GOES VAS PRODUCTS EXAMPLE GIFS

1988 141 20:48 UTC

Sequence Number
Variable Name
Description
1
RA1
Observed Average Radiance for VAS Channel 1 (Cloudy and Clear)
2
RA2
Observed Average Radiance for VAS Channel 2 (Cloudy and Clear)
3
RA3
Observed Average Radiance for VAS Channel 3 (Cloudy and Clear)
4
RA4
Observed Average Radiance for VAS Channel 4 (Cloudy and Clear)
5
RA5
Observed Average Radiance for VAS Channel 5 (Cloudy and Clear)
6
RA6
Observed Average Radiance for VAS Channel 6 (Cloudy and Clear)
7
RA7
Observed Average Radiance for VAS Channel 7 (Cloudy and Clear)
8
RA8
Observed Average Radiance for VAS Channel 8 (Cloudy and Clear)
9
RA9
Observed Average Radiance for VAS Channel 9 (Cloudy and Clear)
10
RA10
Observed Average Radiance for VAS Channel 10 (Cloudy and Clear)
11
RA11
Observed Average Radiance for VAS Channel 11 (Cloudy and Clear)
12
RA12
Observed Average Radiance for VAS Channel 12 (Cloudy and Clear)
13
RC1
Estimated Clear Sky Radiance for VAS Channel 1
14
RC2
Estimated Clear Sky Radiance for VAS Channel 2
15
RC3
Estimated Clear Sky Radiance for VAS Channel 3
16
RC4
Estimated Clear Sky Radiance for VAS Channel 4
17
RC5
Estimated Clear Sky Radiance for VAS Channel 5
18
RC6
Estimated Clear Sky Radiance for VAS Channel 6
19
RC7
Estimated Clear Sky Radiance for VAS Channel 7
20
RC8
Estimated Clear Sky Radiance for VAS Channel 8
21
RC9
Estimated Clear Sky Radiance for VAS Channel 9
22
RC10
Estimated Clear Sky Radiance for VAS Channel 10
23
RC11
Estimated Clear Sky Radiance for VAS Channel 11
24
RC12
Estimated Clear Sky Radiance for VAS Channel 12
25
RC1UNC
Uncertainty in RC1
26
RC2UNC
Uncertainty in RC2
27
RC3UNC
Uncertainty in RC3
28
RC4UNC
Uncertainty in RC4
29
RC5UNC
Uncertainty in RC5
30
RC6UNC
Uncertainty in RC6
31
RC7UNC
Uncertainty in RC7
32
RC8UNC
Uncertainty in RC8
33
RC9UNC
Uncertainty in RC9
34
RC10UNC
Uncertainty in RC10
35
RC11UNC
Uncertainty in RC11
36
RC12UNC
Uncertainty in RC12
37
VISIBLE
Observed Average Visible Radiance (Cloudy and Clear)
38
ASaZ
Satellite Zenith Angle
39
ASoZ
Solar Zenith Angle
40
ASoS
Solar Scattering Angle
41
LANDFRACTION
Fraction of Cell Area Covered by Land vs Water
42
TC8
Brightness Temperature for Channel 8
43
TBLAND
Estimated Base Temperature for Land
44
TBLANDCHCK
Measured Base Temperature for Land
45
TBLANDUNC
Uncertainty in TBLAND
46
TBWATER
Estimated Base Temperature for Water
47
TBWATERCHCK
Measured Base Temperature for Water
48
TBWATERUNC
Uncertainty in TBWATER
49
NCLEAR
Number (per Cell) of Totally Clear VAS Pixels
50
NCLEARUNC
Uncertainty in NCLEAR
51
NOBSTOTAL
Number (per Cell) of VAS Pixels
52
PHIGH
Cell Average Cloud Top Pressure for High Cloud
53
PHIGHSD
Pixel Standard Deviation about PHIGH
54
THIGH
Blackbody Temperature Corresponding to PHIGH
55
CFHIGH
Effective High Cloud Fraction for All VAS Pixels
56
CFHIGHUNC
Uncertainty in CFHIGH
57
CFHIGHSOLID
Fraction of Dense High Cloud for All VAS Pixel
58
NOBSMIDDLE
Number (per Cell) of Pixels Potentially Reporting Middle Cloud
59
PMIDDLE
Cell Average Cloud Top Pressure for Middle Cloud
60
PMIDDLESD
Pixel Standard Deviation about PMIDDLE
61
TMIDDLE
Blackbody Temperature Corresponding to PMIDDLE
62
CFMIDDLE
Effective Middle Cloud Fraction for Pixels in NOBSMIDDLE
63
CFMIDDLEUNC
Uncertainty in CFMIDDLE
64
NOBSLOW
Number (per Cell) of Pixels Potentially Reporting Low Cloud
65
PLOW
Cell Average Cloud Top Pressure for Low Cloud
66
PLOWSD
Pixel Standard Deviation about PLOW
67
TLOW
Blackbody Temperature Corresponding to PLOW
68
CFLOW
Effective Low Cloud Fraction for Pixels in NOBSLOW
69
CFLOWUNC
Uncertainty in CFLOW

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