Data at a Glance

Description

The Infrared Global Geostationary Composite dataset contains global composite images from the infrared channels of multiple weather satellites in geosynchronous orbit. These satellites include the Global Mobility Service (GMS) from Japan, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) from the United States, NOAA satellites, and the Meteorological Satellite (METEOSAT) from Europe spanning nearly the entire globe. The spatial resolution is 14 km before December 18, 2017, and 4 km after that with the data remapped into a Mercator projection. The data have not necessarily been cross-calibrated between sensors. The data are available in AREA McIDAS format from June 4, 1995, to January 24, 2024, and netCDF-4 format from January 25, 2024, to present.

Product Summary

Platforms

GMS-4,

GOES-11,

GOES-12,

GOES-13,

GOES-15,

GOES-16,

GOES-8,

GOES-9,

METEOSAT-6,

METEOSAT-7,

METEOSAT-8,

METEOSAT-9,

MTSAT-1R,

NOAA-15,

NOAA-16,

NOAA-17,

NOAA-18

Instruments

AVHRR,

GOES-11 Imager,

GOES-12 Imager,

GOES-13 Imager,

GOES-15 Imager,

GOES-16 Imager,

GOES-8 Imager,

GOES-9 Imager,

VISSR,

VISSR-GMS,

VISSR-METEOSAT

Spatial Extent

N: 66 S: -61 E: 180 W: -180

Geographic Region

GLOBAL

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Temporal Extent

1995-06-04

Data Partner

Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)

Concept ID

C1996543397-GHRC_DAAC

Data State

ACTIVE

Processing Level

Published

Dec. 31, 1997

Updated

May 23, 2022

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Meyer, P. (2025). INFRARED GLOBAL GEOSTATIONARY COMPOSITE [Data set]. NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/GHRC/MULTIPLE/DATA201 Date Accessed: 2025-06-13

Additional Citation

Meyer, Paul .1998. INFRARED GLOBAL GEOSTATIONARY COMPOSITE [indicate subset used]. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GHRC/MULTIPLE/DATA201

Documents

DATA RECIPE	Infrared Global Geostationary Composite Quick View Data Recipe
USER'S GUIDE	The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset

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Name: INFRARED GLOBAL GEOSTATIONARY COMPOSITE V1
Creator: GHRC_DAAC
Keywords: Infrared Imagery

This data recipe provides instructions on how to use a Python script to convert Infrared Global Geostationary Composite McIDAS data into PNG format and display the infrared composite as an image outside of McIDAS software.

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Oct. 2, 2024

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