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SSEC Data Center Archive (fwd)

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  • Subject: SSEC Data Center Archive (fwd)
  • Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 10:08:01 -0600 (MDT)

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The SSEC Data Center archives GOES, Meteosat, and GMS data.  To purchase
GOES data you need to contact NCDC, but for other data sources contact
SSEC.  Unfortunately, in this case our Meteosat archive did not begin
soon enough.  Please keep us in mind for any future needs.
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/datacenter/archive.html
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Dee Wade
McIDAS User Services and Data Center
Email:     address@hidden
Space Science and Engineering Center
Voice:    (608) 263-0527
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fax:       (608) 263-6738
1225 West Dayton Street
Madison, WI  53706
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Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 22:18:15 +0000 (GMT)
From: weather <address@hidden>
Subject: Meteosat imagery in McIDAS format
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I am looking for Meteosat imagery in McIDAS AREA format from
18 Feb 1999 between 06Z and 18Z.  MSFC site has imagery but
only for the current month.  Can anyone help me out?

Thanks,
Robert Mullenax
NSBF Meteorology


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<H1>SSEC Data Center Archive</H1>

The Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) currently archives 
research-quality data from 
five different geostationary satellites.  SSEC also archives insitu, grid and 
text data from the NOAAport broadcast<p>
Data from SSEC is available in many different delivery <A 
HREF="delivery_format.html">formats</A>.


<A NAME="satellite"></A>
<H2>GOES Satellites</H2> 
<TABLE BORDER CELLPADDING=5>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Satellite</i></b></font></TD>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Dates Archived</i></b></font></TD>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Data Format</i></b></font></TD>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Media</i></b></font></TD>
</TR>
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<TD>GOES-10</TD><TD><A HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gsas-query";>July 
21, 1998 - Present</A> </TD><TD>Raw GVAR signal<A 
HREF="#sounder">*</A></TD><TD>IBM 3590</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD ROWSPAN=2>GOES-9</TD><TD><A 
HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gsas-query";>October 1, 1997 - July 21, 
1998</A></TD><TD>Raw GVAR signal<A HREF="#sounder">*</A></TD><TD>IBM 3590</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><A HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gars-query";>January 9, 1996 - 
October 1, 1997</A></TD><TD>Raw GVAR signal</TD><TD>Sony U-matic</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD ROWSPAN=2>GOES-8</TD><TD><A 
HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gsas-query";>October 1, 1997 - 
Present</A></TD><TD>Raw GVAR signal<A HREF="#sounder">*</A></TD><TD>IBM 
3590</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><A HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gars-query";>Spetember 1, 1994 - 
October 1, 1997</A></TD><TD>Raw GVAR signal</TD><TD>Sony U-matic</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>GOES-7</TD><TD><A HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gars-query";>March 
25, 1987 - January 9, 1996</A></TD><TD>Stretched VISSR</TD><TD>Sony U-matic</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>GOES-6</TD><TD><A HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gars-query";>June 1, 
1983 - January 21, 1989</A></TD><TD>Stretched VISSR</TD><TD>Sony U-matic</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>GOES-5</TD><TD><A HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gars-query";>August 
5, 1981 - July 30, 1984</A></TD><TD>Stretched VISSR</TD><TD>Sony U-matic</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>GOES-4</TD><TD><A HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gars-query";>March 
5, 1981 - November 26, 1982</A></TD><TD>Stretched VISSR</TD><TD>Sony 
U-matic</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>GOES-3</TD><TD><A 
HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gars-query";>November 20, 1978 - March 5, 
1981</A></TD><TD>Stretched VISSR</TD><TD>Sony U-matic</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>GOES-2</TD><TD><A 
HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gars-query";>February 20, 1978 - January 
26, 1979</A></TD><TD>Stretched VISSR</TD><TD>Sony U-matic</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>GOES-1</TD><TD><A 
HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gars-query";>November 29, 1982 - May 31, 
1983</A></TD><TD>Stretched VISSR</TD><TD>Sony U-matic</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>SMS-II</TD><TD><A HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gars-query";>April 
19, 1979 - August 5, 1981</A></TD><TD>Stretched VISSR</TD><TD>Sony U-matic</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>SMS-I</TD><TD><A HREF="http://pm.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gars-query";>January 
26, 1979 - April 19, 1979</A></TD><TD>Stretched VISSR</TD><TD>Sony U-matic</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<H2>Other Geostationary  Satellites</H2>
<TABLE BORDER CELLPADDING=5>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Satellite</i></b></font></TD>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Dates Archived</i></b></font></TD>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Data Format</i></b></font></TD>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Media</i></b></font></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>GMS-5</TD><TD><A HREF="http://am.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gms-query";>November 
9, 1998 - Present </A></TD><TD>GOES Format<br> (McIDAS AREAs)</TD><TD>IBM 
3590</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Meteosat-7</TD><TD><A 
HREF="http://am.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gms-query";>March 9, 1999 - 
Present</A></TD><TD> PDUS</TD><TD>IBM 3590</TD>
</TR>
<TD>Meteosat-5</TD><TD><A 
HREF="http://am.ssec.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/gms-query";>March 9, 1999 - 
Present</A></TD><TD> PDUS</TD><TD>IBM 3590</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<H2>Conventional Data</H2><A NAME="conventional"></A>
<TABLE BORDER CELLPADDING=5>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Data Type</i></b></font></TD>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Dates Archived</i></b></font></TD>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Data Format</i></b></font></TD>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Media</i></b></font></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD ROWSPAN=2>Insitu (McIDAS MD)</TD><TD>September, 1996 - Present 
</TD><TD>McIDAS MD</TD><TD>IBM 3490</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>March, 1976 - September, 1996 </TD><TD>McIDAS MD</TD><TD>IBM 3480</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Model Grids</TD><TD>September 1996 - Present</TD><TD>McIDAS 
GRIDs</TD><TD>IBM 3490</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Text</TD><TD>September 1996 - Present</TD><TD>McIDAS TEXT</TD><TD>IBM 
3490</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<H2>Special Products</H2><A NAME="special"></A>
<TABLE BORDER CELLPADDING=5>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Data Type</i></b></font></TD>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Dates Archived</i></b></font></TD>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Data Format</i></b></font></TD>
<TD VALIGN=CENTER><font size=+1><b><i>Media</i></b></font></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Global Montage </TD><TD>April, 1997 - Present </TD><TD>McIDAS 
AREA</TD><TD>IBM 3590</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Global IR Satellite composites</TD><TD>April 1997 - Present</TD><TD>McIDAS 
AREAs</TD><TD>IBM 3590</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<p>
All data currently being archived at the Space Science and Engineering Center 
uses the SSEC Desktop Ingestor (SDI).<p>


<A NAME="sounder">*</A>sounder data is also archived as GOES format AREAs for 
faster retrieval.

<p>

To purchase data from the SSEC Data Center Archive please contact <a 
href="mailto:address@hidden";>Dee Wade</a>.<br>
<br>

<cite>Updated 22 April 1999 by the <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>SSEC Data 
Center Staff</a></cite><p>


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