NUMBER 214 DATE: 05/09/01

Sector Processing Center (SPC):

During March, EUM, JMA, CSU and MSC processed 96% of A data into B1/B2 data.

Normal operations for February were reported by EUM, JMA, CSU and MSC. NOA funding is now being arranged through satellite operations, so processing of B2 data has resumed. Since all of the NOAA-15 data have already been delivered, the delivery backlog is comprised solely of NOAA-14 data. NOAA-14 B2 data for May thru August 00 were sent to the GPC.

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 underway.

Satellite Calibration Center (SCC):

AC data were received for March 01 from NOAA-14 (AVHRR and HIRS), METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-7, GMS-5, GOES-8 and GOES-10. BC data for January 01 for GOES-8, GOES-10, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-7 and GMS-5 were 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 are currently received on media, except for the BC data and the B2 data from MSC and CSU, which are received via Internet. The ftp delivery of B2 data by EUM is in final testing. Delivery by ftp of all data (except DX) from the GPC to NASA Langley is underway. Final details of the dataset naming convention are being worked out with NOAA/NCDC. TOVS data are being obtained from NOAA/NCDC by ftp.

Final migration of some datasets from mainframe-compatible media to workstation-compatible media is ongoing.

NOAA-14 B2 data have been received through August 00. Production of NOAA-14 (preliminary) B3 data is complete through December 99. Final B3 data have been produced through December 99.

Production of NOAA-12 B3 data in final form is complete through December 98 (the last)..

NOAA-15 B2 data have been received for January 99 through July 00 (the last). 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 99. Final B3 data have been produced through December 97.

Deliveries of B2 data from GOES-10 are current. Production of GOES-10 (preliminary) B3 data is complete through December 99.

Deliveries of B2 data from METEOSAT-5 (at 63E) are current. Production of METEOSAT-5 (preliminary) B3 data is complete through December 99.

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

Deliveries of B2 data from METEOSAT-7 are current. Production of METEOSAT-7 (preliminary) B3 data is compete through December 99. Final B3 data have been produced through December 98.

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

TOVS correlative data processing is complete through April 98. An error in the TOVS processing has been discovered that causes somewhat inaccurate temperatures to be reported near the surface and the tropopause in the monthly-mean files that are used to fill in missing observations. This error has been corrected and the TOVS data for 94 through 97 have been re-processed.

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

DX/D1/D2 data processing is complete through December 95. After some further checking, these data will be delivered. All data products are currently delivered on media to the ICA, but are delivered by ftp to NASA Langley.

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

Later this week or next week, a completely re-designed ISCCP Web site will be released. This new design features much more data and documentation, including many more analysis plots of the ISCCP results, and a separate Web site for the GEWEX Cloud System Study -- Data Integration for Model Evaluation, which contains satellite and other datasets for the GCSS cases studies., together with supporting climatological analyses. 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, MSC, 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 is operating in parallel with NOAA-14. The start of FY-2B operations was planned to occur in January 01, but no report has been received.

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).

* Delivery backlog for B3 data = 33 months (with respect to planned schedule). B3 data for 174 months have been archived.

* Delivery backlog for DX/D1/D2 data = 73 months (with respect to planned schedule). D1/D2 data for 134 months have been archived.