NCEP GDAS Satellite Data 2004-continuing

This dataset contains a subset of the level 1b or higher satellite data products used in the NCEP Global Data Assimilation System. These files can be used with the Weather Research Forecast (WRF) Data Assimilation (DA) system. However, they can be useful for a variety of applications, particularly where conventional data is scarce.

File sizes may vary due to operational changes.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2004-04-17
    End:  2025-10-21

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2004-04-17
Temporal Range End 2025-10-21
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat N/A
Bounding Box South Lat N/A
Bounding Box West Long N/A
Bounding Box East Long N/A
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Related Resource #1 : NCEP BUFRLIB Software User Guide

Related Resource #2 : Listing of NCEP BUFR datatypes.

Related Resource #3 : NCEP model data archive (includes radiance data in the gdas.* directories)

Related Resource #4 : NCEI GDAS BUFR archive (select data order for 'GDAS Daily BUFR files')

Related Resource #5 : BUFR Table B - Classification and definition of NCEP observational data elements

Related Resource #6 : Python BUFR reader and converter to NetCDF
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format WMO BUFR
ASCII
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
BUFR
Asset Size 35471607.605 MB
Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Access Constraints None
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name N/A
Resource Support Email datahelp@ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization N/A
Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
Metadata Contact Name N/A
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange

Author National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 2009-05-19
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/DWYZ-Q852
Alternate Identifier d735000
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress onGoing
Metadata Date 2025-10-22T20:18:41Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d735000
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (2009). NCEP GDAS Satellite Data 2004-continuing. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/DWYZ-Q852. Accessed 24 October 2025.

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