Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder
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Summary
Abstract:
ABSTRACT: The TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) system consisted of three instruments: the High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder Version 2 (HIRS/2), the Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) and the Stratospheric Sounding Unit (SSU). This system was onboard the NOAA-6 through NOAA-14 and TIROS-N satellites. The Advanced TOVS (ATOVS) replaced the TOVS instruments starting from NOAA-15 onwards. ... It consists of HIRS/3, the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) and AMSU-B. The Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS), developed by EUMETSAT, replaced AMSU-B on NOAA-18 and the European MetOp satellites. Currently the ATOVS is generating products from the NOAA-15, 16, 18 and METOP-A satellites. This instrument package provides information on temperature and humidity profiles, total ozone, clouds and radiation on a global scale.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Data types: * Advanced TOVS Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A Level 1B (ATOV_AMSUA) * Advanced TOVS Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B Level 1B (ATOV_AMSUB) * Advanced TOVS Microwave Humidity Sounder Level 1B (ATOV_MHS) * TOVS High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder Level 1B (TOVS_HIRS) * TOVS Microwave Sounding Unit Level 1B (TOVS_MSU) * TOVS Stratospheric Sounding Unit Level 1B (TOVS_SSU)
CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition
Fees: Electronic download (FTP) of the data is free. There is a fee for copies of data on physical media. Optical disks are $25.00 per unit and magnetic tape is $100 per unit. Price does not include additional service and handling costs. 
Purpose:
PURPOSE: TOVS was designed so that the data from the HIRS, SSU, MSU, AMSU-A, AMSU-B and MHS instruments could be combined to compute: 1) atmospheric temperature profiles from the surface to 10 millibars (mb), 2) water vapor content at three levels of the atmosphere, and 3) total ozone content. Improved accuracy of retrieval profiles and a better definition of the water vapor profile, even in the presence of clouds, are the objectives of this system.
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Download options for Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder level 1b datasets.
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View Source Metadata document from the Metadata Manager and Repository (NMMR).
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This section of the guide describes the level 1b datasets from Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder instruments.
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This section of the guide describes the NOAA KLM and NOAA-N,-N' Polar Orbiter Level 1b database. The updates to the AVHRR data set and data set header record formats for the MetOp satellites are included.
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Information about the data processing, end-product contents and format and potential usage and applications of ATOVS instruments aboard MetOp-A.
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The purpose of this standard is to provide extensions to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata for describing geospatial data obtained from remote sensing.
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Information about Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder level 1b datasets.
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Search Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder level 1b datasets.
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Comprehensive introduction to POES satellites and instruments.
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This webpage has real-time and historical notices regarding the 1B processing. The Pre-Product Processing (PPP) produces the Polar Level 1B orbital products for the instruments on the POES spacecrafts. Instrument data is ingested, calibrated and Earth location data is applied to produce the 1B data set.
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Links to documents and presentations related to ATOVS.
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This section of the guide has descriptions of HIRS/2 sensor.
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Description of HIRS/3 sensor aboard NOAA POES satellites.
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Description of HIRS/4 sensor.
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Technical description, spectral characteristics, scanning geometry and instrument calibration of HIRS/4 aboard MetOp-A satellite.
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This section of the POD guide describes the Stratospheric Sounding Unit (SSU), its data characteristics and magnetic tape formats.
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This section of the POD guide describes the Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU), its data characteristics and magnetic tape formats.
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This section of the KLM guide provides information about AMSU-A.
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Technical descriptions, spectral characteristics, scanning geometry and calibration of AMSU-A aboard MetOp-A satellite.
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This section of the KLM guide describes the AMSU-B sensor.
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Describes calibration methods for MHS aboard NOAA KLM satellites.
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Description of MHS sensor aboard NOAA KLM satellites.
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Technical description, spectral characteristics, scanning geometry and instrument calibration of MHS instrument aboard METOP-A.
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Quality
LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: View Level 1B Notices at http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/notices/notices.html.
COMPLETENESS REPORT: View Level 1B Notices at http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/notices/notices.html.
HORIZONTAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT: Prior to June 1981, the Earth location data in the TOVS Level 1b data may ... have been slightly inaccurate due to errors in the TIROS Information Processor (TIP) clock onboard the spacecraft.
LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP:
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: The AIP Level 1a dataset is processed to individual instrument level 1b* and level 1b datasets. These datasets contain earth-located, time-tagged instrument counts with calculated calibration parameters appended.
SOURCE USED CITATION ABBREVIATION: AIP_1A
SOURCE USED CITATION ABBREVIATION: TOVS_1A_METOP
PROCESS DATE: Not complete
SOURCE PRODUCED CITATION ABBREVIATION: gov.noaa.class:TOVS
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: EPS > EUMETSAT Polar System .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
TITLE: AMSU Information Processor Level 1a Data (AIP 1A) .
TITLE: TOVS Level 1A from METOP .
TITLE: Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
PUBLICATION DATE: 2007-05-21.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/poes/index.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/notices/notices.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/opdb/poes/docs/ .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: EPS > EUMETSAT Polar System .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
TITLE: AMSU Information Processor Level 1a Data (AIP 1A) .
TITLE: TOVS Level 1A from METOP .
TITLE: Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
PUBLICATION DATE: 2007-05-21.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/poes/index.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/notices/notices.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/opdb/poes/docs/ .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: EPS > EUMETSAT Polar System .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
TITLE: AMSU Information Processor Level 1a Data (AIP 1A) .
TITLE: TOVS Level 1A from METOP .
TITLE: Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
PUBLICATION DATE: 2007-05-21.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/poes/index.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/notices/notices.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/opdb/poes/docs/ .
TYPE OF SOURCE MEDIA: digital satellite data .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 19781019 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 20070521 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 1978 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition .
SOURCE CITATION ABBREVIATION: AIP_1A .
SOURCE CONTRIBUTION: Level 1a dataset from SSU, MSU, AMSU-A, AMSU-B, HIRS and MHS sensors.
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: EPS > EUMETSAT Polar System .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
TITLE: AMSU Information Processor Level 1a Data (AIP 1A) .
TITLE: TOVS Level 1A from METOP .
TITLE: Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
PUBLICATION DATE: 2007-05-21.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/poes/index.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/notices/notices.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/opdb/poes/docs/ .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: EPS > EUMETSAT Polar System .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
TITLE: AMSU Information Processor Level 1a Data (AIP 1A) .
TITLE: TOVS Level 1A from METOP .
TITLE: Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
PUBLICATION DATE: 2007-05-21.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/poes/index.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/notices/notices.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/opdb/poes/docs/ .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: EPS > EUMETSAT Polar System .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
TITLE: AMSU Information Processor Level 1a Data (AIP 1A) .
TITLE: TOVS Level 1A from METOP .
TITLE: Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
PUBLICATION DATE: 2007-05-21.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/poes/index.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/notices/notices.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/opdb/poes/docs/ .
TYPE OF SOURCE MEDIA: satellite .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 19781019 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 20070521 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 1978 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition .
SOURCE CITATION ABBREVIATION: TOVS_1A_METOP .
SOURCE CONTRIBUTION: Level 1a data from HIRS/4, AMSU-A and MHS aboard METOP satellite.
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: EPS > EUMETSAT Polar System .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
TITLE: AMSU Information Processor Level 1a Data (AIP 1A) .
TITLE: TOVS Level 1A from METOP .
TITLE: Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
PUBLICATION DATE: 2007-05-21.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/poes/index.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/notices/notices.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/opdb/poes/docs/ .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: EPS > EUMETSAT Polar System .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
TITLE: AMSU Information Processor Level 1a Data (AIP 1A) .
TITLE: TOVS Level 1A from METOP .
TITLE: Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
PUBLICATION DATE: 2007-05-21.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/poes/index.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/notices/notices.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/opdb/poes/docs/ .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: EPS > EUMETSAT Polar System .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
TITLE: AMSU Information Processor Level 1a Data (AIP 1A) .
TITLE: TOVS Level 1A from METOP .
TITLE: Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
PUBLICATION DATE: 2007-05-21.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978-10-19.
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/poes/index.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/notices/notices.html .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/opdb/poes/docs/ .
TYPE OF SOURCE MEDIA: digital satellite data .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 19781019 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 20070521 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 1978 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition .
SOURCE CITATION ABBREVIATION: gov.noaa.class:TOVS .
SOURCE CONTRIBUTION: Level 1b dataset from SSU, MSU, AMSU-A, AMSU-B, HIRS and MHS sensors. TOVS/ATOVS level 1b data used for derivation of quantitative products to include atmospheric temperature soundings, moisture soundings and ozone concentrations as well as Microwave Surface and Precipitation Processing products such as rain rate, snow cover, cloud liquid water and total precipitable water.
Access Constraints
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None
DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Disclaimer - While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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Distribution
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online
Distribution Format:
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Personnel
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TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
86-532-2034075
Email:
gpgao at mail.ouqd.edu.cn
Postal Code:
266003
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INVESTIGATOR
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DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
86-532-2876772
Fax:
86-532-2032799
Email:
mcshi at mail.ouqd.edu.cn
Contact Address:
Department of Physical Oceanography and Meteorology Sciences
Ocean University of Qingdao
City:
Qingdao
Postal Code:
266003
Country:
CHINA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2007-08-19
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-01-13
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