J A P A N M E T E O R O L O G I C A L A G E N C Y ( J M A )

Introduction Guide for SATAID 1

1. Download SATAID software 2

Click SATAID Application -> Download in the menu http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/cms/sataid/app/download/

Click gmslpd.tar on the Download page and decompress the file.

http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/sataid/GMSLPD/gmslpd.tar

2. Click file link to gmslpd.tar 3. Decompress

the file

1. Click this in the menu

2. Install SATAID software 3

Double-click GSETUP.EXE that installs the SATAID software

Press Exec Button if the directory for SATAID installation is acceptable

1. Double-click

2. Press Exec if the directory is acceptable

This directory for SATAID installed

3. Press Yes to make directory

4. Press OK

3. Start SATAID software 4

SATAID is started by either of the following Double-click Gmslpw.exe on Windows desktop

Start from the Windows start menu start -> Programs -> GMS TC analysis-> TC analysis Gmslpd

or 2. Start from Windows menu 1. Double-click

4-1. Download SATAID data 5

Access SATAID Service page at http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/cms/sataid/

Select data area from menu bar and click area name.

1. Select area and click area name from menu bar

4-2. Download SATAID data 6

Each data kind is displayed in rows Satellite (IR1, IR2, IR4, WV, VIS)

NWP

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Observation data (SYNOP, METAR, SHIP, TEMP A,/B, ASCAT)

Arranged in order of time (Upper is the latest)

Latest

4-3. Download SATAID data 7

File name is decided as follows: Satellite file name: XXYYYYMMDD.Zhhmm

XX=IR: IR1, I2: IR2, I4: IR4, WV: Water Vapor, VS: Visible

NWP file name: XXYYMMDD.Zhh

XX=GS: GSM (Global Spectrum Model)

Observation file name (SYNOP, SHIP, TEMP A/B): XX_YYYYMMDDhh.TXT

XX=SY: SYNOP, SH: SHIP, UA: TEMP A, UB: TEMP B

Observation file name (METAR): METARYYYYMMDDhh.TXT

Observation file name (ASCAT): WINXMMDD.TXT

Note: Each part represents parameter as follows: XX: type of data; YYYY: year; MM: month; DD: day; hh: hour; mm: minute;

5-1. Display data by SATAID 8

Select downloaded SATAID data which you want to display by Ctrl key + Left Click

Drag these files and drop on SATAID software

Satellite image will be displayed [Notice] To display the satellite image and the NWP products together

1. Select data to display

2. Drag these files

3. Drop on SATAID

5-2. Display the NWP products 9

Check the NWP box to show NWP data Press the GSM radio button Check level and elements Press the Exec button

1. Check the NWP box

2. Press the GSM radio button

4. Press the Exec button

3. Check the box for level and elements