to the ICI-TOVS data pageEach file name *.dat is made by appending the satellite identifier, the domain identifier, the product identifier and the Date/Time of the first data in the file (example: njh_ici_9701031925.dat.gz). The satellite identifier is nd for NOAA-12, nj for NOAA-14. The domain identifier is l for Lannion (France) (Eastern Atlantic), h for Halifax (Canada) (Western Atlantic). Each file contains N data records. Each data line contains 101 fields, separated by spaces. The contents and sizes of the 101 fields that appear in each data record are as follows (Unit for Unit or Code table (from the Manual on codes (WMO-No. 306), International codes, volume I.2, part B), Form for FORTRAN Format, Miss for Missing value): No Parameter Unit Form. Miss -- --------- ---- ----- ---- 1 Timestamp for the creation of the row YYYYMMDDHHMISS a14 2 Satellite name a3 3 Latitude dec.degr f8.3 4 Longitude dec.degr f8.3 5 Collecting date/time (UTC) YYYYMMDDHHMISS a14 6 Global quality control flag (0=good, 1=bad) i4 -999 7 Solar elevation f7.2 -999 8 Satellite channel(s) used in computation WMO tab 002025 i8 -999 9 Satellite data-processing technique used WMO tab 002022 i4 -999 10 Satellite location counter i5 -999 11 OZONE Dobson i4 -999 12 Pressure at top of cloud Pa i6 -999 13 Total cloud cover i4 -999 14 Land/sea qualifier WMO tab 008012 i4 -999 15 Height of land surface m i4 -999 16 Skin temperature degr.K f6.1 -999 17 Ground or sea pressure Pa i6 -999 18 Pressure at base of layer 1 Pa i6 -999 19 Pressure at base of layer 2 Pa i5 -999 20 Pressure at base of layer 3 Pa i5 -999 21 Pressure at base of layer 4 Pa i5 -999 22 Pressure at base of layer 5 Pa i5 -999 23 Pressure at base of layer 6 Pa i5 -999 24 Pressure at base of layer 7 Pa i5 -999 25 Pressure at base of layer 8 Pa i5 -999 26 Pressure at base of layer 9 Pa i5 -999 27 Pressure at base of layer 10 Pa i5 -999 28 Pressure at base of layer 11 Pa i5 -999 29 Pressure at base of layer 12 Pa i5 -999 30 Pressure at base of layer 13 Pa i5 -999 31 Pressure at base of layer 14 Pa i5 -999 32 Pressure at base of layer 15 Pa i5 -999 33 Pressure at top of layer 1 Pa i6 -999 34 Pressure at top of layer 2 Pa i5 -999 35 Pressure at top of layer 3 Pa i5 -999 36 Pressure at top of layer 4 Pa i5 -999 37 Pressure at top of layer 5 Pa i5 -999 38 Pressure at top of layer 6 Pa i5 -999 39 Pressure at top of layer 7 Pa i5 -999 40 Pressure at top of layer 8 Pa i5 -999 41 Pressure at top of layer 9 Pa i5 -999 42 Pressure at top of layer 10 Pa i5 -999 43 Pressure at top of layer 11 Pa i5 -999 44 Pressure at top of layer 12 Pa i5 -999 45 Pressure at top of layer 13 Pa i5 -999 46 Pressure at top of layer 14 Pa i5 -999 47 Pressure at top of layer 15 Pa i5 -999 48 Virtual temperature for layer 1 degr.K f6.1 -999 49 Virtual temperature for layer 2 degr.K f6.1 -999 50 Virtual temperature for layer 3 degr.K f6.1 -999 51 Virtual temperature for layer 4 degr.K f6.1 -999 52 Virtual temperature for layer 5 degr.K f6.1 -999 53 Virtual temperature for layer 6 degr.K f6.1 -999 54 Virtual temperature for layer 7 degr.K f6.1 -999 55 Virtual temperature for layer 8 degr.K f6.1 -999 56 Virtual temperature for layer 9 degr.K f6.1 -999 57 Virtual temperature for layer 10 degr.K f6.1 -999 58 Virtual temperature for layer 11 degr.K f6.1 -999 59 Virtual temperature for layer 12 degr.K f6.1 -999 60 Virtual temperature for layer 13 degr.K f6.1 -999 61 Virtual temperature for layer 14 degr.K f6.1 -999 62 Virtual temperature for layer 15 degr.K f6.1 -999 63 Pressure at base of layer 1 Pa i6 -999 64 Pressure at base of layer 2 Pa i5 -999 65 Pressure at base of layer 3 Pa i5 -999 66 Pressure at top of layer 1 Pa i6 -999 67 Pressure at top of layer 2 Pa i5 -999 68 Pressure at top of layer 3 Pa i5 -999 69 Precipitable water for layer 1 kg/m2 i4 -999 70 Precipitable water for layer 2 kg/m2 i4 -999 71 Precipitable water for layer 3 kg/m2 i4 -999 72 Equivalent black body temperature 1 degr.K f6.1 -999 73 Equivalent black body temperature 2 degr.K f6.1 -999 74 Equivalent black body temperature 3 degr.K f6.1 -999 75 Equivalent black body temperature 4 degr.K f6.1 -999 76 Equivalent black body temperature 5 degr.K f6.1 -999 77 Equivalent black body temperature 6 degr.K f6.1 -999 78 Equivalent black body temperature 7 degr.K f6.1 -999 79 Equivalent black body temperature 8 degr.K f6.1 -999 80 Equivalent black body temperature 9 degr.K f6.1 -999 81 Equivalent black body temperature 10 degr.K f6.1 -999 82 Equivalent black body temperature 11 degr.K f6.1 -999 83 Equivalent black body temperature 12 degr.K f6.1 -999 84 Equivalent black body temperature 13 degr.K f6.1 -999 85 Equivalent black body temperature 14 degr.K f6.1 -999 86 Equivalent black body temperature 15 degr.K f6.1 -999 87 Equivalent black body temperature 16 degr.K f6.1 -999 88 Equivalent black body temperature 17 degr.K f6.1 -999 89 Equivalent black body temperature 18 degr.K f6.1 -999 90 Equivalent black body temperature 19 degr.K f6.1 -999 91 Equivalent black body temperature 20 degr.K f6.1 -999 92 Equivalent black body temperature 21 degr.K f6.1 -999 93 Equivalent black body temperature 22 degr.K f6.1 -999 94 Equivalent black body temperature 23 degr.K f6.1 -999 95 Equivalent black body temperature 24 degr.K f6.1 -999 96 Equivalent black body temperature 25 degr.K f6.1 -999 97 Equivalent black body temperature 26 degr.K f6.1 -999 98 Equivalent black body temperature 27 degr.K f6.1 -999 99 Tropopause pressure Pa i6 -999 100 Tropopause temperature degr.K f6.1 -999 101 Satellite zenital angle degr. f8.3 -999
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Updated : 30 March 1999