NUMBER 149

DATE: 12/06/95

Sector Processing Center (SPC):

During October, NOA, ESA, CSU and JMA processed greater than 90% of A data into B1/B2 data.

Normal operations for October were reported by NOA and JMA.

CSU reported continued loss of full disk images during eclipse season through October 15.

ESA handed over processing of METEOSAT data to EUMETSAT on 15 November 1995. We should all communicate our special thanks to ESA for their support of ISCCP for the past 13 years -- they did an excellent job!

Satellite Calibration Center (SCC):

AC data were received for October 95 from GMS-5, GOES-7, METEOSAT-5 and NOAA-14. AC data for METEOSAT-5 for the first half of November 95 were also received from ESA before EUMETSAT took over METEOSAT operations. AC shipments on Exabyte tapes are being shipped by NOAA as a test to replace the larger 6250 bpi tapes. AC data for GOES-8 for August through October 95 were sent electronically from CSU, but no AC for July 95 was collected. BC data for February and April 95 for GMS-5 were shipped to the GPC.

Global Processing Center (GPC):

Due to the U.S. Government shutdown for six days in November, less data processing occurred at the GPC than usual.

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 B3 data 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.

Final INSAT-1 B3 has been produced for the period April 88 through March 89.

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 August, September, and October 92 have been completed. Deliveries of DX/D1/D2 have commenced and data will be released later this month 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.

The health of GMS-5, METEOSAT-5, GOES-7, GOES-8, NOAA-12 and NOAA-14 remained good. GOES-9 is scheduled to become operational in December 95.

Stage B3: July 83 - June 94 (11 years)

Stage CD: July 83 - December 91 (8.5 years)

Stage C1: July 83 - June 91 (8 years)

Stage C2: July 83 - June 91 (8 years)

Delivery backlog for B3 data = 10 months (with respect to planned schedule). B3 data for 132 months have been archived.

Delivery backlog for new DX/D1/D2 data = 46 months (with respect to planned schedule). C1/C2 data for 96 months have been archived.