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ACE-1: Satellite GMS-5 VIS A/C TRACK Images (GIF)

Summary

GMS-5 Visible (VIS) imagery (with aircraft track overlaid on plot )collected during ACE-1 Intensive Operations in Hobart, Tasmania, via the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, then converted to GIF image format. These images consist of the Southern Ocean (image center 49 deg S, 142 deg E), 4 km resolution, collected every hour. Digital McIDAS Area Format data files were collected hourly at OFPS from which these GIF images were created.

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Spatial Type raster
Frequency hourly
Language English
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Temporal coverage

Begin datetime 1995-12-01 00:00:00
End datetime 1995-12-14 23:59:59

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -35.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -90.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: 120.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 160.00

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Citation

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UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 1996. ACE-1: Satellite GMS-5 VIS A/C TRACK Images. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/4.826. Accessed 15 Dec 2019.

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