20041214: ADDE access to realtime GOES-9 data

>From:  "Valentijn Venus" <address@hidden>
>Organization:  ITC
>Keywords:  200412121854.iBCIsXlI001486 McIDAS ADDE GMS-5 GOES-9

Hi Valentijn,

I see that you contacted Jeff Wilson to see if the ABoM would be
willing to make GMS-5/GOES-9 data available to you, and that
Jeff was responsive; excellent.

As promised, I sent a note to the McIDAS User's Group asking for
information on publically accessible ADDE servers with GMS-5/GOES-9
data:

  From: McIDAS Users list [mailto:address@hidden]
  Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 2:36 PM
  To: McIDAS Users list
  Subject: 20041212: access to realtime/historic GMS-5/GOES-9 image/sounderdata


  >From: Tom Yoksas <address@hidden>
  >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
  >Keywords: 200412121837.iBCIbUlI029571 McIDAS ADDE GMS-5 GOES-9

  Hi,

  A Unidata McIDAS user is working with a PhD student from Beijing
  who would
  like to etimate land surface temperatures using a split-window
  techniquefrom GMS-5/GOES-9 data.

  Can anybody provide information on where/how these folks could get
  access to
  GMS-5/GOES-9 data, preferrably through ADDE?

  Also, are there known GOES-9 navigation issues that the user
  should be made
  aware of?

  Any information or ideas would be most appreciated!

  Cheers,

  Tom

I got back a number of replies with useful information.  I have attached
those replies to the end of this email.

Of most interest to me is the NOAA server that has most of the geostationary
platforms (message from Brian Hughes):

  To: "McIDAS Users list" <address@hidden>
  From: <address@hidden> (Brian Hughes)
  Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:32:57 -0500
  Subject: Re: 20041212: access to realtime/historic GMS-5/GOES-9 image/sounder 
data
  
  Richard (and others):
  
  We do serve GOES-9 data on our public FTP server that can also be 
  accessed via ADDE (no need for user registration):
  
  DSINFO ADD PUB GP16.SSD.NESDIS.NOAA.GOV
  
  The group name (type Image) is GPR   <-- (correction, it is PUB)
  
  -Brian Hughes
  NOAA
  
  ~~~
  Staff Meteorologist and Operations Coordinator
  Satellite Analysis Branch
  NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Services Division
  5200 Auth Rd. E/SP23 WWB Rm. 607
  Camp Springs, Maryland 20746
  (301) 763-8051 x106
  (202) 409-8629
  
  address@hidden
  http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/

The ADDE dataset descriptors in the PUB group are:

DATALOC ADD PUB GP16.SSD.NESDIS.NOAA.GOV

DSINFO IMAGE PUB

        Dataset Names of Type: IMAGE in Group: PUB

Name         NumPos   Content
------------ ------   --------------------------------------
BREF         99999
BREF2        99999
GCSHEM04I2      10
GEFDSK01V        8
GEFDSK04I2       8
GEFDSK04I3       8
GEFDSK04I4       8
GEFDSK04I5       8
GENHEM01V       48
GENHEM04I2      48
GENHEM04I3      48
GENHEM04I4      48
GENHEM04I5      48
GESHEM01V       48
GESHEM04I2      48
GESHEM04I3      48
GESHEM04I4      48
GESHEM04I5      48
GESNDR10M       72
GMGLOB01V       24
GMGLOB05I2      24
GMGLOB05I3      24
GMGLOB05I4      24
GPFDSK01V       24
GPFDSK04I2      24
GPFDSK04I3      24
GPFDSK04I4      24
GPFDSK04I5      24
GWFDSK01V        8
GWFDSK04I2       8
GWFDSK04I3       8
GWFDSK04I4       8
GWFDSK04I5       8
GWNHEM01V       48
GWNHEM04I2      48
GWNHEM04I3      48
GWNHEM04I4      48
GWNHEM04I5      48
GWSHEM01V       48
GWSHEM04I2      48
GWSHEM04I3      48
GWSHEM04I4      48
GWSHEM04I5      48
GWSNDR10M       72
MEGLOB05I        4
MEGLOB05V        4
MEGLOB05WV       4
POS           9999

DSINFO -- done

The association of descriptors with various satellites appears to be:

BREF    ->  NEXRAD Level III radar at tilt 1 but dataset is empty
BREF2   ->  NEXRAD Level III radar at tilt 2 but dataset is empty
GC...   ->  ??? (dataset is empty)
GE...   ->  GOES-East (currently GOES-12)
GW...   ->  GOES-West (currently GOES-10)
GM...   ->  GMS-5 (not realtime)
GP...   ->  GOES-9 (realtime)
ME...   ->  METEOSAT7

I hope that access to the publically available NOAA/NESDIS server coupled
with potential access to the ABoM server(s) helps you out.

Cheers,

Tom

----- messages from the McIDAS Users Group email list follow -----

  From: Robert Mullenax <address@hidden>
  To: "'address@hidden '" <address@hidden>
  Cc: "'address@hidden'" <address@hidden>
  Subject: RE: 20041212: access to realtime/historic GMS-5/GOES-9 image/sounder 
data
  Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:39:09 -0600
  
  Tom,
  
  I think this bounced back when I tried to respond to the list.
  
  Use NESDIS like I do.
  
  gp16.ssd.nesdis.noaa.gov
  
  The group is PUB
  
  The GOES-9 datasets are:
  GPFDSK...etc

  Robert

  From: "Brian Hughes" <address@hidden>
  Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:30:54 -0500
  Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD Satellite Services Division
  To: Tom Yoksas <address@hidden>
  Subject: Re: 20041212: access to realtime/historic GMS-5/GOES-9 image/sounder 
data
  
  Tom,
  
  We can provide realtime GOES-9 data from our servers, preferably to 
  another server where the Unidata clients can pull from.
  
  There is no major navigation issues with GOES-9, aside from the IMC 
  being turned off for the imager. This causes frame to frame registration 
  to drift, but McIDAS can handle the individual frame registration. This 
  would cause a loop to "drift" around but we have found that by applying 
  the MAP command to each frame (instead of one independent frame for the 
  entire loop) solves this problem. It is similar to what you see on the 
  GOES-12 unremapped Sounder data if you were to loop it.
  
  -Brian Hughes
  NOAA

  -- 
  Brian K. Hughes
  Staff Meteorologist and Operations Coordinator
  Satellite Analysis Branch
  NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD Satellite Services Division
  5200 Auth Rd. E/SP23, WWB Rm. 607
  Camp Springs, Maryland 20746
  (301) 763-8051 x106
  (202) 409-8629

  address@hidden
  http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/

  From: <address@hidden> (Brian Hughes)
  To: "McIDAS Users list" <address@hidden>
  Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:58:35 -0500
  Subject: Re: 20041212: access to realtime/historic GMS-5/GOES-9image/sounder 
data
  
  Brian,
  
  Yes, I did send a reply to Tom that we can supply real time GOES-9 data 
  via ADDE from our servers, also that GOES-9 navigation was fine, except 
  we have IMC Off for the GOES-9 imager, which would cause a frame to 
  frame navigation "drift" but McIDAS can handle each individual frame 
  navigation/registration. This is similar to the GOES-12 sounder 
  navigation. Each frame is navigated okay, but a loop would 
  appear "wobbly".
  
  -Brian Hughes
  
  ~~~
  Staff Meteorologist and Operations Coordinator
  Satellite Analysis Branch
  NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Services Division
  5200 Auth Rd. E/SP23 WWB Rm. 607
  Camp Springs, Maryland 20746
  (301) 763-8051 x106
  (202) 409-8629
  
  address@hidden
  http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/
  
  
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: <address@hidden>(HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM))
  Date: Monday, December 13, 2004 10:09 am
  Subject: Re: 20041212: access to realtime/historic GMS-5/GOES-
  9image/sound er data
  
  > Tom,
  > 
  > We get GMS-5/GOES-9 imager data from NESDIS/SATEPS.  Perhaps, one 
  > of the other Brians (Hughes or Callicott) can help you out?
  > 
  > Brian Hoeth
  > Spaceflight Meteorology Group
  > Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
  > Office: 281-483-3246
  > Operations: 281-483-1051 

  From: <address@hidden> (Brian Hughes)
  To: "McIDAS Users list" <address@hidden>
  Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:32:57 -0500
  Subject: Re: 20041212: access to realtime/historicGMS-5/GOES-9image/sounder 
data
  
  Richard (and others):
  
  We do serve GOES-9 data on our public FTP server that can also be 
  accessed via ADDE (no need for user registration):
  
  DSINFO ADD PUB GP16.SSD.NESDIS.NOAA.GOV
  
  The group name (type Image) is GPR
  
  -Brian Hughes
  NOAA
  
  ~~~
  Staff Meteorologist and Operations Coordinator
  Satellite Analysis Branch
  NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Services Division
  5200 Auth Rd. E/SP23 WWB Rm. 607
  Camp Springs, Maryland 20746
  (301) 763-8051 x106
  (202) 409-8629
  
  address@hidden
  http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/
  
>>Correction: the group name is PUB, the dataset names are (recalling 
>>from memory - I'm working from home today) GPFDSK01V, GPFDSK04Ix, where 
>>x can be bands 2 through 5. 
  
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: <address@hidden>(Richard Legeckis)
  Date: Monday, December 13, 2004 11:11 am
  Subject: Re: 20041212: access to realtime/historicGMS-5/GOES-
  9image/sound er data
  
  > Brian, can you send me the name of the server for the goes-9 data. 
  > Thanks.I am in ssmc1 (ORA/ORAD) at silver spring, md.

  From: <address@hidden> (Russ Dengel)
  Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:46:32 -0600
  Subject: Re: 20041212: access to realtime/historicGMS-5/GOES-9image/sounder 
data

  Brian

  That McIDAS command should read

         DATALOC ADD PUB ...

  Russ

  From: <address@hidden> (Brian Hughes)
  Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:50:36 -0500
  Subject: Re: 20041212: access to realtime/historicGMS-5/GOES-9image/sounder 
data

  Thanks, Russ. I'm out of my element today :)

  Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:00:56 -0600
  From: <address@hidden> (Russ Dengel)
  Subject: Re: 20041212: access to realtime/historicGMS-5/GOES-9image/sounder 
data

  (Brian Hughes) wrote:

  >Thanks, Russ. I'm out of my element today :)
  >

  WOW, thats a pretty extensive dataset. Looks like a complete set of 
  GEO imagers.

  Russ


>From address@hidden  Tue Dec 14 13:32:49 2004

Big thanks to everyone (specifically Brian) for helping us out here!
 
Cheers,
 
Valentijn