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Hurricane Satellite (HURSAT) from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), Version 5

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Huricane Satellite (HURSAT)-Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is used to extend the HURSAT data set such that appling the Objective Dvorak technique (ODT) would be possible. AVHRR Global Area Coverage (GAC) data have a spatial resolution of 4km, which corresponds to the intended spatial resolution of the objective Dvorak technique. GAC digital image data is available in mapped mosaics, orbital swaths and brightness composties. The AVHRR is a 4/5 channel radiometer with spectral bands in the visible, near infrared, and thermal infrared. The AVHRR has remained a relatively stable instrument (i.e., similar sensor channels on each satellite) in polar orbit and provides at least twice daily observations of the entire globe from 1979 to present. The satellite data were gridded with grid centers fixed on the tropical cyclone center of circulation. Data include hurricanes from all tropical cyclone-prone basins in the world. Data are provided in a convenient NetCDF format which is self-documenting and follows standard storage and metadata conventions Version 5 supersedes all other versions.

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description Huricane Satellite (HURSAT)-Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is used to extend the HURSAT data set such that appling the Objective Dvorak technique (ODT) would be possible. AVHRR Global Area Coverage (GAC) data have a spatial resolution of 4km, which corresponds to the intended spatial resolution of the objective Dvorak technique. GAC digital image data is available in mapped mosaics, orbital swaths and brightness composties. The AVHRR is a 4/5 channel radiometer with spectral bands in the visible, near infrared, and thermal infrared. The AVHRR has remained a relatively stable instrument (i.e., similar sensor channels on each satellite) in polar orbit and provides at least twice daily observations of the entire globe from 1979 to present. The satellite data were gridded with grid centers fixed on the tropical cyclone center of circulation. Data include hurricanes from all tropical cyclone-prone basins in the world. Data are provided in a convenient NetCDF format which is self-documenting and follows standard storage and metadata conventions Version 5 supersedes all other versions.
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issued 2011-05-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
keyword 
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  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Weather Events > Tropical Cyclones",
  "Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Tropical Cyclones > Hurricanes",
  "Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Tropical Cyclones > Typhoons",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Anticyclones/Cyclones",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Radiance",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Albedo",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Net Radiation",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Optical Depth/Thickness",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Solar Irradiance",
  "Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Infrared Wavelengths",
  "Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Visible Wavelengths",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor",
  "Geographic Region > Global",
  "Geographic Region > Equatorial",
  "Geographic Region > Global Ocean",
  "Vertical Location > Sea Surface",
  "Vertical Location > Land Surface",
  "AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer",
  "AVHRR-2 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-2",
  "AVHRR-3 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-3",
  "NOAA-18 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-18",
  "NOAA-17 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-17",
  "NOAA-16 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-16",
  "NOAA-15 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-15",
  "NOAA-14 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-14",
  "NOAA-11 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11",
  "NOAA-12 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-12",
  "NOAA-9 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-9",
  "NOAA-7 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-7",
  "GOES-10 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 10",
  "NOAA-6 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-6",
  "NOAA-5 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-5",
  "METOP-A > Meteorological Operational Satellite - A",
  "TIROS-N > Television Infrared Observation Satellite-N",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
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  "HURSAT_avhrr_v05"
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license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified 2011-05-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "http://remotesensing.spiedigitallibrary.org/article.aspx?articleid=707767",
  "https://doi.org/10.7289/V50Z716H",
  "https://doi.org/10.7289/V55X274D"
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rights otherRestrictions
spatial 180.0,-90.0,-180.0,90.0
temporal 1978-11-05T00:00:00+00:00/2009-12-11T00:00:00+00:00
theme 
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title Hurricane Satellite (HURSAT) from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), Version 5

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