Antarctic HRPT (AVHRR) Archives

A Report on Recommendation STG3-R2

Jeff KeyNOAA/NESDIS

Direct Readout Sites Contacted

McMurdo(US)

Rothera(UK)

Davis(AUS)

Syowa(Japan)

Neumayer(Germany)

Palmer(US)

Dupont d’Urville(France)

Casey(AUS)

Green: Has archiveOrange: Limited archiveBlack: No archive or unknown

Responses

Rothera (UK)Data archived since 1993. Available from NERC NEODAAS archive at PML. http://www.neodaas.ac.uk/projects.php

McMurdo (US)AARC/Scripps has archive since mid-1980s (Terascan format). AMRC/Uwisconsin has archive for 1992 ~ 2007 (raw and Terascan formats). Data is not online at either location.

Palmer (US)AARC/Scripps has some data archived. Awaiting details.

Syowa (Japan)Data archived at National Institute for Polar Research (NIPR) for research. Awaiting further details.

Neumayer (Germany)Archive on tape at AWI starting ~1998 (probably Terascan format). Will send all to AMRC/Uwisconsin if desired. Not archiving anymore. Aside: Wants to know if STG can help arrange for DMSP to be received for Antarctic research again.

Responses, cont.

Casey (Australia)Archive from 1997 – 2007 at BoM, NOAA-12 through -18 (ASDA format, which is their own scheme of raw data with a header). Older years online, but possibly only accessible internally. Can make it available outside.

Negative orNon-responses:

Davis (Australia)Apparently nothing.

NorwayNo HRPT data for Antarcica.

Dumont d’Urville (?) (France)No response yet