IHOP_2002 Satellite:  GOES-11 Imagery [JOSS] 


1.0  General Information


The GOES-11 Imagery (GIF) is one of several satellite products collected 
as part of the International H20 Project (IHOP_2002) field catalog operated 
by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research/Joint Office for 
Science Support (UCAR/JOSS; http://www.joss.ucar.edu/ihop/catalog/).
UCAR/JOSS utilized its SeaSpace system to retrieve data from the
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 11 (GOES-11)
and developed sectors over the IHOP_2002 region.  This data set consists of 
the sectored 1-km imagery from Channel 1 (visible; 0.65um) of the GOES-11 
satellite.  The products cover the period from 1 - 21 June 2002 and cover 
the IHOP_2002 sector (32-42N and 90-105W).  The products are typically available 
every 15 minutes, but rapid scan imagery are also often available (most often 
during the afternoon and evening hours).  All images are in gif 
format.


2.0  Data Contact

Steven Williams
UCAR Joint Office For Science Support
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000 USA

Voice: 303 496-8987
Fax:   303 497-8158
Email: sfw@ucar.edu


3.0  Product Information


UCAR/JOSS utilized its SeaSpace system to retrieve data from the
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 11 (GOES-11)
and developed sectors over the IHOP_2002 region.  This data set
consists of the sectored imagery from Channel 1 (visible; 
0.65um) of the GOES-11 satellite.


4.0  Quality Control Procedures


UCAR/JOSS conducted no quality checks on these data.


5.0  File Naming Convention


The file names are structured as follows:

ops.goes-11.yyyymmddhhmm.IHOP_1km_ch1_vis.gif

Where goes-11 is the satellite used
      yyyy is the four digit year
      mm is the two digit month
      dd is the two digit day
      hh is the hour (UTC)
      mm is the minute
			IHOP_1km_ch1_vis is the name of the product

6.0  References


None.