Subject: ESPC Notification
  Topic: *
>
> Declaration of AVHRR Polar Winds products Operational
>
> *Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
>  *
> 17 December 2008/1500 UTC
>
> *Satellite(s) Involved:
>  *
> NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17 and NOAA-18
>
> *Product(s) Involved/Affected:
>  *
> AVHRR Polar Cloud-drift Winds Product (NOAA-15 through -18, GAC)
>
> *Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
> *
> 17 December 2008, 1500 UTC
>
> *Details/Specifics of Change:
>  *
> NOAA/NESDIS will make AVHRR Polar Winds data products operationally
> available to its users at the Environmental Satellite Processing Center
> (ESPC). AVHRR Polar Winds use NOAA-15, 16, 17 and 18 GAC data to
> generate cloud track atmospheric wind vectors. AVHRR Polar Winds product
> covers both Arctic and Antarctic (Poleward of 65 degree latitude). The
> product is provided in BUFR, McIDAS MD and TEXT format. With four
> satellites, AVHRR Polar Winds product has excellent temporal sampling
> and additional data coverage versus MODIS Polar Winds. These products
> will be made available to users through NESDIS Environment Satellite
> Processing Center (ESPC) data distribution server (SATEPSDIST1) and
> anonymous FTP server (SATEPSANON) starting on December 17, 2008.
>
> *Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
> *
> Hongming Qi, 301-763-8142 ext 114, Hongming.Qi@noaa.gov
>