America > United States Of America > Great Lakes Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Gulf Of Mexico Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands Ocean > Pacific Ocean > North Pacific Ocean > Gulf Of Alaska Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Bermuda place NASA/GCMD Location Keywords NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) User Support Office NASA Global Change Master Directory, Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD 20771 USA gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov http://gcmd.nasa.gov/index.html http web browser NASA Global Change Master Directory Home Page information http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/MailComments.jsf?rcpt=gcmduso custodian NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) NASA Global Change Master Directory, Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD 20771 USA gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Resources/valids/ http web browser NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keyword Page This page describes the NASA GCMD Keywords, how to reference those keywords and provides download instructuins. download http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/MailComments.jsf?rcpt=gcmduso custodian climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere oceans theme ISO 19115 Topic Category 2009-01-01 revision sea_surface_temperature theme NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Standard Name Table 2009-01-01 revision Alaska North Alaska Sitka Alaska South Alaska West Caribbean East Caribbean West East Coast Bermuda East Coast North East Coast South Great Barrier Reef West Coast North West Coast South Great Salt Lake West Coast Acapulco West Coast Baja place None 2009-01-01 revision Level 3 project Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata - Appendix B, NOAA Data Product Levels 2002-10-09 publication FGDC-STD-012-2002 Federal Geographic Data Committee 590 National Center Reston VA 20192 USA http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/csdgm_rs_ex/MetadataRemoteSensingExtens.pdf http PDF Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata, FGDC-STD-012-2002 The purpose of this standard is to provide extensions to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata for describing geospatial data obtained from remote sensing. information publisher Map Images > Sea Surface Temperature theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature > AVHRR theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus PR FGB USVI Navassa Florida MHI NWHI CNMI Guam AmSam PRIA Palau RMI FSM place CoRIS Region OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean OCEAN BASIN > Indian Ocean COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Marshall Islands > Marshall Islands > Marshall Islands (09N168E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Marshall Islands > Marshall Islands (09N168E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Micronesia > Micronesia (07N150E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Carolines > Micronesia (07N150E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Palau > Palau > Palau ( Belau ) (07N134E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Carolines > Palau ( Belau ) (07N134E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii > Hawaii (21N160W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii (21N160W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Wake Atoll > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Navassa Island > Navassa Island > Navassa Island (18N075W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Navassa Island > Navassa Island > Navassa Island (18N075W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Texas > East Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Flower Garden Banks > East Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. 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Virgin Islands (17N064W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Baker Island (00N176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island > Baker Island (00N176W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Howland Island (00S176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island > Howland Island (00S176W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Texas > West Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Flower Garden Banks > West Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Florida COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus Not intended for legal use. Data may contain inaccuracies due to clouded or mixed pixels. none NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 9.5, CoastWatch Products 2000-09 publication Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23394 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/pod-guide/ncdc/docs/klm/html/c9/sec9-5.htm http browser NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 9.5, CoastWatch Products Information about CoastWatch products. information distributor crossReference userGuide eng utf8 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere oceans gov.noaa.class:CW_REGION.BoundingExtent 1 -179 179 -30 75 NASA/GCMD Location Keywords 2009-01-01 revision Continent > North America > United States Of America > Great Lakes NASA/GCMD Location Keywords 2009-01-01 revision Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Bermuda None 2009-01-01 revision Caribbean East None 2009-01-01 revision Great Barrier Reef None 2009-01-01 revision West Coast South None 2009-01-01 revision Great Salt Lake NASA/GCMD Location Keywords 2009-01-01 revision Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea None 2009-01-01 revision Alaska South None 2009-01-01 revision East Coast Bermuda None 2009-01-01 revision West Coast North NASA/GCMD Location Keywords 2009-01-01 revision Ocean > Pacific Ocean > North Pacific Ocean > Gulf Of Alaska None 2009-01-01 revision Alaska Sitka None 2009-01-01 revision East Coast North None 2009-01-01 revision West Coast Baja NASA/GCMD Location Keywords 2009-01-01 revision Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands None 2009-01-01 revision Alaska North NASA/GCMD Location Keywords 2009-01-01 revision Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Gulf Of Mexico None 2009-01-01 revision Alaska West None 2009-01-01 revision West Coast Acapulco None 2009-01-01 revision Caribbean West None 2009-01-01 revision East Coast South 20031110 The image products are produced within 4 hours of the satellite observation. physicalMeasurement avhrr_ch1 Real AVHRR channel 1 albedo. 100 0 1 avhrr_ch2 Real AVHRR channel 2 albedo. 100 0 1 avhrr_ch3a Real AVHRR channel 3a albedo. 100 0 1 avhrr_ch3 Real AVHRR channel 3 brightness temperature. 61.85 -93.15 1 avhrr_ch4 Real AVHRR channel 4 brightness temperature. 61.85 -93.15 1 avhrr_ch5 Real AVHRR channel 5 brightness temperature. 61.85 -93.15 1 sst Real Moisture corrected temperature of sea water near the surface (including the part under sea-ice, if any), and not the skin temperature and tuned to drifting buoys at 1 meter depth. 61.85 -93.15 1 referenceInformation Graphics Real 8-bit graphics layers. Where a bit value of 0 is interpreted as 'off' and a bit value of 1 as 'on'. In this way, 8 separate binary bitmasks may be encoded into one byte value. For example a pixel with graphics planes 2, 3, and 4 on is encoded as: Binary value = 00001110 and Decimal value = 14. Bit 1: Fill flag Value used to fill in for unwritten data. Bit 1: Fill flag Bit 2: Latitude/longitude grid Grid line graphics plane. If the value is 0, then there are no grid graphics. Bit 2: Latitude/longitude grid Bit 3: Coastline and political geography lines The coast line and political line graphics plane. The coastline default value is plane 3. If the plane value is 0, no coast graphics are rendered. Bit 3: Coastline and political geography lines Bit 4: Land/water flag The land mask graphics plane. The default is plane 4. If the plane value is 0, no land graphics are rendered. Bit 4: Land/water flag Bits 5-8: Unused Unused bits. Bits 5-8: Unused auxilliaryData Cloud Real 8-bit Clouds from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (CLAVR) ocean cloud mask. 255 0 1 Daytime - Bit 1: Reflective Gross Cloud Test Reflective Gross Cloud Test Daytime - Bit 1: Reflective Gross Cloud Test Daytime - Bit 2: Reflectance Uniformity Test Reflectance Uniformity Test Daytime - Bit 2: Reflectance Uniformity Test Daytime - Bit 3: Reflectance Ratio Cloud Test Reflectance Ratio Cloud Test Daytime - Bit 3: Reflectance Ratio Cloud Test Daytime - Bit 4: Channel 3 Albedo Test Channel 3 Albedo Test Daytime - Bit 4: Channel 3 Albedo Test Daytime - Bit 5: Thermal Uniformity Test Thermal Uniformity Test Daytime - Bit 5: Thermal Uniformity Test Daytime - Bit 6: Four Minus Five Test Four Minus Five Test Daytime - Bit 6: Four Minus Five Test Daytime - Bit 7: Thermal Gross Cloud Test Thermal Gross Cloud Test Daytime - Bit 7: Thermal Gross Cloud Test Nighttime - Bit 1: Thermal Gross Cloud Test Thermal Gross Cloud Test Nighttime - Bit 1: Thermal Gross Cloud Test Nighttime - Bit 2: Thermal Uniformity Test Thermal Uniformity Test Nighttime - Bit 2: Thermal Uniformity Test Nighttime - Bit 3: Uniform Low Stratus Test Uniform Low Stratus Test Nighttime - Bit 3: Uniform Low Stratus Test Nighttime - Bit 4: Four Minus Five Test Four Minus Five Test Nighttime - Bit 4: Four Minus Five Test Nighttime - Bit 5: Cirrus Test Cirrus Test Nighttime - Bit 5: Cirrus Test Nighttime - Bit 6: Channel 3B Albedo Test Channel 3B Albedo Test Nighttime - Bit 6: Channel 3B Albedo Test Nighttime - Bit 7: Channel 3B Albedo Uniformity Test Channel 3B Albedo Uniformity Test Nighttime - Bit 7: Channel 3B Albedo Uniformity Test NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center 301-713-3277 301-713-3302 NOAA/NESDIS E/OC1 SSMC 3, 4th floor 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring Maryland 20910-3282 U.S.A. NODC.Services@noaa.gov 8:30-6:00 PM, EST distributor None for direct download. Additional fees may apply for custom media orders. Data may be searched and downloaded freely at the NODC through NODC Ocean Archive System and the NODC Geoportal, or contact NODC User Services for custom orders. Datasets archived a the NODC are assigned a unique 7-digit NODC Acession Number. NODC accession numbers may be used to identify datasets when contacting the NODC for custom orders. The NODC provides ftp, http and OPeNDAP downloading methods for public users. The NODC would appreciate acknowledgement for data and products obtained through the data center. HDF-4 SDS 2012 HDF-4 Scientific Data Sets (SDS) model. The HDF4-SDS format is extremely useful for large datasets, as it permits internal metadata tags, inclusion of multiple data layers, and perhaps most importantly an internal compression scheme known as tiling, which breaks the large data set into individually compressed pieces. http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0099041 download ftp://data.nodc.noaa.gov/ download http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/ download http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/opendap/ download http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0099041 download DOC/NOAA/CLASS > Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (828) 271-4850 x3183 (828) 271-4328 CLASS, 151 Patton Avenue Asheville NC 28801-5001 USA info@class.noaa.gov 9:00 - 5:00 EST Phone/E-mail/letter. CLASS provides data free of charge. Anyone can search the CLASS catalog and view search results through CLASS's World Wide Web (WWW) site. Users who wish to order data are required to register with their names and email addresses. CLASS distributes data to those users via FTP services. distributor Electronic download (FTP) of the data is free. There is a fee for copies of data on physical media. Optical disks are $25.00 per unit and magnetic tape is $100 per unit. Price does not include additional service and handling costs. 2003-11-10T00:00:00 Delivery of physical media occurs within 1 to 2 weeks, but may take longer for large orders. HDF 4.2 r3 I FORMAT INFO CONTENT: Each file contains multiple data variables stored using the HDF Scientific Data Sets (SDS) model. File name format is - * Year_Julian-Day_Start-Time_Spacecraft-Unique-ID_CoastWatch-Region-Code.File-Format (e.g. 2006_234_0019_n18_hr.hdf)For more details go to Help pages at http://www.class.noaa.gov. Mapped HDF files may be downloaded and viewed using the CoastWatch Utilities software, which includes the graphical CoastWatch Data Analysis Tool (CDAT), available from: http://coastwatch.noaa.gov/cw_cwfv3.html. http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?datatype_family=CW_REGION http web browser CLASS: CoastWatch Regions in HDF format Download options for CoastWatch Regions in HDF format datasets. download cdRom dvd IBM LTO Tape FGDC Attribute Accuracy Report SST values are accurate to within 0.2 degrees C. FGDC Logical Consistency Report NOAA CoastWatch performs validation of the data through buoy match-ups or other in situ measurements for adjusting processing algorithms as necessary. FGDC Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report 1 km accuracy in cloud-free areas. dataset gov.noaa.class:CW_REGION grid qualityInformation sat_zenith Real Satellite zenith angle. 90 0 1 grid qualityInformation sun_zenith Real Solar zenith angle. 180 0 1 grid qualityInformation rel_azimuth Real Relative azimuth angle. 180 0 1 * Ingest and calibrate: ingests raw satellite data to TeraScan data format.* Automatic navigation: corrects an ingested AVHRR pass file. John F. Sapper DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce physical scientist (301) 763-8142 x 103 World Weather Building, Room 510, 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs MD 20746 USA John.Sapper@noaa.gov 7:00 AM-3:30 PM Eastern processor Processing Information: CoastWatch Swath and Regions TeraScan Overview Description 2002-09-10 publication Terrenus Earth Sciences http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/terascan/home_basic/what_is_terascan.html What is TeraScan? Details the TeraScan system, including the hardware, software, data format, functions, data, modules, documentation, etc. information originator TeraScan software is based on the UNIX operating system. SeaSpace supports TeraScan on Sun Solaris or Redhat Linux platforms. Full description of workflow at http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/ctera/index.cgi?section=design Algorithm Information: CoastWatch Swath and Regions * calculate sea surface temperatures (http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/ctera/index.cgi?section=manual&page=cwsst) * calculate cloud mask (http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/ctera/index.cgi?section=manual&page=cwcloud) * Calculate angles http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/terascan/man1/angles.html * Calculate SST and cloud mask: NOAA/NESDIS SST and cloud mask routines are used for an ingested AVHRR pass file. The required angles are precalculated to help speed the processing.* Calculate angles: Computes satellite and solar viewing angles. John F. Sapper DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce physical scientist (301) 763-8142 x 103 World Weather Building, Room 510, 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs MD 20746 USA John.Sapper@noaa.gov 7:00 AM-3:30 PM Eastern processor Processing Information: CoastWatch Swath and Regions TeraScan Overview Description 2002-09-10 publication Terrenus Earth Sciences http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/terascan/home_basic/what_is_terascan.html What is TeraScan? Details the TeraScan system, including the hardware, software, data format, functions, data, modules, documentation, etc. information originator TeraScan software is based on the UNIX operating system. SeaSpace supports TeraScan on Sun Solaris or Redhat Linux platforms. Full description of workflow at http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/ctera/index.cgi?section=design Algorithm Information: CoastWatch Swath and Regions * calculate sea surface temperatures (http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/ctera/index.cgi?section=manual&page=cwsst) * calculate cloud mask (http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/ctera/index.cgi?section=manual&page=cwcloud) * Calculate angles http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/terascan/man1/angles.html Register to CoastWatch regions and map projections. John F. Sapper DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce physical scientist (301) 763-8142 x 103 World Weather Building, Room 510, 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs MD 20746 USA John.Sapper@noaa.gov 7:00 AM-3:30 PM Eastern processor Processing Information: CoastWatch Swath and Regions TeraScan Overview Description 2002-09-10 publication Terrenus Earth Sciences http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/terascan/home_basic/what_is_terascan.html What is TeraScan? Details the TeraScan system, including the hardware, software, data format, functions, data, modules, documentation, etc. information originator TeraScan software is based on the UNIX operating system. SeaSpace supports TeraScan on Sun Solaris or Redhat Linux platforms. Full description of workflow at http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/ctera/index.cgi?section=design Algorithm Information: CoastWatch Swath and Regions * calculate sea surface temperatures (http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/ctera/index.cgi?section=manual&page=cwsst) * calculate cloud mask (http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/ctera/index.cgi?section=manual&page=cwcloud) * Calculate angles http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/terascan/man1/angles.html Create CoastWatch HDF files: Export Terascan datasets to Hierarchical Data Format (HDF). John F. Sapper DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce physical scientist (301) 763-8142 x 103 World Weather Building, Room 510, 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs MD 20746 USA John.Sapper@noaa.gov 7:00 AM-3:30 PM Eastern processor Processing Information: CoastWatch Swath and Regions TeraScan Overview Description 2002-09-10 publication Terrenus Earth Sciences http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/terascan/home_basic/what_is_terascan.html What is TeraScan? Details the TeraScan system, including the hardware, software, data format, functions, data, modules, documentation, etc. information originator TeraScan software is based on the UNIX operating system. SeaSpace supports TeraScan on Sun Solaris or Redhat Linux platforms. Full description of workflow at http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/ctera/index.cgi?section=design Algorithm Information: CoastWatch Swath and Regions * calculate sea surface temperatures (http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/ctera/index.cgi?section=manual&page=cwsst) * calculate cloud mask (http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/ctera/index.cgi?section=manual&page=cwcloud) * Calculate angles http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/terascan/man1/angles.html HRPT is a live data feed as the spacecraft goes over a receiving stations. AVHRR High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT) publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:24871 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 301-713-3578 301-713-1249 1335 East-West Highway, SSMC1, 8th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910 USA originator 2003-11-10 Level 0 HRPT AVHRR satellite data from Global Imaging in Honolulu and TeraScan in Miami. Level 0 AVHRR High Resolution Picture Transmission publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:47603 unknown originator 2003-11-10 Temporary files in TeraScan Data Format used for processing AVHRR satellite data. Temporary Satellite Files in TeraScan Data Format publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:47604 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/CWP > CoastWatch Program, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 301.763.8184 NOAA CoastWatch 5200 Auth Road, Rm 601 Camp Springs MD 20746 USA coastwatch.info@noaa.gov originator 2003-11-10 SST and cloud swaths in TDF for processing. SST and Cloud Swath Products in TDF format publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:47605 unknown originator 2003-11-10 SST and Clouds in regions in TeraScan Data Format used for processing to HDF. CoastWatch Regions TeraScan Data Format publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:47672 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/CWP > CoastWatch Program, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 301.763.8184 NOAA CoastWatch 5200 Auth Road, Rm 601 Camp Springs MD 20746 USA coastwatch.info@noaa.gov originator 2003-11-10 Output dataset product. CoastWatch Regions in HDF Format 2003-11-10 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:22422 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 301-817-4435 301-457-5184 NOAA NESDIS OSDPD E/SP, RM 1069, FB4 5200 Auth Road Suitland MD 20746-4304 USA nesdis.osdpd.web.admins@noaa.gov 9-5, EST Phone/E-mail/letter during regular business hours originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/CWP > CoastWatch Program, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 301.763.8184 NOAA CoastWatch 5200 Auth Road, Rm 601 Camp Springs MD 20746 USA coastwatch.info@noaa.gov publisher 2003-11-10 dataset 19781013 POES > Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites Mission Start 1978-10-13T00:00:00 Mission Completion TIROS-N launched. Instruments: AVHRR and TOVS. 1978-10-13T00:00:00 TIROS-N began operations 1978-10-19T00:00:00 TIROS-N ended operations 1980-01-30T00:00:00 NOAA-6 launched. 1979-06-27T00:00:00 NOAA-6 ended operations 1986-11-16T00:00:00 NOAA-7 launched 1981-06-23T00:00:00 NOAA 7 began operations 1981-08-19T00:00:00 NOAA-7 ended operations 1986-06-07T00:00:00 NOAA-8 (NOAA-E) launched. 1983-03-28T00:00:00 NOAA-8 began operations 1983-06-20T00:00:00 NOAA-8 ended operations 1985-10-31T00:00:00 NOAA-9 (NOAA-F) launched. 1984-12-12T00:00:00 NOAA-9 began operations 1985-02-25T00:00:00 NOAA-9 ended operations 1988-11-07T00:00:00 NOAA-10 (NOAA-G) launched. 1986-09-17T00:00:00 NOAA-10 began operations 1986-11-17T00:00:00 NOAA-10 ended operations 1991-09-16T00:00:00 NOAA-11 (NOAA-H) launched. 1988-09-24T00:00:00 NOAA-11 began operations 1988-11-08T00:00:00 NOAA-11 ended operations 1995-04-11T00:00:00 NOAA-12 (NOAA-D) launched and began operations. Instruments: AVHRR/2, DCS/2, HIRS/2, MSU, SEM (POES)/2. 1991-05-14T00:00:00 NOAA-12 ended operations. 1998-12-14T00:00:00 NOAA-12 decommissioned. 2007-08-10T00:00:00 NOAA-13 (NOAA-I) launched and began operations. 1993-08-09T00:00:00 NOAA-13 ended operations. 1993-08-21T00:00:00 NOAA-14 (NOAA-J) launched. Instruments: AVHRR/2, DCS/2, HIRS/2, MSU, SARSAT, SBUV/2, SEM/1 and SSU. 1994-12-30T00:00:00 NOAA-14 began operations. 1995-04-11T00:00:00 NOAA-14 decommissioned. 2007-05-23T00:00:00 NOAA-15 (NOAA-K) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B, AVHRR/3, DCS/2, HIRS/3, SARSAT and SEM/2. 1998-05-13T00:00:00 NOAA-15 began operations. 1998-12-15T00:00:00 NOAA-16 (NOAA-L) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B, AVHRR/3, HIRS/3, SARSAT, SBUV/2 and SEM/2. 2000-09-21T00:00:00 NOAA-16 began operations. 2001-03-20T00:00:00 NOAA-17 (NOAA-M) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B, AVHRR/3, DCS/2, HIRS/3, SARSAT, SBUV/2 and SEM/2. 2002-06-24T00:00:00 NOAA-17 began operations. 2002-10-15T00:00:00 NOAA-18 (NOAA-N) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AVHRR/3, DCS/2, HIRS/4, MHS, SARSAT, SBUV/2 and SEM/2. 2005-05-20T00:00:00 NOAA-18 began operations. 2005-08-30T00:00:00 METOP-A launched. Instruments: A-DCS, AMSU-A, ASCAT, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, GRAS, HIRS/4, IASI, MHS, SARP-3, SARR and SEM-2. 2006-10-19T00:00:00 METOP-A operational. 2007-05-21T00:00:00 NOAA-19 (NOAA-N Prime) launched. Instruments: A-DCS, AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AVHRR/3, DDR, HIRS/4, MHS, SAR, SBUV/2, SEM-2 2009-02-06T00:00:00 NOAA-19 operational 2009-06-02T00:00:00 Disclaimer - While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. asNeeded 20110415 This record was translated from FGDC in the NMMR on 2009-12-29 19:47:19.0. Last Review: 20130116. The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 1997 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26722 Cracknell, Arthur P. originator Taylor & Francis publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.1, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 (AVHRR/3) 2000-09 publication September 2000 Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26723 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher AVHRR/3 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 1997 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26722 Cracknell, Arthur P. originator Taylor & Francis publisher NOAA Polar Orbiter Data User's Guide, Section 3.0, AVHRR Level 1b Data Base 1998-11 publication Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23475 Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed. and comp.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher AVHRR/2 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/2 imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: The polar orbiting satellites are able to collect global data on a daily basis for a variety of land, ocean and atmospheric applications. Data from the POES series supports a broad range of environmental monitoring applications including weather analysis and forecasting, climate research and prediction, global sea surface temperature measurements, atmospheric soundings of temperature and humidity, ocean dynamics research, volcanic eruption monitoring, forest fire detection, global vegetation analysis, search and rescue, and many other applications. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords 2007-04 revision Version 6.0.0.0.0 2007-04 NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Resources/valids/archives/keyword_list.html http web browser GCMD Keywords, Version 6.0.0.0.0 Thesuarus for earth science keywords and associated directories hosted and maintained by NASA. information resourceProvider POES > Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites onGoing real NOAA-16 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-16 NOAA-16 (L) - Launched: September 21, 2000. Instruments: AVHRR/3, TOVS (HIRS/3, AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B), SBUV/2, SEM/2, SARSAT (SARR, SARP/2) and DCS/2. Operational Dates: March 20, 2001 to Present. Operational Status: PM Secondary. DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSO > Office of Satellite Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA / NESDIS Office of Satellite Operations, NSOF Bldg. 4231 Suitland Road Suitland MD 20746-4304 USA sponsor NASA/GSFC > Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD 20771 USA daacuso@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov 9 AM to 5 PM ET sponsor The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 1997 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26722 Cracknell, Arthur P. originator Taylor & Francis publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.1, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 (AVHRR/3) 2000-09 publication September 2000 Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26723 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher AVHRR/3 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.2.1, HIRS/3 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25123 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Kathy (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher HIRS/3 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/3 sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous scan, Other Information: TBD NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.3, Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) 2000-09 publication Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:27040 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher ATOVS Level 1b Products Guide, AMSU-A 2004-09-08 publication issue 1.0 gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30494 EUMETSAT > European Meteorological Satellite Organisation +49(0)6151-807 7 +49(0)6151-807 555 EUMETSAT Eumetsat Allee 1 Darmstadt N/A D-64295 Germany For information, go to: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/AboutEUMETSAT/Contact_Us/index.htm?l=en originator AMSU-A > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A sounder and profiler Instrument Type: sounder and profiler, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: stepped-line scanning, Other Information: AMSU-A is a 15-channel cross-track, stepped-line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 3.3 degrees at the half-power points providing a nominal spatial resolution at nadir of 48 km (29.8 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +48.3 degrees (-48.3 degrees) from nadir with a total of 30 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8 seconds. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.4, Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B (AMSU-B) 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25182 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Kathy B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher AMSU-B > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit B sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous line scanning, Other Information: AMSU-B is a 5 channel cross-track, continuous line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 1.1 degrees. Spatial resolution at nadir is nominally 16 km (9.94 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +48.95 degrees (-48.95 degrees) from nadir with a total of 90 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8/3 seconds. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer (SBUV/2), Section 3.8 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23315 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 7.4, SBUV/2 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23350 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher SBUV/2 > Solar Backscattered Ultraviolet Radiometer/2 imager (scanning monochromator) and sounder (a cloud cover radiometer) Instrument Type: imager (scanning monochromator) and sounder (a cloud cover radiometer), Operational Mode: Discrete mode, sweep mode or diffuser plate mode., Collection Type: nonspatial scanning, Other Information: The SBUV/2 is a nadir pointing nonspatial scanning instrument sensitive to radiation in the 160 nm to 400 nm ultraviolet spectrum. The SBUV/2 instruments on the TIROS-N satellites are designed to measure the total ozone in a vertical column beneath the satellite and its distribution with height in the atmosphere. The SBUV/2 contains a scanning double monochromator and a cloud cover radiometer (CCR) designed to measure ultraviolet (UV) spectral intensities. In its primary mode of operation, the monochromator measures solar radiation backscatter by the atmosphere in 12 discrete wavelength bands in the near-UV, ranging from 252.0 to 339.8 nm, each with a bandpass of 1.1 nm. The total-ozone algorithm uses the four longest wavelength bands (312.5, 317.5, 331.1, and 339.8 nm), whereas the profiling algorithm uses the shorter wavelengths. The cloud cover radiometer operates at 379 nm (i.e. outside the ozone absorption band) with a 3.0-nm bandpass and was designed to measure the reflectivity of the surface in the instantaneous field of view (IFOV). The SBUV/2 also makes periodic measurements of the solar flux by deploying a diffuser plate into the field of view (FOV) to reflect sunlight into the instrument. The monochromator and the cloud cover radiometer are mounted so that they look in the nadir direction with coincident nominal FOV's of 11.3 by 11.3 degrees. As the satellite moves in a Sun-synchronous orbit, the FOV traces 160-km wide paths on the ground. The earth rotates approximately 26 degrees during each orbit. The satellite footprint moves at a speed of about 6 km/sec. In discrete mode a set of 12 measurements, 1 for each discrete wavelength band, is taken every 32 seconds. The order of measurements is 252.0 to 339.8 and the integration time is 1.25 seconds per measurement. For each monochromator measurement there is a cloud cover radiometer measurement. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.5, Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) 2000-09 publication Revision NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.5, Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher SEM-2 > Space Environment Monitor-2 Particle sensor, magnetometer, and X-Ray sensor The EPS accurately measures the number of particles over a broad energy range, including protons, electrons, and alpha particles. The magnetometer sensors can operate independently and simultaneously to measure the magnitude and direction of the Earth's geomagnetic field, detect variations in the magnetic field near the spacecraft, provide alerts of solar wind shocks or sudden impulses that impact the magnetosphere, and assess the level of geomagnetic activity. The second magnetometer sensor serves as a backup. The XRS is an x-ray telescope that observes and measures solar x-ray emissions in two ranges: one from 0.05 to 0.3 nanometers (nm) and the second from 0.1 to 0.8 nm. In real-time, it measures the intensity and duration of solar flares NOAA-19 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-19 NOAA-19 (N Prime) - Launch: February 6, 2009. Instruments: A-DCS, AVHRR/3, TOVS (HIRS/4, AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, MHS), SBUV/2, SARSAT (SARR, SARP/3) SEM/2. Operational Dates: June 2, 2009 to Present. Operational Status: PM Primary. DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSO > Office of Satellite Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA / NESDIS Office of Satellite Operations, NSOF Bldg. 4231 Suitland Road Suitland MD 20746-4304 USA sponsor NASA/GSFC > Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD 20771 USA daacuso@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov 9 AM to 5 PM ET sponsor IJPS > Initial Joint Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System sponsor The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 1997 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26722 Cracknell, Arthur P. originator Taylor & Francis publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.1, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 (AVHRR/3) 2000-09 publication September 2000 Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26723 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher AVHRR/3 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.2.2, HIRS/4 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25125 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher ATOVS Level 1b Products Guide, HIRS/4 2004-09-08 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30495 EUMETSAT > European Meteorological Satellite Organisation +49(0)6151-807 7 +49(0)6151-807 555 EUMETSAT Eumetsat Allee 1 Darmstadt N/A D-64295 Germany For information, go to: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/AboutEUMETSAT/Contact_Us/index.htm?l=en originator HIRS/4 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/4 sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous scan, Other Information: The HIRS/4 instrument provides multispectral data from one visible channel (0.69 m), seven shortwave channels (3.7 to 4.6 m) and twelve longwave channels (6.7 to 15 m) using a single telescope and a rotating filter wheel containing twenty individual spectral filters. An elliptical scan mirror provides cross-track scanning of 56 steps in increments of 1.8 degrees. The mirror steps rapidly (<35 msec), then holds at each position while the optical radiation , passing through the 20 spectral filters, is sampled. This action takes place each 0.1 second. The instantaneous field of view for each channel is approximately 0.7 degrees which, from a spacecraft altitude of 833 km, encompasses a circular area of 10 km at nadir on the earth. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.3, Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) 2000-09 publication Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:27040 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher ATOVS Level 1b Products Guide, AMSU-A 2004-09-08 publication issue 1.0 gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30494 EUMETSAT > European Meteorological Satellite Organisation +49(0)6151-807 7 +49(0)6151-807 555 EUMETSAT Eumetsat Allee 1 Darmstadt N/A D-64295 Germany For information, go to: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/AboutEUMETSAT/Contact_Us/index.htm?l=en originator AMSU-A > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A sounder and profiler Instrument Type: sounder and profiler, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: stepped-line scanning, Other Information: AMSU-A is a 15-channel cross-track, stepped-line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 3.3 degrees at the half-power points providing a nominal spatial resolution at nadir of 48 km (29.8 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +48.3 degrees (-48.3 degrees) from nadir with a total of 30 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8 seconds. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 7.6, Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) 2000-09 publication Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23469 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.9, Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25121 Goodrum, Geoffrey originator Kidwell, Kathy B. originator Winston, Wayne originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher ATOVS Level 1b Products Guide, MHS 2004-09-08 publication Issue 1.0 gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30503 EPS > EUMETSAT Polar System originator MHS > Microwave Humidity Sounder sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous line scanning, Other Information: MHS is a 5 channel cross-track, continuous line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 1.11 degrees. Spatial resolution at nadir is nominally 17 km (10.56 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +50 degrees (-50 degrees) from nadir with a total of 90 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8/3 seconds. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer (SBUV/2), Section 3.8 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23315 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 7.4, SBUV/2 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23350 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher SBUV/2 > Solar Backscattered Ultraviolet Radiometer/2 imager (scanning monochromator) and sounder (a cloud cover radiometer) Instrument Type: imager (scanning monochromator) and sounder (a cloud cover radiometer), Operational Mode: Discrete mode, sweep mode or diffuser plate mode., Collection Type: nonspatial scanning, Other Information: The SBUV/2 is a nadir pointing nonspatial scanning instrument sensitive to radiation in the 160 nm to 400 nm ultraviolet spectrum. The SBUV/2 instruments on the TIROS-N satellites are designed to measure the total ozone in a vertical column beneath the satellite and its distribution with height in the atmosphere. The SBUV/2 contains a scanning double monochromator and a cloud cover radiometer (CCR) designed to measure ultraviolet (UV) spectral intensities. In its primary mode of operation, the monochromator measures solar radiation backscatter by the atmosphere in 12 discrete wavelength bands in the near-UV, ranging from 252.0 to 339.8 nm, each with a bandpass of 1.1 nm. The total-ozone algorithm uses the four longest wavelength bands (312.5, 317.5, 331.1, and 339.8 nm), whereas the profiling algorithm uses the shorter wavelengths. The cloud cover radiometer operates at 379 nm (i.e. outside the ozone absorption band) with a 3.0-nm bandpass and was designed to measure the reflectivity of the surface in the instantaneous field of view (IFOV). The SBUV/2 also makes periodic measurements of the solar flux by deploying a diffuser plate into the field of view (FOV) to reflect sunlight into the instrument. The monochromator and the cloud cover radiometer are mounted so that they look in the nadir direction with coincident nominal FOV's of 11.3 by 11.3 degrees. As the satellite moves in a Sun-synchronous orbit, the FOV traces 160-km wide paths on the ground. The earth rotates approximately 26 degrees during each orbit. The satellite footprint moves at a speed of about 6 km/sec. In discrete mode a set of 12 measurements, 1 for each discrete wavelength band, is taken every 32 seconds. The order of measurements is 252.0 to 339.8 and the integration time is 1.25 seconds per measurement. For each monochromator measurement there is a cloud cover radiometer measurement. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.5, Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) 2000-09 publication Revision NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.5, Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher SEM-2 > Space Environment Monitor-2 Particle sensor, magnetometer, and X-Ray sensor The EPS accurately measures the number of particles over a broad energy range, including protons, electrons, and alpha particles. The magnetometer sensors can operate independently and simultaneously to measure the magnitude and direction of the Earth's geomagnetic field, detect variations in the magnetic field near the spacecraft, provide alerts of solar wind shocks or sudden impulses that impact the magnetosphere, and assess the level of geomagnetic activity. The second magnetometer sensor serves as a backup. The XRS is an x-ray telescope that observes and measures solar x-ray emissions in two ranges: one from 0.05 to 0.3 nanometers (nm) and the second from 0.1 to 0.8 nm. In real-time, it measures the intensity and duration of solar flares NOAA-18 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-18 NOAA-18 (N) - Launch: May 20, 2005. Instruments: AVHRR/3, TOVS (HIRS/4, AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, MHS), SBUV/2, SARSAT (SARR, SARP/2) and DCS/2. Operational Dates: August 30, 2005 to Present. Operational Status: PM Secondary. NOAA-18 marks the beginning of the NOAA and European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) Initial Joint Polar System (IJPS) agreement. DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSO > Office of Satellite Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA / NESDIS Office of Satellite Operations, NSOF Bldg. 4231 Suitland Road Suitland MD 20746-4304 USA sponsor NASA/GSFC > Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD 20771 USA daacuso@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov 9 AM to 5 PM ET sponsor IJPS > Initial Joint Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System sponsor The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 1997 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26722 Cracknell, Arthur P. originator Taylor & Francis publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.1, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 (AVHRR/3) 2000-09 publication September 2000 Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26723 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher AVHRR/3 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.2.2, HIRS/4 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25125 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher ATOVS Level 1b Products Guide, HIRS/4 2004-09-08 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30495 EUMETSAT > European Meteorological Satellite Organisation +49(0)6151-807 7 +49(0)6151-807 555 EUMETSAT Eumetsat Allee 1 Darmstadt N/A D-64295 Germany For information, go to: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/AboutEUMETSAT/Contact_Us/index.htm?l=en originator HIRS/4 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/4 sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous scan, Other Information: The HIRS/4 instrument provides multispectral data from one visible channel (0.69 m), seven shortwave channels (3.7 to 4.6 m) and twelve longwave channels (6.7 to 15 m) using a single telescope and a rotating filter wheel containing twenty individual spectral filters. An elliptical scan mirror provides cross-track scanning of 56 steps in increments of 1.8 degrees. The mirror steps rapidly (<35 msec), then holds at each position while the optical radiation , passing through the 20 spectral filters, is sampled. This action takes place each 0.1 second. The instantaneous field of view for each channel is approximately 0.7 degrees which, from a spacecraft altitude of 833 km, encompasses a circular area of 10 km at nadir on the earth. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.3, Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) 2000-09 publication Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:27040 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher ATOVS Level 1b Products Guide, AMSU-A 2004-09-08 publication issue 1.0 gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30494 EUMETSAT > European Meteorological Satellite Organisation +49(0)6151-807 7 +49(0)6151-807 555 EUMETSAT Eumetsat Allee 1 Darmstadt N/A D-64295 Germany For information, go to: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/AboutEUMETSAT/Contact_Us/index.htm?l=en originator AMSU-A > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A sounder and profiler Instrument Type: sounder and profiler, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: stepped-line scanning, Other Information: AMSU-A is a 15-channel cross-track, stepped-line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 3.3 degrees at the half-power points providing a nominal spatial resolution at nadir of 48 km (29.8 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +48.3 degrees (-48.3 degrees) from nadir with a total of 30 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8 seconds. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 7.6, Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) 2000-09 publication Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23469 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.9, Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25121 Goodrum, Geoffrey originator Kidwell, Kathy B. originator Winston, Wayne originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher ATOVS Level 1b Products Guide, MHS 2004-09-08 publication Issue 1.0 gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30503 EPS > EUMETSAT Polar System originator MHS > Microwave Humidity Sounder sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous line scanning, Other Information: MHS is a 5 channel cross-track, continuous line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 1.11 degrees. Spatial resolution at nadir is nominally 17 km (10.56 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +50 degrees (-50 degrees) from nadir with a total of 90 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8/3 seconds. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer (SBUV/2), Section 3.8 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23315 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 7.4, SBUV/2 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23350 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher SBUV/2 > Solar Backscattered Ultraviolet Radiometer/2 imager (scanning monochromator) and sounder (a cloud cover radiometer) Instrument Type: imager (scanning monochromator) and sounder (a cloud cover radiometer), Operational Mode: Discrete mode, sweep mode or diffuser plate mode., Collection Type: nonspatial scanning, Other Information: The SBUV/2 is a nadir pointing nonspatial scanning instrument sensitive to radiation in the 160 nm to 400 nm ultraviolet spectrum. The SBUV/2 instruments on the TIROS-N satellites are designed to measure the total ozone in a vertical column beneath the satellite and its distribution with height in the atmosphere. The SBUV/2 contains a scanning double monochromator and a cloud cover radiometer (CCR) designed to measure ultraviolet (UV) spectral intensities. In its primary mode of operation, the monochromator measures solar radiation backscatter by the atmosphere in 12 discrete wavelength bands in the near-UV, ranging from 252.0 to 339.8 nm, each with a bandpass of 1.1 nm. The total-ozone algorithm uses the four longest wavelength bands (312.5, 317.5, 331.1, and 339.8 nm), whereas the profiling algorithm uses the shorter wavelengths. The cloud cover radiometer operates at 379 nm (i.e. outside the ozone absorption band) with a 3.0-nm bandpass and was designed to measure the reflectivity of the surface in the instantaneous field of view (IFOV). The SBUV/2 also makes periodic measurements of the solar flux by deploying a diffuser plate into the field of view (FOV) to reflect sunlight into the instrument. The monochromator and the cloud cover radiometer are mounted so that they look in the nadir direction with coincident nominal FOV's of 11.3 by 11.3 degrees. As the satellite moves in a Sun-synchronous orbit, the FOV traces 160-km wide paths on the ground. The earth rotates approximately 26 degrees during each orbit. The satellite footprint moves at a speed of about 6 km/sec. In discrete mode a set of 12 measurements, 1 for each discrete wavelength band, is taken every 32 seconds. The order of measurements is 252.0 to 339.8 and the integration time is 1.25 seconds per measurement. For each monochromator measurement there is a cloud cover radiometer measurement. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.5, Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) 2000-09 publication Revision NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.5, Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher SEM-2 > Space Environment Monitor-2 Particle sensor, magnetometer, and X-Ray sensor The EPS accurately measures the number of particles over a broad energy range, including protons, electrons, and alpha particles. The magnetometer sensors can operate independently and simultaneously to measure the magnitude and direction of the Earth's geomagnetic field, detect variations in the magnetic field near the spacecraft, provide alerts of solar wind shocks or sudden impulses that impact the magnetosphere, and assess the level of geomagnetic activity. The second magnetometer sensor serves as a backup. The XRS is an x-ray telescope that observes and measures solar x-ray emissions in two ranges: one from 0.05 to 0.3 nanometers (nm) and the second from 0.1 to 0.8 nm. In real-time, it measures the intensity and duration of solar flares NOAA-17 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-17 NOAA-17 (M) - Launched: June 24, 2002. Instruments: AVHRR/3, TOVS (HIRS/3, AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B), SBUV/2, SEM/2, SARSAT, DCS/2. Operational Status: AM backup. DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSO > Office of Satellite Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA / NESDIS Office of Satellite Operations, NSOF Bldg. 4231 Suitland Road Suitland MD 20746-4304 USA sponsor NASA/GSFC > Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD 20771 USA daacuso@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov 9 AM to 5 PM ET sponsor The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 1997 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26722 Cracknell, Arthur P. originator Taylor & Francis publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.1, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 (AVHRR/3) 2000-09 publication September 2000 Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26723 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher AVHRR/3 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.2.1, HIRS/3 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25123 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Kathy (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher HIRS/3 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/3 sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous scan, Other Information: TBD NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.3, Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) 2000-09 publication Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:27040 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher ATOVS Level 1b Products Guide, AMSU-A 2004-09-08 publication issue 1.0 gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30494 EUMETSAT > European Meteorological Satellite Organisation +49(0)6151-807 7 +49(0)6151-807 555 EUMETSAT Eumetsat Allee 1 Darmstadt N/A D-64295 Germany For information, go to: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/AboutEUMETSAT/Contact_Us/index.htm?l=en originator AMSU-A > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A sounder and profiler Instrument Type: sounder and profiler, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: stepped-line scanning, Other Information: AMSU-A is a 15-channel cross-track, stepped-line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 3.3 degrees at the half-power points providing a nominal spatial resolution at nadir of 48 km (29.8 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +48.3 degrees (-48.3 degrees) from nadir with a total of 30 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8 seconds. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.4, Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B (AMSU-B) 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25182 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Kathy B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher AMSU-B > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit B sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous line scanning, Other Information: AMSU-B is a 5 channel cross-track, continuous line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 1.1 degrees. Spatial resolution at nadir is nominally 16 km (9.94 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +48.95 degrees (-48.95 degrees) from nadir with a total of 90 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8/3 seconds. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer (SBUV/2), Section 3.8 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23315 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 7.4, SBUV/2 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23350 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher SBUV/2 > Solar Backscattered Ultraviolet Radiometer/2 imager (scanning monochromator) and sounder (a cloud cover radiometer) Instrument Type: imager (scanning monochromator) and sounder (a cloud cover radiometer), Operational Mode: Discrete mode, sweep mode or diffuser plate mode., Collection Type: nonspatial scanning, Other Information: The SBUV/2 is a nadir pointing nonspatial scanning instrument sensitive to radiation in the 160 nm to 400 nm ultraviolet spectrum. The SBUV/2 instruments on the TIROS-N satellites are designed to measure the total ozone in a vertical column beneath the satellite and its distribution with height in the atmosphere. The SBUV/2 contains a scanning double monochromator and a cloud cover radiometer (CCR) designed to measure ultraviolet (UV) spectral intensities. In its primary mode of operation, the monochromator measures solar radiation backscatter by the atmosphere in 12 discrete wavelength bands in the near-UV, ranging from 252.0 to 339.8 nm, each with a bandpass of 1.1 nm. The total-ozone algorithm uses the four longest wavelength bands (312.5, 317.5, 331.1, and 339.8 nm), whereas the profiling algorithm uses the shorter wavelengths. The cloud cover radiometer operates at 379 nm (i.e. outside the ozone absorption band) with a 3.0-nm bandpass and was designed to measure the reflectivity of the surface in the instantaneous field of view (IFOV). The SBUV/2 also makes periodic measurements of the solar flux by deploying a diffuser plate into the field of view (FOV) to reflect sunlight into the instrument. The monochromator and the cloud cover radiometer are mounted so that they look in the nadir direction with coincident nominal FOV's of 11.3 by 11.3 degrees. As the satellite moves in a Sun-synchronous orbit, the FOV traces 160-km wide paths on the ground. The earth rotates approximately 26 degrees during each orbit. The satellite footprint moves at a speed of about 6 km/sec. In discrete mode a set of 12 measurements, 1 for each discrete wavelength band, is taken every 32 seconds. The order of measurements is 252.0 to 339.8 and the integration time is 1.25 seconds per measurement. For each monochromator measurement there is a cloud cover radiometer measurement. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.5, Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) 2000-09 publication Revision NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.5, Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher SEM-2 > Space Environment Monitor-2 Particle sensor, magnetometer, and X-Ray sensor The EPS accurately measures the number of particles over a broad energy range, including protons, electrons, and alpha particles. The magnetometer sensors can operate independently and simultaneously to measure the magnitude and direction of the Earth's geomagnetic field, detect variations in the magnetic field near the spacecraft, provide alerts of solar wind shocks or sudden impulses that impact the magnetosphere, and assess the level of geomagnetic activity. The second magnetometer sensor serves as a backup. The XRS is an x-ray telescope that observes and measures solar x-ray emissions in two ranges: one from 0.05 to 0.3 nanometers (nm) and the second from 0.1 to 0.8 nm. In real-time, it measures the intensity and duration of solar flares METOP-A > Meteorological Operational Satellite - A MetOp-A (MetOp-2) Launched: October 19, 2006. Dates of Operation: May 21, 2007 - Present. Instruments: A/DCS, AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, ASCAT, AVHRR, GOME-2, GRAS, HIRS, IASI, MHS, SARP-3, SARR and SEM. Orbit: Sun-synchronous orbit 09.30 mean local solar time (Equator crossing, descending node), morning satellite. Mission Duration: Expected to be operational for 4.5 to 5 years operational. The NOAA satellites are deployed in "afternoon" orbits and MetOp will take up service in a "morning" orbit. NOAA and EUMETSAT will operate and control their respective polar-orbiting satellites and ground segments. However, data collected by all the satellites will be shared and exchanged between NOAA and EUMETSAT. Under the Initial Joint Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System (IJPS) agreement between NOAA and EUMETSAT, both parties will cooperatively provide blind orbit coverage and emergency support for global data retrieval as well as for command and telemetry services. DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSO > Office of Satellite Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA / NESDIS Office of Satellite Operations, NSOF Bldg. 4231 Suitland Road Suitland MD 20746-4304 USA sponsor EUMETSAT > European Meteorological Satellite Organisation +49 6151 807345 +49 6151 807538 Am Kavalleriesand 31 Darmstadt Hessen D-64295 Germany custodian IJPS > Initial Joint Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System sponsor NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.3, Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) 2000-09 publication Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:27040 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher ATOVS Level 1b Products Guide, AMSU-A 2004-09-08 publication issue 1.0 gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30494 EUMETSAT > European Meteorological Satellite Organisation +49(0)6151-807 7 +49(0)6151-807 555 EUMETSAT Eumetsat Allee 1 Darmstadt N/A D-64295 Germany For information, go to: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/AboutEUMETSAT/Contact_Us/index.htm?l=en originator AMSU-A > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A sounder and profiler Instrument Type: sounder and profiler, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: stepped-line scanning, Other Information: AMSU-A is a 15-channel cross-track, stepped-line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 3.3 degrees at the half-power points providing a nominal spatial resolution at nadir of 48 km (29.8 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +48.3 degrees (-48.3 degrees) from nadir with a total of 30 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8 seconds. ASCAT > Advanced Scatterometer scatterometer Instrument Type: scatterometer, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: radar, Other Information: ASCAT is a real aperture radar operating at 5.255 GHz (C-band) and using vertically polarized antennae. It transmits a long pulse with Linear Frequency Modulation ('chirp'). Ground echoes are received by the instrument and, after de-chirping, the backscattered signal is spectrally analysed and detected. In the power spectrum, frequency can be mapped into slant range provided the chirp rate and the Doppler frequency are known. The above processing is in effect a pulse compression, which provides range resolution. Its use of six antennas allows the simultaneous coverage of two swaths on either side of the satellite ground track and hence provides twice the information of the earlier instruments. The width of each double swath is 550 km with a gap around satellite track of 700 km. On an experimental basis, ASCAT also provides measurements at a higher than nominal resolution. The ASCAT instrument may operate in three different modes, Measurement, Calibration and Test. Additionally, in Measurement mode the instrument occasionally generates special source packets for Gain Compression Monitoring. The nominal instrument mode, and the only one that generates science data for the users, is Measurement mode. The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 1997 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26722 Cracknell, Arthur P. originator Taylor & Francis publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.1, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 (AVHRR/3) 2000-09 publication September 2000 Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26723 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher AVHRR/3 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: GOME-2 Products Guide, 4.1 The GOME-2 Instrument 2005-02-28 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30434 EUMETSAT > European Meteorological Satellite Organisation +49(0)6151-807 7 +49(0)6151-807 555 EUMETSAT Eumetsat Allee 1 Darmstadt N/A D-64295 Germany For information, go to: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/AboutEUMETSAT/Contact_Us/index.htm?l=en originator GOME-2 > Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: across-track and sideways, Other Information: The GOME-2 is an optical spectrometer, fed by a scan mirror which enables across-track scanning in nadir, as well as sideways viewing for polar coverage and instrument characterization measurements using the moon. The scan mirror directs light into a telescope, designed to match the field of view of the instrument to the dimensions of the entrance slit. This scan mirror can also be directed towards internal calibration sources or towards a diffuser plate for calibration measurements using the sun. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.2.2, HIRS/4 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25125 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher ATOVS Level 1b Products Guide, HIRS/4 2004-09-08 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30495 EUMETSAT > European Meteorological Satellite Organisation +49(0)6151-807 7 +49(0)6151-807 555 EUMETSAT Eumetsat Allee 1 Darmstadt N/A D-64295 Germany For information, go to: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/AboutEUMETSAT/Contact_Us/index.htm?l=en originator HIRS/4 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/4 sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous scan, Other Information: The HIRS/4 instrument provides multispectral data from one visible channel (0.69 m), seven shortwave channels (3.7 to 4.6 m) and twelve longwave channels (6.7 to 15 m) using a single telescope and a rotating filter wheel containing twenty individual spectral filters. An elliptical scan mirror provides cross-track scanning of 56 steps in increments of 1.8 degrees. The mirror steps rapidly (<35 msec), then holds at each position while the optical radiation , passing through the 20 spectral filters, is sampled. This action takes place each 0.1 second. The instantaneous field of view for each channel is approximately 0.7 degrees which, from a spacecraft altitude of 833 km, encompasses a circular area of 10 km at nadir on the earth. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 7.6, Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) 2000-09 publication Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23469 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.9, Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25121 Goodrum, Geoffrey originator Kidwell, Kathy B. originator Winston, Wayne originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher ATOVS Level 1b Products Guide, MHS 2004-09-08 publication Issue 1.0 gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30503 EPS > EUMETSAT Polar System originator MHS > Microwave Humidity Sounder sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous line scanning, Other Information: MHS is a 5 channel cross-track, continuous line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 1.11 degrees. Spatial resolution at nadir is nominally 17 km (10.56 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +50 degrees (-50 degrees) from nadir with a total of 90 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8/3 seconds. GRAS Products Guide, 4.1. The GRAS instrument 2006-11-09 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:31979 EUMETSAT > European Meteorological Satellite Organisation +49(0)6151-807 7 +49(0)6151-807 555 EUMETSAT Eumetsat Allee 1 Darmstadt N/A D-64295 Germany For information, go to: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/AboutEUMETSAT/Contact_Us/index.htm?l=en originator GRAS > Global Navigation Satellite System Receiver for Atmospheric Sounding GPS Receiver Instrument Type: GPS Receiver, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: TBD, Other Information: GRAS will not view the Earth system with a vertical scan but will instead look tangentially through the Earth's atmosphere. The instrument will measure the time delay of the refracted GPS radio signals as the ray (signal path) skirts the Earth's atmosphere on its way from the transmitting GPS satellite to MetOp. By precisely computing position and velocity of MetOp and the GPS satellite, the measured time delay can be converted to the bending angle of the ray path, which again can be converted to values of temperature, pressure and water vapor content in the atmosphere. The resulting quantities will be functions of height above sea level (from ground level up to approximately 80 km), an atmospheric profile. IASI > Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer Infrared Michaelson Interferometer Instrument Type: Infrared Michaelson Interferometer, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: sounder, Other Information: NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.5, Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) 2000-09 publication Revision NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.5, Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher SEM-2 > Space Environment Monitor-2 Particle sensor, magnetometer, and X-Ray sensor The EPS accurately measures the number of particles over a broad energy range, including protons, electrons, and alpha particles. The magnetometer sensors can operate independently and simultaneously to measure the magnitude and direction of the Earth's geomagnetic field, detect variations in the magnetic field near the spacecraft, provide alerts of solar wind shocks or sudden impulses that impact the magnetosphere, and assess the level of geomagnetic activity. The second magnetometer sensor serves as a backup. The XRS is an x-ray telescope that observes and measures solar x-ray emissions in two ranges: one from 0.05 to 0.3 nanometers (nm) and the second from 0.1 to 0.8 nm. In real-time, it measures the intensity and duration of solar flares NOAA-12 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-12 NOAA-12 (D)- Launch: May 14, 1991. Instruments: AVHRR/2, TOVS (HIRS/2, MSU, SSU) and SEM. Operational Dates: May 14, 1991 to December 14, 1998. Operational Status: Decommissioned on May 23, 2007. NOAA-12 was placed in a near circular, (450nm) polar orbit. It was the fifth operational satellite in the Advanced TIROS-N series. The spacecraft was rectangular shaped (166" long by 74" high) and powered by a 191" by 94" solar array. The satellite was Earth oriented, three-axis stabilized and weighed approximately 2000 pounds. DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSO > Office of Satellite Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA / NESDIS Office of Satellite Operations, NSOF Bldg. 4231 Suitland Road Suitland MD 20746-4304 USA sponsor NASA/GSFC > Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD 20771 USA daacuso@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov 9 AM to 5 PM ET sponsor The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 1997 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26722 Cracknell, Arthur P. originator Taylor & Francis publisher NOAA Polar Orbiter Data User's Guide, Section 3.0, AVHRR Level 1b Data Base 1998-11 publication Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:23475 Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed. and comp.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher AVHRR/2 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/2 imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: NOAA Polar Orbiter Data User's Guide, Section 4.1, HIRS/2 Data 1998-11 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25124 Kidwell, Katherine B. (comp. and ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher HIRS/2 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/2 sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous scan, Other Information: The IFOV of the HIRS/2 channels are stepped across the satellite track by use of a rotating mirror. This cross-track scan, combined with the satellite's motion in orbit, will provide coverage of a major portion of the Earth's surface. NOAA Polar Orbiter Data User's Guide. Section 4.3, MSU Data 1998-11 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25178 Kidwell, Katherine B. (comp. and ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher MSU > Microwave Sounding Unit sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: step-scan, Other Information: The MSU sensors consist of two four-inch diameter antennas, each having an IFOV of 7.5 degrees. The antennas are step-scanned through eleven individual 1.84-second Earth viewing steps and require a total of 25.6 seconds to complete. The 124-kilometer IFOV resolution at the subpoint creates an underlap of approximately 115 km between adjacent scan lines. NOAA Polar Orbiter Data User's Guide, Section 4.2, SSU Data 1998-11 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25179 Kidwell, Katherine B. (comp. and ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher SSU > Stratospheric Sounding Unit sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: crosstrack, Collection Type: step-scan, Other Information: The SSU consists of a single primary telescope with a 10 degree IFOV which is step-scanned perpendicular to the satellite subpoint track. Each scan line is composed of eight individual 4.0 second steps and requires a total of 32 seconds, including time for the mirror retrace. The 10 degree IFOV gives a resolution of 147 km at the satellite subpoint and the stepping produces an underlap between adjacent scan lines of approximately 62 km at nadir. A calibration sequence is initiated every 256 seconds (8 scans) during which the radiometer is in turn, stepped to a position to view unobstructed space and an internal blackbody at a known temperature. NOAA-15 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-15 NOAA-15 (K) - Launch: May 13, 1998. Instruments: AVHRR/3, TOVS (HIRS/3, AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B), SEM/2, SARSAT (SARR, SARP/2), Argos/DCS/2 Operational dates: December 15, 1998 to Present. Operational Status: AM Secondary. NOAA-15 was placed in a near circular, (450nm) polar orbit. It is the seventh operational satellite in the Advanced TIROS-N series. It is the first in the series to support dedicated microwave instruments for the generation of temperature, moisture and surface hydrological products in cloudy regions where visible and infrared instruments have reduced capabilities. The spacecraft was rectangular shaped (4.2m long by 1.88m high) and powered by a 6.14m by 2.73m solar array. The satellite was Earth oriented, three-axis stabilized and weighed approximately 2200 kg. DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSO > Office of Satellite Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA / NESDIS Office of Satellite Operations, NSOF Bldg. 4231 Suitland Road Suitland MD 20746-4304 USA sponsor NASA/GSFC > Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD 20771 USA daacuso@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov 9 AM to 5 PM ET sponsor The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 1997 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26722 Cracknell, Arthur P. originator Taylor & Francis publisher NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.1, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 (AVHRR/3) 2000-09 publication September 2000 Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:26723 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher AVHRR/3 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.2.1, HIRS/3 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25123 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Kathy (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher HIRS/3 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/3 sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous scan, Other Information: TBD NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.3, Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) 2000-09 publication Revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:27040 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher ATOVS Level 1b Products Guide, AMSU-A 2004-09-08 publication issue 1.0 gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30494 EUMETSAT > European Meteorological Satellite Organisation +49(0)6151-807 7 +49(0)6151-807 555 EUMETSAT Eumetsat Allee 1 Darmstadt N/A D-64295 Germany For information, go to: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/AboutEUMETSAT/Contact_Us/index.htm?l=en originator AMSU-A > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A sounder and profiler Instrument Type: sounder and profiler, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: stepped-line scanning, Other Information: AMSU-A is a 15-channel cross-track, stepped-line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 3.3 degrees at the half-power points providing a nominal spatial resolution at nadir of 48 km (29.8 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +48.3 degrees (-48.3 degrees) from nadir with a total of 30 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8 seconds. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.4, Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B (AMSU-B) 2000-09 publication revision gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25182 Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Kathy B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher AMSU-B > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit B sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous line scanning, Other Information: AMSU-B is a 5 channel cross-track, continuous line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 1.1 degrees. Spatial resolution at nadir is nominally 16 km (9.94 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +48.95 degrees (-48.95 degrees) from nadir with a total of 90 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8/3 seconds. NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.5, Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) 2000-09 publication Revision NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.5, Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.) originator Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.) originator Winston, Wayne (ed.) originator DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher SEM-2 > Space Environment Monitor-2 Particle sensor, magnetometer, and X-Ray sensor The EPS accurately measures the number of particles over a broad energy range, including protons, electrons, and alpha particles. The magnetometer sensors can operate independently and simultaneously to measure the magnitude and direction of the Earth's geomagnetic field, detect variations in the magnetic field near the spacecraft, provide alerts of solar wind shocks or sudden impulses that impact the magnetosphere, and assess the level of geomagnetic activity. The second magnetometer sensor serves as a backup. The XRS is an x-ray telescope that observes and measures solar x-ray emissions in two ranges: one from 0.05 to 0.3 nanometers (nm) and the second from 0.1 to 0.8 nm. In real-time, it measures the intensity and duration of solar flares