RAINEX: Saharan Air Layer Tracking Imagery

Summary

Data access

• ORDER data for delivery by FTP
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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/5K52-3WC8-YX0W
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2007-11-05)
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Related projects	RAINEX: Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment
Spatial Type	raster
Frequency	3 hourly
Language	English
Categories	Satellite
Platforms	METEOSAT-8 Satellite, GOES-10
Instruments	GOES-10 Imager Meteosat Visible Infra-Red Imager - MVIRI
GCMD Science Keywords	DUST/ASH/SMOKE INFRARED IMAGERY Expand keywords
Related links	info: RAINEX Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2005-08-31 00:00:00
End datetime	2005-10-03 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 0.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -130.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 60.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

• author: Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
• author: Hurricane Research Division (HRD), NOAA

Citation

Example citation following ESIP guidelines:

Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), Hurricane Research Division (HRD), NOAA. 2007. RAINEX: Saharan Air Layer Tracking Imagery. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/5K52-3WC8-YX0W. Accessed 02 Oct 2023.

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