**************************************************************************************************** NetCDF Data (Japan area, Target area) **************************************************************************************************** File structure The zipped files contain parallel-bzip2-compressed files as below. The file sizes of bzip2-compressed and uncompressed one are also shown. Numbers of pixels may be changed in orbit testing after launch. (Japan area) ( Numbers of pixels ) NC_H08_20130710_0300_JP02.zip (bzip2 compressed) (uncompressed) (Band Number) (Spatial Resolution [km]) (East-west direction) (North-south direction) |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B01_JP02_R10.nc.bz2 2.2 MB 35 MB 1 1 3301 2701 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B02_JP02_R10.nc.bz2 2.3 MB 35 MB 2 1 3301 2701 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B03_JP02_R05.nc.bz2 6.5 MB 137 MB 3 0.5 6601 5401 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B04_JP02_R10.nc.bz2 2.5 MB 35 MB 4 1 3301 2701 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B05_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.8 MB 8.6 MB 5 2 1651 1351 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B06_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.7 MB 8.6 MB 6 2 1651 1351 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B07_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.7 MB 8.6 MB 7 2 1651 1351 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B08_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.2 MB 8.6 MB 8 2 1651 1351 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B09_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.2 MB 8.6 MB 9 2 1651 1351 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B10_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.4 MB 8.6 MB 10 2 1651 1351 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B11_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.7 MB 8.6 MB 11 2 1651 1351 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B12_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.5 MB 8.6 MB 12 2 1651 1351 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B13_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.7 MB 8.6 MB 13 2 1651 1351 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B14_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.7 MB 8.6 MB 14 2 1651 1351 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B15_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.7 MB 8.6 MB 15 2 1651 1351 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B16_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.4 MB 8.6 MB 16 2 1651 1351 NC_H08_20130815_0300_JP02.zip (bzip2 compressed) (uncompressed) (Band Number) (Spatial Resolution [km]) (East-west direction) (North-south direction) |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B01_JP02_R10.nc.bz2 2.3 MB 35 MB 1 1 3301 2701 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B02_JP02_R10.nc.bz2 2.3 MB 35 MB 2 1 3301 2701 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B03_JP02_R05.nc.bz2 6.9 MB 137 MB 3 0.5 6601 5401 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B04_JP02_R10.nc.bz2 2.5 MB 35 MB 4 1 3301 2701 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B05_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.7 MB 8.6 MB 5 2 1651 1351 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B06_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.6 MB 8.6 MB 6 2 1651 1351 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B07_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.7 MB 8.6 MB 7 2 1651 1351 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B08_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.3 MB 8.6 MB 8 2 1651 1351 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B09_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.4 MB 8.6 MB 9 2 1651 1351 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B10_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.7 MB 8.6 MB 10 2 1651 1351 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B11_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.9 MB 8.6 MB 11 2 1651 1351 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B12_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.8 MB 8.6 MB 12 2 1651 1351 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B13_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.9 MB 8.6 MB 13 2 1651 1351 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B14_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.9 MB 8.6 MB 14 2 1651 1351 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B15_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.9 MB 8.6 MB 15 2 1651 1351 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B16_JP02_R20.nc.bz2 0.6 MB 8.6 MB 16 2 1651 1351 ( Band ) ( Numbers of pixels ) NC_H07_20130710_0300_JP01.zip (bzip2 compressed) (uncompressed) (Himawari-7 ) (Spatial Resolution [km]) (East-west direction) (North-south direction) |- NC_H07_20130710_0300_B01_JP01_R10.nc.bz2 5.5 MB 35 MB VIS 1 3301 2701 |- NC_H07_20130710_0300_B02_JP01_R40.nc.bz2 0.4 MB 2.2 MB IR4 4 826 676 |- NC_H07_20130710_0300_B03_JP01_R40.nc.bz2 0.3 MB 2.2 MB IR3 4 826 676 |- NC_H07_20130710_0300_B04_JP01_R40.nc.bz2 0.4 MB 2.2 MB IR1 4 826 676 |- NC_H07_20130710_0300_B05_JP01_R40.nc.bz2 0.4 MB 2.2 MB IR2 4 826 676 (Target area) ( Numbers of pixels ) NC_H08_20130710_0300_R302.zip (bzip2 compressed) (uncompressed) (Band Number) (Spatial Resolution [km]) (East-west direction) (North-south direction) |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B01_R302_R10.nc.bz2 0.4 MB 8.6 MB 1 1 1501 1501 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B02_R302_R10.nc.bz2 0.4 MB 8.6 MB 2 1 1501 1501 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B03_R302_R05.nc.bz2 1.2 MB 34.4 MB 3 0.5 3001 3001 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B04_R302_R10.nc.bz2 0.4 MB 8.6 MB 4 1 1501 1501 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B05_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 5 2 751 751 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B06_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 6 2 751 751 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B07_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 7 2 751 751 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B08_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 8 2 751 751 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B09_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 9 2 751 751 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B10_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 10 2 751 751 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B11_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 11 2 751 751 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B12_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 12 2 751 751 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B13_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 13 2 751 751 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B14_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 14 2 751 751 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B15_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 15 2 751 751 |- NC_H08_20130710_0300_B16_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 16 2 751 751 NC_H08_20130815_0300_R302.zip (bzip2 compressed) (uncompressed) (Band Number) (Spatial Resolution [km]) (East-west direction) (North-south direction) |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B01_R302_R10.nc.bz2 0.7 MB 8.6 MB 1 1 1501 1501 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B02_R302_R10.nc.bz2 0.7 MB 8.6 MB 2 1 1501 1501 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B03_R302_R05.nc.bz2 2.2 MB 34.4 MB 3 0.5 3001 3001 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B04_R302_R10.nc.bz2 0.7 MB 8.6 MB 4 1 1501 1501 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B05_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.2 MB 2.2 MB 5 2 751 751 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B06_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 6 2 751 751 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B07_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.2 MB 2.2 MB 7 2 751 751 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B08_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 8 2 751 751 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B09_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 9 2 751 751 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B10_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 10 2 751 751 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B11_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.2 MB 2.2 MB 11 2 751 751 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B12_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.2 MB 2.2 MB 12 2 751 751 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B13_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.2 MB 2.2 MB 13 2 751 751 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B14_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.2 MB 2.2 MB 14 2 751 751 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B15_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.2 MB 2.2 MB 15 2 751 751 |-- NC_H08_20130815_0300_B16_R302_R20.nc.bz2 0.1 MB 2.2 MB 16 2 751 751 (File naming convention(preliminary version)) NC_aaa_yyyymmdd_hhnn_Bbb_cccc_Rjj.nc (The meaning of variables are same as the "Himawari-8/9 Himawari Standard Data".) aaa Satellite name H08: Himawari-8 H09: Himawari-9 H07: Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2) yyyy Observation start time (timeline) [year] (4 digits) mm Observation start time (timeline) [month] (01-12) dd Observation start time (timeline) [day] (01-31) hh Observation start time (timeline) [hour] (00-23) nn Observation start time (timeline) [min.] (every 10 min.) During backup operation by Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2): nn is equivalent to 00, 15 or 30. bb Band number (01-16) During backup operation by Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2): 01: Himawari-7 VIS (central wavelength 0.68 micrometer) 02: Himawari-7 IR4 (central wavelength 3.7 micrometer) 03: Himawari-7 IR3 (central wavelength 6.8 micrometer) 04: Himawari-7 IR1 (central wavelength 10.8 micrometer) 05: Himawari-7 IR2 (central wavelength 12.0 micrometer) cccc Observation area and number JPee: Japan area Observation number on the timeline (ee=01-04) R3ff: Target area(region 3) Observation number on the timeline (ff=01-04) jj Spatial resolution at SSP 05: 0.5 km 10: 1 km 20: 2 km 40: 4 km (NetCDF file contains) dimensions |- latitude |- longitude |- start time |- end time variables |- latitude | |- units | |- long_name |- longitude | |- units | |- long_name |- albedo or tbb | |- units | |- long_name | |- _FillValue |- start time | |- units | |- standard_name | |- long_name |- end time | |- units | |- standard_name | |- long_name attributes |- title |- institution |- source |- histry |- Convections **************************************************************************************************** Change record 20 December, 2013 First release 26 February, 2014 Albedo and TBB data related to surface parameter were changed. ( NC_H08_20130710_0300_JP02.zip ) ( NC_H08_20130710_0300_R302.zip ) 26 February, 2014 Sample data simulated by using Meso-Scale Model (MSM) were added (*). ( GSM : 20 [km] grid spacing ) ( MSM : 5 [km] grid spacing ) ( NC_H08_20130710_0300_JP02.zip ( simulated by using GSM ) ) ( NC_H08_20130815_0300_JP02.zip ( simulated by using MSM ) ) (*) ( NC_H07_20130710_0300_JP01.zip ( using actual data ) ) ( NC_H08_20130710_0300_R302.zip ( simulated by using GSM ) ) ( NC_H08_20130815_0300_R302.zip ( simulated by using MSM ) ) (*) 25 May, 2015 Sample data of Japan area were changed. (Numbers of pixels of Japan area were changed.) ( NC_H08_20130710_0300_JP02.zip ) ( NC_H08_20130815_0300_JP02.zip ) ( NC_H07_20130710_0300_JP01.zip ) ****************************************************************************************************