Data Usage Guidance/RestrictionsThe operational data for this datatype is available to all registered CLASS users. Pre-operational data may be restricted to authorized users. To become an authorized user, send a request to the CLASS Help Desk. |
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Dataset NameThe dataset names for all 4 EUMETSAT instruments follows the same basic format. <INSTRUMENT_ID>_<PRODUCT_TYPE>_<PROCESSING_LEVEL>_<SPACECRAFT_ID>_ PRODUCT_TYPE - 3 characters defining the type of product (For ASCAT this indicates the resolution - SZF (full), SZR (research - 25KM), SZO (operational 50 KM); for all other instruments: xxx (literally 3 lower case x's) ) PROCESSING_LEVEL - 2 characters (1B for ASCAT, GOME, GRAS; 1C for IASI) SPACECRAFT_IUD - 3 characters (M02, eventually also M01) SENSING_START UTC - 15 characters - 14 for the date, one for the "Z" at the end - (YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ) SENSING_END UTC- 15 characters - 14 for the date, one for the "Z" at the end (YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ) PROCESSING_MODE - 1 character (N (nominal), B (backlog), R (reprocessing), V (verification) ) DISPOSITION_MODE -1 characters (T (testing), O (operational), C (commissioning) ) PROCESSING_TIME UTC 15 characters - 14 for the date, one for the "Z" at the end (YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ) SOME_DATE -14 characters (No Z at the end) (YYYYMMDDHHMMSS) Total length - 67 defined in documentation + 16 (2 underscores plus some date) = 83 characters |
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Processing ModeBacklog |
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Receiving StationThe ground station to which data was transmitted for the given data set. Fairbanks, AK |
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SpatialRefers to the geographic area of interest to the user. This section of the search page allows the user to |
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TemporalRefers to the time span of interest to the user. This section of the search page allows the user to define the range of dates/times of interest. |
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UTCCoordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the international time standard. It is the current term for what was referred to as Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT). Zero (0) hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich England, which lies on the zero longitudinal meridian. Universal time is based on a 24 hour clock, therefore, afternoon hours such as 4 pm UTC are expressed as 16:00 UTC (sixteen hours, zero minutes). |