NUMBER 148

DATE: 11/07/95

Sector Processing Center (SPC):

During September, NOA, ESA, CSU and JMA processed greater than 97% of A data into B1/B2 data.

Normal operations for September were reported by NOA, ESA and JMA.

CSU reports continued successful backup of their GOES-7 collection from NASA Ames, so that over 97% of the data were obtained. CSU also collected nearly all transmitted images from GOES-8; however, eclipse operations during September caused loss of full disk images in the 0600 UTC time slot, as only Northern Hemisphere images were available as substitutes.

Satellite Calibration Center (SCC):

AC data were received for September 95 from GMS-5, GOES-7, METEOSAT-5 and NOAA-14. BC data for August 94 and January for GOES-7 were shipped to the GPC.

Global Processing Center (GPC):

The GPC continued to receive B2 data, BC data and correlative data in a routine manner.

Production of NOAA-12 (preliminary) B3 data is current. Final B3 data have been produced through December 94.

Production of NOAA-14 (preliminary) B3 is current. Production of final B3 will require normalizing the calibration to the standard, NOAA-9.

Production of GOES-7 (preliminary) B3 data is completed through November 94. Merger of several sources of data beyond November will be required. Final B3 data have been produced through June 94.

GOES-8 B2 data are now being received routinely, but the formatting software has not been written yet.

Production of METEOSAT-3 (preliminary) B3 data is completed through January 95. The special CD-ROM datasets sent by ESA for February through April 95 have not been processed yet. Final B3 data have been produced through June 94.

Production of METEOSAT-5 (preliminary) B3 data is current. Final B3 data for METEOSAT-4 and 5 have been produced through June 94.

Production of GMS-4 (preliminary) B3 data is completed through May 95. GMS-5 B2 data deliveries are current, but formatting software has not been written yet. Final B3 data have been produced through June 94.

Production of all INSAT-1 (preliminary) B3 data has been completed. Final INSAT-1 B3 has also been produced for the period April 88 through March 89. Other data could not be reliably calibrated.

TOVS correlative data processing is current. The revised version of the whole TOVS dataset will be delivered once documentation has been completed.

Production of the ice/snow correlative dataset has been completed through 93. The revised version of the whole ice/snow dataset will be delivered once documentation has been completed.

DX/D1/D2 data production continues: data for March, April, May, and July 92 have been completed. Deliveries of DX/D1/D2 will begin once the documentation is completed.

The ISCCP World Wide Web Home Page can be accessed at URL

http://isccp.giss.nasa.gov

ISCCP Central Archive (ICA):

The ICA continued to receive B1 data from NOA, AES, ESA, CSU and JMA and B3 and C data from the GPC in a routine manner.