DRAFT Regional Requirements for Satellite Data in Central and South America, ordered by Priority and decreasing data rate
Format Required
Frequenc Size size Timeliness
Data Format expected in Basic Application Priority data rate
y (kB) comment (min)
the Future (kb/s) Sum
GEO GOES imagery over the level 1B original from 15 - 30 three Geotiff and 1)Product and Image generation.
16500 P1 Real time 15 146.7
Region channel VIS, WV, IR Satellite Operator minutes images HDF 2)Assimilation
146.7
GEO GOES imagery over the 30 three Geotiff and
tiff image low resolution 2100 warning (+Synoptic analysis) P1 Real time 5 56.0
Region channel VIS, WV, IR minutes images HDF 202.7
Regional (Atlantic and Pacific) LEO Geotiff and
level 1B 12 hours 8300 Product generation. Assimilation P1 real time 30 36.9
Scatterometer sensors HDF
239.6
Geotiff and
High resolution Earth Surface image level 1c, Geotiff and HDF daily 22000 data analysis P1 no real time 80 36.7
HDF 276.2
Bufr and or
Global Radio-occultation sounding Retrieval profiles ASCII 1 hour 10000 Product generation. Assimilation P1 real time 40 33.3
grib2 309.6
estimated
GEO imagery from other regions - level 1B original from Geotiff and 1)Product and Image generation.
3 hours 5000 image P1 Real Time 20 33.3
channel IR Satellite Operator HDF 2)Assimilation
size
342.9
three Geotiff and
Wind vectors from GEO - image Tiff mage low resolution 3 hours 2100 Synoptic analysis P1 real time 10 28.0
images HDF
370.9
Rainfall Nowcasting (2 hour based 30 Geotiff and
tiff image low resolution 700 Warning (+Synoptic analysis) P1 real time 5 18.7
in satellite data) minutes HDF 389.6
Geotiff and
Stability index tiff image low resolution 3 hours 400 Synoptic analysis P1 real time 10 5.3
HDF 394.9
Geotiff and
Lightning Discharge Images tiff image low resolution 1 hour 400 Synoptic analysis P1 real time 10 5.3
HDF 400.2
30 Geotiff and
Rainfall Satellite tiff image low resolution 400 Synoptic analysis P1 real time 10 5.3
minutes HDF
405.6
ASCII – time, latitude and 30
Fire detection 70 ASCII Warning P1 real time 3 3.1
longitude minutes
408.7
Geotiff and
Total Precipitable Water tiff image low resolution 3 hours 400 Synoptic analysis P1 real time 20 2.7
HDF
411.3
DRAFT Regional Requirements for Satellite Data in Central and South America, ordered by Priority and decreasing data rate
Geotiff and
SST image tiff – low resolution 3.5 days 700 Synoptic analysis P1 no real time 50 1.9
HDF
413.2
Geotiff and
Precipitation tiff image low resolution 3 hours 400 Synoptic analysis P1 real time 30 1.8
HDF
415.0
30 three
Cloud Top Pressure tiff image low resolution 2100 Geotiff warning (+Synoptic analysis) P1 Real time 5 56.0
minutes images
471.0
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) tiff image low resolution daily 400 Geotiff Synoptic analysis P1 real time 50 1.1
images 472.0
Geotiff and
Fire detection tiff image low resolution daily 400 Product generation P1 real time 30 1.8
HDF 473.8
future RARS
level 1C, original from format for
Regional hyperspectral Sounding 6 hour 62000 (IASI) Product generation. Assimilation P1 real time 90 91.9
satellite operator hyperspectra
l sounding
565.7
Regional LEO MW Imagery Level 1b, original from (one Geotiff and
3 hours 5500 Product generation Assimilation P1 real time 10 73.3
(operational and R&O) satellite operator granule) HDF 639.0
Global operational LEO sounding RARS format 2 hours 5000 4 stations RARS format Product generation. Assimilation P1 real time 10 66.7
705.7
Retrieval zonal,
four Bufr and or
Wind vectors (from GEO) meridional, height and 3 hours 8000 Product generation. Assimilation P1 real time 30 35.6
images grib2
quality indicator ASCII
741.2
Geotiff and
soil moisturer image tiff – low resolution daily 3000 Synoptic analysis P1 no real time 20 20.0
HDF 761.2
Retrieval zonal,
Bufr and or
Wind vectors (from LEO polar) meridional, height and 3 hours 7000 Product generation. Assimilation P1 real time 90 10.4
grib2
quality indicator ASCII 771.6
Geotiff and
SST netcdf daily 3000 Product generation. Assimilation P1 no real time 40 10.0
HDF 781.6
DRAFT Regional Requirements for Satellite Data in Central and South America, ordered by Priority and decreasing data rate
Operational LEO 3.9, 10 and 11
level 1b, original from Geotiff and Product and Image generation.
channels imagery Regional Data 3 hours 45000 P1 real time 30 200.0
satellite operator HDF Assimilation
(NOAA-METOP – FY) 981.6
level 1c, original from (5 Geotiff and Product and Image generation.
Global Cloud analysis 3 hours 65000 P2 real time 60 144.4
satellite operator satellites) HDF Assimilation
144.4
R&O LEO VIS to IR imagery Geotiff and Product and Image generation.
level L1b (hDF) 6 hours 50000 (granule) P2 real time 50 133.3
Regional Data –(MODIS) HDF Assimilation
277.8
level 1c, original from 30 image Geotiff and Product and Image generation.
Regional Cloud analysis 13000 P2 real time 15 115.6
satellite operator minutes size HDF Assimilation
393.3
GEO imagery over the Region – level 1B original from 30 GOES Geotiff and 1)Product and Image generation.
5500 P2 Real time 10 73.3
other channels Satellite Operator minutes AMS HDF 2)Assimilation 466.7
(three Geotiff and
Global LEO Scatterometer sensors Retrieval Winds BUFR 12 hours 24900 Product generation. Assimilation P2 no real time 60 55.3
granules HDF
522.0
Geotiff and
Wind vectors (from LEO polar) Tiff image low resolution 3 hours 6000 Synoptic analysis P2 real time 30 26.7
HDF 548.7
Geotiff and
Oceanic chlorophyll tiff image low resolution daily 9000 Synoptic analysis P3 real time 50 24.0
HDF
24.0
Retrieval altimetry (15 Bufr and or
Global LEO Ocean surface altimetry daily 10200 Product generation. Assimilation P3 no real time 60 22.7
ASCII granules grib2
46.7
level 1c, original from Geotiff and
Vegetation index weekly 15000 Product generation. Assimilation P3 no real time 120 16.7
satellite operator HDF 63.3
Retrieval zonal,
(5 Bufr and or
Wind vectors (from GEO) meridional, height and 3 hours 3500 Product generation. Assimilation P3 real time 30 15.6
satellites) grib2
quality indicator ASCII 78.9
level 1b, original from GOES E Geotiff and Product and Image generation.
GEO sounding over other regions 2 hour 760 P3 real time 10 10.1
satellite operator and W HDF Assimilation
89.0
Geotiff and
Number of Days without Rain tiff image low resolution daily 400 Synoptic analysis P3 real time 10 5.3
HDF
94.4
DRAFT Regional Requirements for Satellite Data in Central and South America, ordered by Priority and decreasing data rate
Geotiff and Synoptic analysis and
Surface Solar and Earth radiation tiff image low resolution 3 hours 400 P3 real time 10 5.3
HDF applications
99.7
GEO sounding channels over the level 1b original from Geotiff and Product and Image generation.
2 hours 380 P3 real time 10 5.1
Region satellite operator HDF Assimilation
104.8
daily – Geotiff and
Volcanic ash tiff image low resolution when it is 70 Warning P3 real time 3 3.1
HDF 107.9
detected
Regional (Atlantic and Pacific) LEO Bufr and or
Retrieval altimetry level 2 6 hour 680 Product generation Assimilation P3 no real time 30 3.0
Ocean surface altimetry grib2 110.9
Geotiff and
Ultra Violet Index tiff image low resolution daily 400 Synoptic analysis P3 no real time 50 1.1
HDF
112.0
Geotiff and
Land Surface temperature tiff image low resolution daily 400 Synoptic analysis P3 no real time 50 1.1
HDF 113.0
Geotiff and
Ice and snow extent tiff image low resolution daily 400 Synoptic analysis P3 no real time 50 1.1
HDF 114.1
Ozone (NOAA-16, sensor
tiff image low resolution daily 400 Geotiff environmental analysis P3 real time 50 1.1
SBUV/2). 115.2
1 Km NOAA/MODIS Fog tiff image low resolution daily 400 Geotiff synoptic analysis P3 real time
30 1.777778 116.9
Turbulence tiif image low resolution 3 hours 400 Geotiff Product generation P3 real time 30
1.777778 118.7
Cloud Classification tiff image low resolution daily 400 Geotiff synoptic analysis P3 real time
30 1.777778 120.5
every 15 Geotiff and
Vegetation index tiff image low resolution 200 Synoptic analysis P3 no real time 50 0.5
days HDF 121.0
GEO MSG imagery over the Region level 1B original from 15 – 30 three Geotiff and 1)Product and Image generation
40500 PM Real time 15 360.0
channel VIS, WV, IR Satellite Operator minutes images HDF 2)Assimilation 360.0
GEO imagery over the Region – level 1B original from 30 MSG full Geotiff and 1)Product and Image generation.
13500 PM Real time 10 180.0
other channels Satellite Operator minutes disk HDF 2)Assimilation
540.0
GEO MSG imagery over the Region 30 three Geotiff and
tiff image low resolution 2100 synoptic Analysis PM Real time 10 28.0
channel VIS, WV, IR minutes images HDF 568.0
DRAFT Regional Requirements for Satellite Data in Central and South America, ordered by Priority and decreasing data rate
TOTAL 2219.3 2219.3