Non-GOES Geostationary Archive

The online archive is an ADDE server to be accessed using McIDAS.

It is not intended for real-time access or data processing. Use it as a source for data no longer available in real-time only.

To use the online archive:

  • You must have a valid McIDAS user login and project number
  • You must use the keyword DAY= on your ADDE commands

    • Non-GOES Geostationary Archive ADDE Datasets

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    Meteosat-3
    Meteosat-5
    Meteosat-6
    Meteosat-7
    Meteosat-8
    Meteosat-9
    GMS-1 (Not yet available in archive)
    GMS-5
    MTSAT-1R
    MTSAT-2
    Kalpana
    FY-2C
    FY-2D
    FY-2E
    COMS

    Satellite
    		 Description
    		Valid Dates
    		 ADDE Group
    		 Descriptor(s) Information
    		 Server
    Meteosat 3
    		 50° West
    source data are in Open MTP format

    75° West
    source data are in Open MTP format
    		 August 1, 1992 - January 31, 1993


    February 21, 1993 - May 31, 1995
    No data from January 1, 1994 - February 28, 1994    		 AMET03
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 PDUS Data Types
    		 Resolution
    MTP-ALL
    		 All datasets and coverages
    		 AV AI AV AW
    		 2.25 - 4.5 km
    VIS
    		 Full disk Visible
    		 AV
    		2.25 km
    IR
    		 Full Disk IR channel 8
    		AI
    		 4.5 km
    WV
    		 Full Disk WV channel 10
    		 AW
    		 4.5 km
    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite
    		 Description
    		Valid Dates
    		 ADDE Group
    		 Descriptor(s) Information
    		 Server
    Meteosat 5 63° East
    source data are in PDUS format

    Use this dataset when you want to pull data that is only source PDUS


    		 March 8, 1999- May 15, 2006
    		 AMET05
    Descriptor Info PDUS Data Types Resolution
    PDUS-ALL Full Disk High Res & Low Res X sectors AV AI AW AIV AIW AIVW AIVH XW XI XVH 4.5-9 km
    PDUS-FD Full Disk High Res AI AW AIV AIW AIVW AIVH 4.5 km
    PDUS-LX Low Res X sectors XW XI XVH 9 km

    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU
    63° East
    source data are in Open MTP format
    Use this dataset when you want to pull data that is only source OpenMTP

    		 August 30, 2005- January 25, 2007 AMET05
    Descriptor Data Types Resolution
    MTP-ALL All visible and IR 2.25-4.5 km
    MTP-FD BAND= 8 or 10 4.5 km
    MTP-FD BAND=1 2.25 km

    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite Description Valid Dates ADDE Group Descriptor(s) Information Server
    Meteosat 6
    		 0° East
    source data are in PDUS format

    		 January 17, 2000 - January 20, 2000 AMET06
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 PDUS Data Types
    		 Resolution
    ALL
    		 All datasets and coverages
    		 AV AI AW AIV AIW AIVW AIVH BV BI BW BIV BIW BIVW
    		 2.25 - 4.5 km
    FD
    		 Full disk coverage
    		 AV AI AW AIV AIW AIVW AIVH
    		 4.5 km
    FDHV
    		 Full Disk Visible only (Once Daily at 11:30 UTC)
    		 AV
    		 2.25 km
    B
    		 European Sector
    		 BV BI BW BIV BIW BIVW
    		 4.5 km
    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite Description Valid Dates ADDE Group Descriptor(s) Information Server
    Meteosat 7 0° East
    source data are in PDUS format

    Use this dataset when you want to pull data that is ONLY source PDUS    		 March 5, 1999 - May 15, 2006

    No PDUS data from September 29, 2003 - January 19, 2004    		 AMET07
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 PDUS Data Types
    		 Resolution
    PDUS-ALL
    		 All datasets and coverages
    		 AV AI AW AIV AIW AIVW AIVH BV BI BW BIV BIW BIVW
    		 2.25 - 4.5 km
    PDUS-FD
    		 Full disk coverage
    		 AV AI AW AIV AIW AIVW AIVH
    		 4.5 km
    PDUS-FDHV
    		 Full Disk Visible only (Once Daily at 11:30 UTC)
    		 AV
    		 2.25 km
    PDUS-B
    		 European Sector
    		 BV BI BW BIV BIW BIVW
    		 4.5 km
    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU
    57° East
    source data are in Open MTP format
    Use this dataset when you want to pull data that is ONLY source Open MTP
    		 January 25, 2007 - Present AMET07
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 Resolution
    MTP-ALL
    		 All visible and IR 2.25-4.5 KM
    MTP-FD
    		 BAND=8 or 10
    		 4.5 KM
    MTP-FD
    		 BAND=1
    		 2.25 KM
    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU
    0° East
    source data pulled from ESPC in AREA format
    Use this dataset when you want to pull data that is ONLY source AREA
    		 September 28, 2003 - January 20, 2004 AMET07
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 Resolution
    AREA-ALL Full Disk All Bands
    		 4.5 KM
    AREA-FD Full Disk All Bands
    		 4.5 KM

    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite Description Valid Dates ADDE Group Descriptor(s) Information Server
    Meteosat 8
    		 0° East
    SEVERI data,
    source data in MSG HRIT formmat


    		 April 8, 2004 - April 10, 2007 AMET08
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 Resolution
    FD
    		 Full disk coverage Channels 1-11
    		 3 km
    HRV
    		 Broadband Visible Channel 12
    		 1 km
    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite Description Valid Dates ADDE Group Descriptor(s) Information Server
    Meteosat 9
    		 0° East
    SEVERI data,
    source data in MSG HRIT formmat


    		 April 11, 2007 - Present AMET09
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 Resolution
    FD
    		 Full disk coverage Channels 1-11
    		 3 km
    HRV
    		 Broadband Visible Channel 12
    		 1 km
    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite Description Valid Dates ADDE Group Descriptor(s) Information Server
    GMS 1
    		 140° East
    Source data in AREA format
    		 November 30, 1978 - December 1, 1979 Not yet available from archive
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 Resolution
    ALL
    		 All Full Disk data
    		 1.25-5 km
    FDIR
    		 Full Disk IR channels 2-4
    		 5 km
    FDVIS
    		 Full Disk Visible Channel 1
    		 1.25 km

    		None at this time

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    Satellite Description Valid Dates ADDE Group Descriptor(s) Information Server
    GMS 5
    		 140° East
    Source data in AREA format
    		 November 9, 1998 - May 21, 2003 AGMS05
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 Resolution
    ALL
    		 All Full Disk data
    		 1.25-5 km
    FDIR
    		 Full Disk IR channels 2-4
    		 5 km
    FDVIS
    		 Full Disk Visible Channel 1
    		 1.25 km

    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite Description Valid Dates ADDE Group Descriptor(s) Information Server
    MTSAT 1R 140° East
    HiRID data in AREA format
    Note Resolutions are Different than HRIT
    		 July 5, 2005 - October 26, 2007 AMTSAT01
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 Resolution
    HIRID-ALL All Coverages and Channels
    		 1.25 km Visible Channel 1

    5 km Infrared Channels 2-5
    HIRID-FD Full Disk , all Channels
    HIRID-FDIR Full Disk, IR channels only
    HIRID-VIS Full Disk, Visible Channel only
    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU
    140° East
    HRIT format
    Note Resolutions are different than HiRID
    		 September 15, 2007 - Present AMTSAT01
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 Resolution
    HRIT-ALL All Coverages
    		 1 km Visible Channel 1

    4 km Infrared Channels 2-5
    HRIT-FD Full Disk
    HRIT-NH Northern Hemisphere
    HRIT-SH Southern Hemisphere
    HRIT-OTHER Other
    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite Description Valid Dates ADDE Group Descriptor(s) Information Server
    MTSAT-2
    		 140 East
    HiRID data in AREA format
    		 June 4, 2007 - June 6, 2007 AMTSAT02
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 Resolution
    ALL
    		 All Coverages and Channels 1.25 km Visible Channel 1

    5 km Infrared Channels 2-5
    FD
    		 Full Disk , all Channels
    FDIR
    		 Full Disk, IR channels only
    FDVIS
    		 Full Disk, Visible Channel only

    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU
    145° East
    HRIT format
    Note Resolutions are different than HiRID    		 July 1, 2010 - present
    		AMTSAT02
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 Resolution
    HRIT-ALL
    		 All Coverages
    		 1 km Visible Channel 1
    HRIT-FD
    		 Full Disk
    		 4 km Infrared Channels 2-5
    HRIT-NH
    		 Northern
    Hemisphere
    HRIT-SH
    		 Southern
    Hemisphere
    HRIT-OTHER
    		 Other

    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite Description Valid Dates ADDE Group Descriptor(s) Information Server
    Kalpana
    		 74° East
    Source data are in hdf format

    		 December 5, 2004 - August 31, 2009

    October 14, 2010 - present:
    This .h5 data will be available from the archive in the near future.

    No data from March 31, 2007 - June 3, 2007    		 AKALPANA
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 Resolution
    ALL
    		 FD and ABBR FD
    		 2 km Visible Channel 1
    8 km IR Channel 2-3
    FD
    		 Full Disk
    		 2 km Visible Channel 1
    8 km IR Channel 2-3
    ABBR-FD
    		 Abbreviated Full Disk
    		 2 km Visible Channel 1
    8 km IR Channel 2-3

    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite Description Valid Dates ADDE Group Descriptor(s) Information Server
    FY-2C
    		 105° East
    Source data are in AREA format
    		 June 25, 2005 - November 24, 2009 AFY2C
    Descriptor Info Resolution
    ALL
    		 All Coverages and Channels 1.25 km Visible Channel 1
    5 km IR Channels 2-5
    VIS
    		 Visible Channel only 1.25 km Visible Channel 1
    IR
    		 IR Channels only
    		 5 km IR Channels 2-5
    CH1
    		 Channel 1 only all coverages
    		 1.25 km Visible Channel 1
    CH2
    		 Channel 2 only all coverages 5 km IR Channel 2
    CH3
    		 Channel 3 only all coverages 5 km IR Channel 3
    CH4
    		 Channel 4 only all coverages 5 km IR Channel 4
    CH5
    		 Channel 5 only all coverages 5 km IR Channel 5

    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite Description Valid Dates ADDE Group Descriptor(s) Information Server
    FY-2D
    		 86° East
    Source data are in AREA format
    		 August 27, 2007 - present AFY2D
    Descriptor Info Resolution
    ALL All Coverages and Channels 1.25 km Visible Channel 1
    5 km IR Channels 2-5
    VIS Visible Channel only 1.25 km Visible Channel 1
    IR IR Channels only 5 km IR Channels 2-5
    CH1 Channel 1 only all coverages 1.25 km Visible Channel 1
    CH2 Channel 2 only all coverages 5 km IR Channel 2
    CH3 Channel 3 only all coverages 5 km IR Channel 3
    CH4 Channel 4 only all coverages 5 km IR Channel 4
    CH5 Channel 5 only all coverages 5 km IR Channel 5

    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite Description Valid Dates ADDE Group Descriptor(s) Information Server
    FY-2E
    		 105° East
    Source data are in AREA format
    		 November 25, 2009 - present AFY2E
    Descriptor Info Resolution
    ALL All Coverages and Channels 1.25 km Visible Channel 1
    5 km IR Channels 2-5
    VIS Visible Channel only 1.25 km Visible Channel 1
    IR IR Channels only 5 km IR Channels 2-5
    CH1 Channel 1 only all coverages 1.25 km Visible Channel 1
    CH2 Channel 2 only all coverages 5 km IR Channel 2
    CH3 Channel 3 only all coverages 5 km IR Channel 3
    CH4 Channel 4 only all coverages 5 km IR Channel 4
    CH5 Channel 5 only all coverages 5 km IR Channel 5

    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Satellite
    		 Description
    		 Valid Dates
    		 ADDE Group
    		 Descriptor(s) Information
    		 Server
    COMS
    		 50° West
    source data are in Open MTP format

    75° West
    source data are in Open MTP format
    		 August 1, 1992 - January 31, 1993


    February 21, 1993 - May 31, 1995
    No data from January 1, 1994 - February 28, 1994    		 ACOMS
    Descriptor
    		 Info
    		 Resolution
    ALL
    		 All datasets and coverages
    		 1 km Visible Band 1;

    4.25 km IR Bands 2-5
    ENH
    		 Extended Northern Hemisphere
    FD
    		 Full Disk
    		 1 km Visible Band 1;
    4 km IR Bands 2-5
    		GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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    Updated: June 27, 2012