International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP), Raw Radiance Data (B1)

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In 1983, the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) began collecting satellite data from the international geostationary meteorological satellites as well as NOAA POES satellites around the world in an effort to characterize global cloudiness. Due to computing limitations at the time, data were subsampled to ~10 km were archived for future processing. This subsampled data is called B1 data. ISCCP B1 data are a collection of measurements from imagers on international geostationaru satellites which are sub-sampled to approximately 10 km and 3 hourly. The ISCCP B1 data are primarily composed of visible (VIS), infrared water vapor (IRWVP) and infrared window (IRWIN) channels (roughly 0.6um, 6.7um and 11um, respectively). The visible and infrared channels are window channels that are more sensitive to the surface than the atmosphere which helps discriminate clouds from clear sky [2]. Conversely, the water vapor channel is mostly opaque and as such, is not used in the ISCCP cloud mask algorithm.

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The International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP): The First Project of the World Climate Research Programme PDF Schiffer, R.A., and Rossow, W.B., 1983: The International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP): The First Project of the World Climate Research Programme. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 64, 779-784. Open resource
ISCCP Global Radiance Data Set: A New Resource for Climate Research Unknown Schiffer, R.A., and Rossow, W.B., 1983: The International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP): The First Project of the World Climate Research Programme. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 64, 779-784. Open resource
ISCCP Cloud Data Products Unknown W.B. Rossow, R.A. Schiffer (1991): ISCCP Cloud Data Products. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Volume 72 No. 1 pp2-20. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. Open resource
GCOS Essential Climate Variables Unknown Overview of the GCOS Essential Climate Variables. Open resource
NCEI Global ISCCP B1 Browse System (GIBBS) Unknown Search for ISCCP B1 imagery via the interface. Open resource
NCEI Archive Information Request System (AIRS) Unknown Search the data archive and submit an order for ISCCP B1 data via the interface. Not for GOES 16/17. Open resource
ISCCP Unknown ISCCP Project Website Open resource
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Unknown NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. Open resource
NCEI Data Search Unknown Search for ISCCP B1 data via the interface. Open resource
NCEI Direct Download Unknown Rolling 60 day store of GOES-16/17 ISCCP B1 data. For data older than 60 days, please contact customer service at ncei.info@noaa.gov. Open resource
NCEI landing page for this dataset Unknown Dataset landing page with general information and access links for the dataset. Open resource
NCEI Dataset Landing Page Unknown Landing page for the dataset. Open resource
ISCCP B1U Landing Page Unknown The B1U dataset takes the disparate formats submitted as B1 and creates a uniform/standard way of accessing the data. Open resource

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