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Hi Trevor, There is a way to get access to the SSEC archive, but it's limited to 5 GB per month per Unidata affiliated institution (not just single user) and requires some paperwork (I'm not quite sure of all of the details, but I can get them if you are interested). Another route is to request the data through the NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) website: http://www.class.ncdc.noaa.gov/saa/products/welcome Cheers, Sean > Hello Sean, > > I'd like to get all the GOES visible imagery and data files for the Eastern > Pacific for the month of January 2007. You say there may be an easier way. > Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Trevor > ________________________________________ > From: Unidata IDV Support [address@hidden] > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 4:51 PM > To: TREVOR JAMES FERGUSON > Cc: address@hidden > Subject: [IDV #GOI-554819]: (No Subject) > > Greetings Trevor, > > The unidata2.ssec.wisc.edu server is actually Unidata's and sits outside of > the SSEC archive. There are ways to get access to the data inside of the > archive, but depending on your needs, there may be an easier way. How much > data (and how far back) do you need to access? > > Cheers, > > Sean > > > Hello, > > > > When connecting to the unidata2.ssec.wisc.edu server it only allows the > > option to add the 100 most recent time lapses of satellite imagery, > > however, I know that ssec.wis.edu has an archive that dates pretty far back > > for GOES satellite imagery. > > > > How can I access these archived satellite images from this server? Is there > > an option to do so, or do I need to find a different server that will allow > > me to do so? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Trevor Ferguson > > University of Utah > > Atmospheric Sciences > > Graduate Research Assistant > > > > > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: GOI-554819 > Department: Support IDV > Priority: Normal > Status: Open > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: GOI-554819 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open