NCEP-GTS Marine Observations in IMMA format

Description

The Global Telecommunications System (GTS) is a major component of transmitting global meteorological data, consisting of both in situ and satellite observations. This data is collected by a number of organizations, which archive and further process the data. The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) collect this GTS data and format it into BUFR (Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data) for their processing needs. After processing, the BUFR is transmitted to NCAR for archival and additional processing into the International Maritime Meteorological Archive (IMMA) format for the International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS). NCAR also archives this IMMA-formatted data. NCDC will use these data as source input for the new ICOADS Near-Real-Time (NRT) product and will archive the two data streams from NCAR--the NCEP-BUFR data as well as IMMA (International Maritime Meteorological Archive) formatted data files (converted from the NCEP-BUFR file format) that are produced by NCAR. The IMMA format has been adopted by many organizations as the preferred format for marine observations. The data consists of basic observations taken from ships, buoys, C-MAN (Coastal Marine Automated Network), and tide-gauge stations. Observations may include: air and sea surface temperature, wind direction/speed, waves, sea level pressure, etc.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Direct download of IMMA formatted data https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/icoads2.5/
33 Paper describing the development and implementation of the IMMA data format. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/documents/imma_R2.5_.pdf
0 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. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 Web site provides downloads and resources for BUFR format. http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/sib/decoders/BUFRLIB/
0 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. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
21 Links to the WMO Manual on Codes (WMO-No. 306) http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/WMOCodes.html
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00873/html
0 Web site providing brief overview of ICOADS dataset and IMMA's role in its production; includes short description of IMMA dataset. http://icoads.noaa.gov
0 NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
0 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. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 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. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 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. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 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. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • buoys
  • ships
  • vertical location
  • cloud properties
  • dew point temperature
  • sea surface
  • land surface
  • national climatic data center
  • atmospheric temperature
  • nesdis
  • sea surface temperature
  • visual observations
  • oceans
  • surface winds
  • sea level pressure
  • cloud frequency
  • atmosphere
  • air quality
  • noaa
  • coastal marine network
  • global ocean
  • air temperature
  • c-man
  • cryosphere
  • ocean temperature
  • cloud types
  • global
  • ocean waves
  • wave height gauges
  • thermometers
  • ocean winds
  • barometers
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • visibility
  • earth science
  • geographic region
  • sea ice
  • meteorological station
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • swells
  • sea ice concentration
  • pressure gauges
  • anemometers
  • atmospheric pressure
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • clouds
  • wave height
  • atmospheric winds
  • ocean platforms
  • wave speed/direction
  • wave period
  • moorings
  • cloud height
  • surface temperature
  • coastal stations
  • national centers for environmental information
  • hygrometer
  • pressure tendency

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