Data Description
CoastWatch Swath Files in HDF Format -
CoastWatch swath data derived from AVHRR is full pass swath projection data from different AVHRR receiving stations. The files contain multiple data variables stored using the HDF-4 Scientific Data Sets (SDS) model. The product contents are channel 1 albedo, channel 2 albedo, channel 3a albedo, channel 3 brightness temperature, channel 4 brightness temperature, channel 5 brightness temperature, moisture corrected sea-surface-temperature, 8-bit CLAVR ocean cloud mask, 2-bit CLAVR-X cloud mask, satellite zenith angle, solar zenith angle and relative azimuth angle.
Details - Metadata, Documentation
CLASS Beginning Date | 20031110 |
Ending Date | Present |
ISO Metadata | Complete Record |
Instruments | AVHRR/3 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3, AVHRR/2 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/2 |
Transfer Size | 40-60 MB |
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Related Web Site | CoastWatch Central Site |
Pixel Resolution | 1.1 km per pixel at nadir and lower near the edges |
Platform | NOAA-16 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-16, NOAA-19 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-19, NOAA-18 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-18, NOAA-17 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-17, METOP-A > Meteorological Operational Satellite - A, NOAA-12 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-12, NOAA-15 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-15 |
Row Count | Varied |
Column Count | 2048 |
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