ACE-1: Antarctic IR Composite Satellite Imagery
Summary
Composite Infrared (IR) imagery of the Antarctic Region collected during the ACE-1 period via McIDAS-X and converted to GIF image format. These images consist of polar stereographic projection of the South Pole, 20 km resolution, collected every 3 hours. This imagery contains infrared data composited from all available satellites (GOES and POES) during a 3-hourly interval, produced by the University of Wisconsin's Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC). Digital McIDAS Area format files (10 km resolution) were collected every 3 hours at OFPS from the SSEC from which these GIF images were created.
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| Data Quality | final |
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| Spatial Type | raster |
| Frequency | 3 hourly |
| Language | English |
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Temporal coverage
| Begin datetime | 1995-10-09 00:00:00 |
| End datetime | 1995-12-14 23:59:59 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
-30.00,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
-90.00
Minimum (West) Longitude:
-180.00,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
180.00
Primary point of contact information
EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
Additional contact information
- originator: University of Wisconsin-Madison
- author: University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science & Engineering Center
Citation
University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science & Engineering Center. 1996. ACE-1: Antarctic IR Composite Satellite Imagery. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/GQZY-3VTK-C50F. Accessed 06 Mar 2026.
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