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International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project D1 (ISCCP-D1) Dataset: Radiometer data from the NOAA, GOES, METEOSAT, GMS and INSAT satellites from 1983-1999
Global three-hourly cloud products as produced for the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. The data on are the ISCCP Stage D1 data (ISCCP-D1), at 280 km spatial resolution. There are 202 variables contained within the dataset, which is at three-hourly temporal resolution.
The data available at the time of publication begin in July 1983 and extend through to 1999, though a fuller version of the dataset is available directly from the NASA Atmospheric Data Center (ASDC).
This dataset contains data from a number of radiometers deployed on NOAA, GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite), METEOSAT, GMS and INSAT satellites operational during this period. This dataset is public.
The data periods for the various satellite instruments used within this generation of this dataset are given below:
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) versions 1,2 and 3:
- AVHRR on NOAA-7: 01/07/1983 to 31/01/1985
- AVHRR on NOAA-8: 01/10/1983 to 24/06/1984
- AVHRR on NOAA-9: 01/02/1985 to 08/11/1988
- AVHRR on NOAA-10: 17/11/1986 to 30/08/1991
- AVHRR on NOAA-11: 30/06/1997 to 18/10/1998
- AVHRR/2 on NOAA-12: 01/09/1991 to 31/12/1998
- AVHRR/2 on NOAA-14: 01/02/1995 to 30/09/2001
- AVHRR/3 on NOAA-15: 01/01/1999 to 31/07/2000
- AVHRR/3 on NOAA-16: 01/10/2001 to 30/06/2005
- AVHRR/3 on NOAA-17: 01/07/2002 to 30/06/2005
Very High Resolution Radiometer (VHRR):
- VHRR data on INSAT-1 series (INSAT-1A to 1D): 01/04/1988 to 31/03/1989
GOES-Imager:
- GOES-Imager data on GOES-10: 01/08/1998 to 30/06/2005
- GOES-Imager data on GOES-12: 01/04/2003 to 30/06/2005
Multispectral Imaging Radiometer (MIR):
- MIR data on METEOSAT-2: 01/07/1983 to 11/08/1988
- MIR data on METEOSAT-3: 11/08/1988 to 25/01/1991
- MIR data on METEOSAT-4 : 19/06/1989 to 30/06/1991
METEOSAT Visible and IR Imager (MVIRI):
- MVIRI data on METEOSAT-5: 01/02/1994 to 30/06/2005
- MVIRI data on METEOSAT-6: 01/03/1997 to 31/05/1998
Visible and Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer (VISSR) data:
- VISSR data on GMS-1: 21/01/1984 to 30/06/1984
- VISSR data on GMS-2: 01/07/1983 to 27/091984
- VISSR data on GMS-3: 27/09/1984 to 04/12/1989
- VISSR data on GMS-4: 04/12/1989 to 30/06/1991
- VISSR data on GMS-5: 01/06/1995 to 30/04/2003
- VISSR data on GOES-5: 01/07/1983 to 30/07/1984
- VISSR data on GOES-6: 01/07/1983 to 21/01/1989
- VISSR data on GOES-7: 26/04/1987 to 30/06/1991
- VISSR data on GOES-8: 01/05/1995 to 31/03/2003
- VISSR data on GOES-9: 01/01/1996 to 30/06/2005
For further information about the satellites and their instruments please see the linked documentation pages.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2007-02-13T23:55:58
- Date (Creation)
- 2007-02-13T23:55:58
- Identifier
- NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / 94649e4a337ad6c83ee82683cfadf15c
- Maintenance and update frequency
- notPlanned Not planned
- Update scope
- dataset Dataset
- Keywords
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- ISSCP
- radiometer
- cloud
- NOAA
- GOES
- INSAT
- METEOSAT
- GMS
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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- atmospheric conditions
- Access constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
- Use constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Spatial representation type
- grid Grid
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Topic category
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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- Begin date
- 1983-01-01T00:00:00
- End date
- 1999-12-31T23:59:59
- Unique resource identifier
- WGS 84
- Distribution format
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Access to data, documentation and software
The archive is divided in three major directories:
The DATA directory contains the data.
The DOCUMENT directory contains the documentation.
The SOFTWARE directory contains the source
code and a compiled version of the read software.
README files in each directory offer more information about their contents.
The data files (e.g. d1_19830701) are  available in HDF 4 format
as described in the Data Directory Documentation.
The HDF libraries, source code and documentation can be obtained free
of charge from the  HDF Group .
NCSA also provides a variety of tools to assist in viewing, analyzing,
and displaying HDF formatted data files.
Additional data, related to ISCCP, may also be transferred directly
from GISS using the anonymous
FTP site.
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- OnLine resource
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CEDA Data Catalogue Page
Detail and access information for the resource
- OnLine resource
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DOWNLOAD
Download Data
- OnLine resource
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ISCCP D1 and D2 dataset documentation
No further details.
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
- Data obtained during the period from 1983 to 1999 by the various satellite operators. Data acquired from the Langley Atmospheric Sciences Data Center (ASDC) in 2002 and archived at the BADC as-is. A fuller dataset is available directly from ASDC.
- File identifier
- 94649e4a337ad6c83ee82683cfadf15c XML
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Character set
- 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 UTF8
- Parent identifier
- International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project: ISCCP-D1, ISCCP-D2 and ISCCP-C2 cloud products dataset collection 5890110c9f806a2fb14f9030898def43
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-06-24T02:00:39
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
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