Arctic Shortwave Infrared Satellite Composite Imagery

This dataset contains shortwave infrared (~3.8 microns) Arctic satellite composite imagery. The Arctic composites are made every three hours (synoptic hour) creating a total of eight images per day. Most input satellite observations included in the composite were procured within 15 minutes of the top of the synoptic hour. No image is more than +/- 50 minutes from the top of the synoptic hour. Geostationary and Polar orbiting satellites used to generate the composite can include: Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) -East and -West, METEOSAT, Meteorological Satellites (MTSAT), FY-2, Kalpana-1, and Terra/Aqua.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2009-08-01T00:00:00Z
    End:  2011-12-31T23:59:59Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2011-12-31T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 90.00000
Bounding Box South Lat 28.00000
Bounding Box West Long -180.00000
Bounding Box East Long 180.00000
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Documentation #1 : DIF_UW_arctic_shortwave.html

Documentation #2 : SampleArcticComposites.pdf

106.399 : is a companion to dataset 106.398

106.396 : is a companion to dataset 106.398

106.413 : is a companion to dataset 106.398

106.397 : is a companion to dataset 106.398
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format TAR: Unix Tape ARchive (TAR) Format File (application/x-tar)
Standardized Resource Format Archive
Asset Size 20139 MB
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Author Matthew A. Lazzara
Publisher N/A
Publication Date 2012-03-26T20:30:13
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Not Assigned
Alternate Identifier 106.398
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-08-01T18:02:02Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::106.398
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Matthew A. Lazzara. (2012). Arctic Shortwave Infrared Satellite Composite Imagery. 1.0. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.398. Accessed 24 October 2025.

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