NCEP GDAS Satellite Data 2004-continuing
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| DOI: 10.5065/DWYZ-Q852
Abstract:
This dataset contains a subset of the level 1b or higher satellite data products used in the NCEP Global Data Assimilation System. These files can be used with the Weather Research Forecast (WRF) Data Assimilation (DA) system. However, they can be useful for a variety of applications, particularly where conventional data is scarce.
File sizes may vary due to operational changes.
Temporal Range:
2004-04-17 to 2025-08-23
(Entire dataset)
Period details by dataset product
Period details by dataset product
2004-12-31 to 2025-08-23 (Daily AMSU-A brightness T (TB))
2004-12-31 to 2014-06-06 (Daily AMSU-B brightness T)
2004-04-17 to 2007-07-23 (Daily AQUA/AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB TB - center field of view)
2007-07-23 to 2020-12-07 (Daily AQUA/AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB TB - every field of view)
2015-10-09 to 2023-02-15 (Daily Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (ATOVS))
2015-10-09 to 2025-08-23 (Daily Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) TB)
2015-10-09 to 2025-08-23 (Daily Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS))
2015-10-10 to 2020-03-02 (Daily GOES FOV sounder radiance)
2015-10-10 to 2020-03-02 (Daily GOES NESDIS Field of View imager (clear sky) TB)
2015-10-10 to 2025-08-23 (Daily GPS Integrated Precipitable Water data)
2015-10-10 to 2025-08-23 (Daily GPS Radio Occultation data)
2015-10-10 to 2025-08-23 (Daily Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) data)
2015-10-16 to 2025-06-27 (Daily HIRS-3 and HIRS-4 TB from Regional ATOVS Retransmission Services (RARS))
2004-12-31 to 2014-06-06 (Daily HIRS-3 brightness T)
2005-10-27 to 2025-06-16 (Daily HIRS-4 level 1b radiance)
2015-10-10 to 2025-08-23 (Daily METOP-2 Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) radiance data)
2005-10-27 to 2025-08-23 (Daily Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) TB)
2015-10-09 to 2025-08-23 (Daily Microwave Humidity Sounder TB from Regional ATOVS Retransmission Services (RARS))
2015-10-10 to 2017-01-31 (Daily Microwave Limb Sounder ozone data)
2015-10-10 to 2022-10-30 (Daily NOAA-series Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet radiances-2 (SBUV-2) nadir profile, Version 8)
2015-10-10 to 2022-10-04 (Daily SEVIRI Clear Sky Radiances)
2015-10-13 to 2020-11-28 (Daily Satellite-derived winds)
2015-10-16 to 2025-08-23 (Daily Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS))
Updates:
Daily
Variables:
| Atmospheric Ozone | Atmospheric Pressure Measurements | Brightness Temperature | Brightness Temperature |
| Cloud Frequency | Geopotential Height | Infrared Imagery | Infrared Radiance |
| Microwave Radiance | Surface Pressure | Surface Winds | Total Precipitable Water |
| Water Vapor |
Data Types:
Platform Observation
Data Contributors:
DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Related Resources:
NCEP BUFRLIB Software User Guide
Listing of NCEP BUFR datatypes
NCEP model data archive (includes radiance data in the gdas.* directories)
NCEI GDAS BUFR archive (select data order for 'GDAS Daily BUFR files')
BUFR Table B - Classification and definition of NCEP observational data elements
Python BUFR reader and converter to NetCDF
Listing of NCEP BUFR datatypes
NCEP model data archive (includes radiance data in the gdas.* directories)
NCEI GDAS BUFR archive (select data order for 'GDAS Daily BUFR files')
BUFR Table B - Classification and definition of NCEP observational data elements
Python BUFR reader and converter to NetCDF
Total Volume:
34.9 TB
(Entire dataset)
Volume details by dataset product
Volume details by dataset product
Daily HIRS-3 brightness T: 183.13 GB
Daily Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS): 10.79 TB
Daily SEVIRI Clear Sky Radiances: 177.6 GB
Daily Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS): 789.26 GB
Daily Satellite-derived winds: 541.09 GB
Daily NOAA-series Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet radiances-2 (SBUV-2) nadir profile, Version 8: 4.78 GB
Daily Microwave Humidity Sounder TB from Regional ATOVS Retransmission Services (RARS): 356.07 GB
Daily HIRS-3 and HIRS-4 TB from Regional ATOVS Retransmission Services (RARS): 256.26 GB
Daily AMSU-B brightness T: 334.43 GB
Daily AMSU-A brightness T (TB): 335.22 GB
Daily Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (ATOVS): 163.59 GB
Daily METOP-2 Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) radiance data: 11.27 TB
Daily Preconditioning params for TB bias corrections: 1.99 GB
Daily Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) TB: 1.08 TB
Daily AQUA/AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB TB - every field of view: 5.61 TB
Daily GPS Integrated Precipitable Water data: 1.63 GB
Daily GPS Radio Occultation data: 250.17 GB
Daily HIRS-4 level 1b radiance: 542.62 GB
Daily Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) data: 37.38 GB
Daily Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) TB: 1.63 TB
Daily AQUA/AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB TB - center field of view: 445.97 GB
Daily Tropical Storm Vital Statistics: 1.08 MB
Daily GOES NESDIS Field of View imager (clear sky) TB: 11.09 GB
Daily GOES FOV sounder radiance: 80.36 GB
Daily Microwave Limb Sounder ozone data: 486.87 MB
Daily Time dependent sat bias correction: 2.53 GB
Data Formats:
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More Details:
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Data License:
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