netcdf 1992230NA11325-AND.1992.08.24.0900.46.GOE-7.123.hursat-b1.v03 { dimensions: lon = 301 ; lat = 301 ; variables: float lat(lat) ; lat:units = "degrees_north" ; lat:long_name = "Latitude" ; lat:actual_range = 14.985f, 35.985f ; float lon(lon) ; lon:units = "degrees_east" ; lon:long_name = "Longitude" ; lon:actual_range = -90.7425f, -69.7425f ; int NomDate ; NomDate:long_name = "Nominal Start Date" ; int NomTime ; NomTime:long_name = "Nominal Start Time" ; int sss ; sss:long_name = "McIDAS sensor number" ; int nchan ; nchan:long_name = "Number of channels" ; float SubSatLat ; SubSatLat:long_name = "Sub-satellite latitude" ; SubSatLat:units = "degrees_north" ; float SubSatLon ; SubSatLon:long_name = "Sub-satellite longitude" ; SubSatLon:units = "degrees_east" ; float WindSpd ; WindSpd:long_name = "Wind Speed" ; WindSpd:units = "knots" ; WindSpd:valid_range = 0.f, 200.f ; float CentPrs ; CentPrs:long_name = "Central Pressure" ; CentPrs:units = "mb" ; CentPrs:valid_range = 700.f, 1100.f ; float CentLat ; CentLat:long_name = "Latitude of Tropical Cyclone Circulation Center" ; CentLat:units = "degrees_north" ; CentLat:valid_range = -90.f, 90.f ; float CentLon ; CentLon:long_name = "Longitude of Tropical Cyclone Circulation Center" ; CentLon:units = "degrees_east" ; CentLon:valid_range = -180.f, 360.f ; float VZA ; VZA:long_name = "View Zenith Angle at storm center" ; VZA:units = "degrees" ; short IRWIN(lat, lon) ; IRWIN:scale_factor = 0.01f ; IRWIN:add_offset = 200.f ; IRWIN:long_name = "Brightness Temperature in (10.3-12.1 um)" ; IRWIN:units = "Kelvin" ; IRWIN:Summary = "\n", "IRWIN data represent ISCCP data after the temporal \n", "correction (i.e., normalization) using HIRS. The equation\n", "to return to ISCCP absolute calibration is as follows:\n", "Tb_corrected = IRWIN*scale_factor + add_offset\n", "ISCCP_Tb = (Tb_corrected-Cal_Offset)/Cal_Scale\n", "where Cal_Offset and Cal_Scale are the coefficients used to \n", "correct the ISCCP values. They are provided below for reference." ; IRWIN:Cal_Scale = 0.932142f ; IRWIN:Cal_Offset = 19.25f ; IRWIN:Calibration_Correction_AppendDate = "2007-11-05 22:45:22" ; IRWIN:Calibration_Correction_TableVersion = "b1u.calibration.correction.IRWIN.v8" ; IRWIN:_FillValue = -20100s ; short VSCHN(lat, lon) ; VSCHN:scale_factor = 0.001f ; VSCHN:long_name = "Visible Reflectance in (0.52-0.73 um)" ; VSCHN:_FillValue = -999s ; short WLSHM(lat, lon) ; WLSHM:scale_factor = 0.001f ; WLSHM:long_name = "Visible Reflectance in (Walsh-Hadamard-XForm)" ; WLSHM:_FillValue = -20100s ; // global attributes: :TC_id = "1992230NA11325-AND" ; :TC_serial_number = "1992230NA11325" ; :TC_name = "ANDREW" ; :TC_file = "tracks1851to2006_atl.txt" ; :base_date = 1992.f, 8.f, 24.f ; :Conventions = "CF-1.0" ; :created = "Mon Nov 5 22:45:22 2007" ; :Projection = "Mercator" ; :Satellite_Name = "GOES-7" ; :Sensor_Name = "VISSR" ; :B1_file = "ISCCP.B1.0.GOE-7.1992.08.24.0901.AES" ; :B1U_file = "ISCCP.B1U.a.GOE-7.1992.08.24.0901.AES.gz" ; :MissingValue = "Missing Values are -1.0" ; :title = "HURSAT-B1" ; :summary = "Gridded geostationary satellite observations (from ISCCP B1 data) centered \n", "on tropical cyclone center of circulation" ; :keywords = "EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Phenomena > Hurricanes \n", "EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Phenomena > Typhoons \n", "EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Phenomena > Storms \n", "EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Phenomena > Cyclones \n", "EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Top Temperature \n", "EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Height \n", "EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Reflectance \n", "EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Longwave Radiation " ; :Metadata_Conventions = "Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0" ; :keywords_vocabulary = "GCMD Science Keywords, \n", "http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Resources/valids/gcmd_parameters.html" ; :cdm_data_type = "Grid" ; :history = "Created by b1u_2_hursat.pro " ; :date_created = "2007-11-5 22:45:22" ; :creator_name = "Ken Knapp, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC/RSAD" ; :creator_url = "http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ \n", "http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/rsad/b1utc/b1utc.html" ; :creator_email = "NCDC.Satorder@noaa.gov \n", "Ken.Knapp@noaa.gov" ; :institution = "NOAA/NESDIS/National Climatic Data Center" ; :contributor_name = "Jim Kossin, UW/SSEC" ; :contributor_role = "Provided TC tracks interpolation methodology and guidance on data set design" ; :geospatial_lat_min = 14.985f ; :geospatial_lat_max = 35.985f ; :geospatial_lon_min = -90.7425f ; :geospatial_lon_max = -69.7425f ; :time_coverage_start = "1992-08-24 09:01:00" ; :time_coverage_end = "1992-08-24 09:31:00" ; :date_modified = "2007-11-05 22:45:22" ; :date_issued = "2007-05-01 00:00:00" ; :geospatial_lat_units = "degrees_north" ; :geospatial_lat_resolution = 0.07f ; :geospatial_lon_units = "degrees_east" ; :geospatial_lon_resolution = 0.07f ; :svn_info = "$Id: b1u_2_hursat.pro 5352 2007-10-31 17:12:47Z kknapp $" ; :cvs_info_b12b1u = "$Id: b1_2_b1u.pro,v 1.12 2006/03/24 17:36:14 kknapp Exp $" ; :cvs_info_b1read = "$Id: b1read.pro,v 1.28 2006/03/24 17:28:31 kknapp Exp $" ; :cvs_info_SpcSat = "$Id: b1read_aes_g7.pro,v 1.16 2006/03/24 17:31:11 kknapp Exp $" ; }