ISCCP PROJECT STATUS REPORT
NUMBER 280 DATE: 11/06/06
CENTER ACTIVITIES
Sector Processing Center (SPC):
During September, NOA, EUM and JMA processed greater than 99% of A data into B1/B2 data. During August, JMA and EUM processed 100% of A data into B1/B2 data. During July EUM processed 100% of A data into B1/B2 data.
Normal operations for September were reported by NOA and JMA No reports were received from CSU and MSC.
Satellite Calibration Center (SCC):
AC data were received for September 06 from GOES-11, GOES-12, MTSAT-1R, FY-2C , METEOSAT-5 and NOAA-18 (AVHRR and HIRS). METEOSAT-7 is moving to the Indian Ocean and METEOSAT-8 AC deliveries have not commenced. BC data for June 06 for MTSAT-1R and for July 06 for GOES-11, GOES-12, MTSAT-1R, FY-2C, METEOSAT-5 and METEOSAT-7 were shipped to the GPC.
Because of the continuing poor data from the HIRS on NOAA-18, the processing of the normalization of the “water vapor” channels has been suspended. An evaluation of past results suggests that none of the results based on NOAA-18 are of acceptable quality.
Work continues to accommodate the AC data for MSG (METEOSAT-8).
All AC data are now received via Internet.
All BC reports now include normalization for the visible, standard infrared and “split-window” infrared channels (except METEOSAT and GOES-12 which do not have a split-window channel).
Global Processing Center (GPC):
The GPC continued to receive B2 data, BC data and correlative data in a routine manner by Internet. All data products from the GPC are delivered by ftp to NOAA/NCDC and to NASA Langley.
Deliveries of B2 data from NOAA-18 are current. Production of NOAA-18 (preliminary) B3 is complete through July 06; calibration against the NOAA-9-based standard is being developed.
Deliveries of B2 data from NOAA-17 are current. Production of NOAA-17 (preliminary) B3 is complete through July 06. Final B3 data have been produced through December 05.
Deliveries of B2 from GOES-9 (at 155°E) are complete through October 05, the last data. Production of GOES-9 (preliminary) B3 is complete through June 05. Final B3 data have been produced through June 05.
Deliveries of B2 data from GOES-10 are complete through June 06, the last data. Production of GOES-10 (preliminary) B3 data is complete through June 05. Final B3 data have been produced through June 05.
Deliveries of B2 data from GOES-11 are current.
Deliveries of B2 data from GOES-12 are current. Production of GOES-12 (preliminary) B3 data is complete through June 05. Final B3 data have been produced through June 05.
Deliveries of B2 data from METEOSAT-5 (at 63°E) are current. Production of METEOSAT-5 (preliminary) B3 data is complete through June 05. Final B3 data have been produced through June 05.
Deliveries of B2 data from METEOSAT-7 are complete thorough July 06, the last data at 0 degrees longitude. Production of METEOSAT-7 (preliminary) B3 data is compete through July 06. Final B3 data have been produced through June 05.
Deliveries of B2 data from METEOSAT-8 have commenced; data for January through June 06 have been received.
Deliveries of B2 data from MTSAT-1R are current. One month of test processing of B2 into B3 was successful.
Full deliveries of B2 data from FY-2C commenced in August 06 and are current; past data will be delivered on media.
Deliveries of TOVS correlative data are current. TOVS processing is complete through June 05.
Deliveries of snow/ice correlative data are current. SI processing is complete through June 05.
DX/D1/D2 data processing is complete through June 05. Production of D data has been suspended until the end of this year to accumulate sufficient NOAA-18 data to re-establish the radiance calibration. The opportunity will also be exploited to link the ISCCP calibration to that for MODIS and to compare results with independent analyses for AVHRR and METEOSAT by NOAA and EUMETSAT, respectively.
The online bibliography of papers based on ISCCP datasets has been updated through December 04; over 1000 ISCCP-related papers have been published.
The cloud climatology plots and browse data, the BT and D2 holdings on the ftp site, the radiance calibration and product version number tables have all been updated through June 05.
The ISCCP World Wide Web Home Page can be accessed at URL
http://isccp.giss.nasa.gov
ISCCP Central Archive (ICA):
The ICA at NOAA NCDC continued to receive B1 data from NOA, MSC, EUM, CSU and JMA and B3 and D data from the GPC in a routine manner. A new effort is underway to bring the documentation, formats and READ software for the B1 datasets up to the same level as for the B3 datasets. A prototype version of these data, to be called B1U, is now being examined to test their accuracy and usefulness. NCDC has now put the entire DX dataset online.
SATELLITE HEALTH
The health of GOES-11, GOES-12, MTSAT-1R, METEOSAT-5, FY-2C, NOAA-17 and NOAA-18 remained good. METEOSAT-7 terminated operations at the end of July and should arrive at 57.5 degrees East by 10 October 06 to replace METEOSAT-5. METEOSAT-5 and METEOSAT-7 will operate in parallel until early February 07. METEOSAT-8 went into safe mode on 23 September so operations were transferred temporarily to METEOSAT-9. METEOSAT-6 and GOES-13 are in stand-by mode. METOP-1 was successfully launched on 19 October 06.
DATA DELIVERED
Stage B3: July 83 - June 05 (22.0 years)
Stage TV: July 83 - June 05 (22.0 years)
Stage SI: July 83 - June 05 (22.0 years)
Stage D: July 83 - June 05 (22.0 years)
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OPEN ITEMS
* Delivery backlogs for B2 data ().
* Delivery backlog for B3 data = 9 months (with respect to planned schedule). B3 data for 264 months have been archived.
* Delivery backlog for DX/D1/D2 data = 9 months (with respect to planned schedule). D1/D2 data for 264 months have been archived.