MTSAT Rapid Scan Satellite Data (HRIT)
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/384.023

Summary
This dataset contains Rapid Scan MTSAT-1R satellite data from the High
Altitude Ice Crystals - High Ice Water Content (HAIC-HIWC) project that took
place in Darwin, Australia. The data files are in raw High Rate Information
Transmission (HRIT) format and are grouped into .tar files by day.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 384.023
 * doi:10.26023/GY52-THVK-C814
   https://doi.org/10.26023/GY52-THVK-C814

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 2016. MTSAT Rapid Scan Satellite Data.
 Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.26023/GY52-THVK-C814 Accessed 23 Apr 2024.

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Acknowledgement
In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements,
please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as:

  Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of
  the National Science Foundation.
  https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

Related projects
 * HAIC-HIWC: High Altitude Ice Crystals - High Ice Water Content Project 2014
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/HAIC-HIWC

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: raster
 * Frequency: 10 minute
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Satellite

Platforms
 * Satellite, MTSAT-1R

Instruments
 * MTSAT 1R Imager

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > INFRARED RADIANCE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE RADIANCE

Related links
 * info: Multi-functional Transport Satellites
   http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/satellite/mtsat.shtml
 * info: HAIC-HIWC 2014 Darwin Missions
   http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/haic-hiwc/tools/missions
 * info: HAIC-HIWC Data Policy
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/files_live/private/Data_sharing_update_2016-05-18-v2.pdf
 * info: LRIT/HRIT Global Format Specifications
   http://www.cgms-info.org/documents/cgms-lrit-hrit-global-specification-%28v2-8-of-30-oct-2013%29.pdf
 * homepage: HAIC-HIWC Home Page
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/haic-hiwc

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2014-01-15 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2014-03-14 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 0.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -20.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 110.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 160.00

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1

Additional contact information
 * author: Australian Bureau of Meteorology <jjs@bom.gov.au>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/499

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/384.023?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/384.023?format=isotc211