NUMBER 210 DATE: 1/4/01

Sector Processing Center (SPC):

During November, EUM, JMA, CSU and MSC processed more than 98% of A data into B1/B2 data.

Normal operations for November were reported by EUM, JMA, CSU and MSC. AES changed its name to the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) as of October 00.

NOA shipped the next four months of NOAA-15 data to the GPC. Arrangements for ftp delivery of B2 data from CSU are being tested. MSC data deliveries by ftp are now routine.

CSU is still supplying the AC data for GOES-8 because the SCC has not accepted the revised format from MSC. A test of the MSC format is now planned.

Satellite Calibration Center (SCC):

AC data were received for November 00 from NOAA-14 (AVHRR and HIRS), METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-7, GMS-5, GOES-8 and GOES-10. BC data for September 00 for GOES-8, GOES-10, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-7 and GMS-5 were shipped to the GPC.

Reprocessing of the WV channel normalization for GOES-8 has been completed for July 97 through December 99. All of these data have been shipped to the GPC.

Currently, AC data for GMS are the only ones received on media (CD-rom); all other AC data are received and the BC data are sent via Internet.

All BC reports now include normalization for the visible, standard infrared and "split-window" infrared channels (except METEOSAT which does not have a split-window channel), and the "water vapor" channels.

Global Processing Center (GPC):

The GPC continued to receive B2 data, BC data and correlative data in a routine manner; all of these data, except for the BC data and one B2 dataset, are currently received on media.

Porting of the remaining processing software to workstations is complete; some testing and clean-up are still required.

Production of NOAA-14 (preliminary) B3 data is complete through April 00; B2 data have been received through April 00. Final B3 data have been produced through April 98.

Production of NOAA-12 (preliminary) B3 data is complete through December 98 (the last). Final B3 data have been produced through April 98.

NOAA-15 B2 data have been received for January 99 through December 99. Because of the changes in spectral response (visible channel) and the switching of channels (for channel 3), both the calibration procedure and the B3 processing software will have to be revised for NOAA-15 processing. Also, the cloud detection algorithm will have to be revised before these data can be used.

Deliveries of B2 data from GOES-8 are current. Production of GOES-8 (preliminary) B3 data is complete through December 97. Final B3 data have been produced through December 97.

All (January 96 through July 98) GOES-9 B3 have been produced in final form and delivered to the ICA

The GOES-10 B2 data for July 98 through June 00 have been received. The formatting software is ready.

Deliveries of B2 data from METEOSAT-5 (at 63E) are current, but processing has not resumed.

Production of METEOSAT-6 (preliminary) B3 data is complete through June 98. Final B3 data have been produced through April 98.

Deliveries of B2 data from METEOSAT-7 are current. Production of METEOSAT-7 (preliminary) B3 data has not commenced; but the formatting software is ready.

Deliveries of B2 data from GMS-5 are current. Production of GMS-5 (preliminary) B3 data is complete through June 99. Final B3 data have been produced through December 97.

All B3 processing software and the B3 data formats have been revised to include, as of January 96, the normalization coefficients for all the additional spectral channels. The re-calibration software has been ported to workstations.

TOVS correlative data processing is complete through April 98. The TOVS processing software has now been ported to workstation (the last major piece of software). Modifications of this software will be needed to accommodate the NOAA format change that occurred in May 98.

Production of the ice/snow correlative dataset on workstation is complete through December 99.

DX/D1/D2 data for January 94 through August 94 have been re-processed and the D data for September 94 through September 95 have also been processed. This processing cycle will continue through 96 in order to check final calibrations. All data products are currently delivered on media.

Two CDs of D2 data are now available from NASA Langley, covering 83-88 and 89-93.

Data now available on the Web site are monthly mean data for July 83 through December 93 and climatology results based on the period July 83 through June 94. The ISCCP World Wide Web Home Page can be accessed at URL

ISCCP Central Archive (ICA):

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

The health of GOES-8, GOES-10, GMS-5, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-7 and NOAA-14 remained good. METEOSAT-6 and GOES-11 are in stand-by mode. NOAA-16 will begin operations in January 01 in parallel with NOAA-14. Operations of FY-2B will begin in January 01.

Stage B3: July 83 - December 97 (14.5 years)

Stage CD: July 83 - December 97 (14.5 years)

Stage D1: July 83 - August 94 (11.2 years)

Stage D2: July 83 - August 94 (11.2 years)

Satellite Network 7/83-12/94	Satellite Network 1/95-12/05
B Level Data Products 7/83-12/94	B Level Data Products 1/95-12/05

* Delivery backlogs for B2 data (NOAA-14 = 7 months, NOAA-15 = 3 months, CSU = 4 months).

* Delivery backlog for B3 data = 29 months (with respect to planned schedule). B3 data for 174 months have been archived.

* Delivery backlog for DX/D1/D2 data = 69 months (with respect to planned schedule). D1/D2 data for 134 months have been archived.