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(Version Superseded) Hurricane Satellite (HURSAT) from International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) B1, Version 5

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 06:39 AM | Dataset Last Updated: May 01, 2017 at 12:00 AM
**Please note, this dataset has been superseded by a newer version (see below). Users should not use this version except in rare cases (e.g., when reproducing previous studies that used this version).** The Hurricane Satellite (HURSAT) from derived International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) B1 observations of tropical cyclones worldwide data consist of raw satellite observations. The data derive from the global constellation of geostationary satellites (GOES, Meteosat, MS, and FY2 series) spanning 1978 through 2009. The data include infrared window, visible and other channels available from the satellite instruments. Hurricane database (HURDAT) and best track information, from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), were temporally-interpolated to match the satellite data resolution. The satellite data were then gridded to 8km, with grid centers fixed on the tropical cyclone center of circulation at 3-hour intervals. Data include hurricanes from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean Basins. Data are provided in a convenient NetCDF format which is self-documenting and follows standard storage and metadata conventions. Since the B1 data in general consists of many different formats a uniform B1 format (B1U) was developed to contain all the data, but in a consistent format. The B1U format is a flat binary format with headers providing metadata along with the imagery. Version 5 supersedes all other versions.

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issued 2011-05-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "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",
  "VISSR > Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer",
  "JAMI > Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager",
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  "GOES I-M IMAGER",
  "VISSR-METEOSAT > Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (METEOSAT Series)",
  "MVIRI > Meteosat Visible Infra-Red Imager",
  "SMS-2 > Synchronous Meteorological Satellite 2",
  "GOES-1 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 1",
  "GOES-2 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 2",
  "GOES-3 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 3",
  "GOES-4 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 4",
  "GOES-5 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 5",
  "GOES-6 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 6",
  "GOES-7 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 7",
  "GOES-8 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 8",
  "GOES-9 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 9",
  "GOES-10 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 10",
  "GOES-11 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 11",
  "GOES-12 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 12",
  "METEOSAT-2",
  "METEOSAT-3",
  "METEOSAT-4 > Meteosat Operational Programme 1 (MOP-1)",
  "METEOSAT-5 > Meteosat Operational Programme 2 (MOP-2)",
  "METEOSAT-6 > Meteosat Operational Programme 3 (MOP-3)",
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  "GMS-1 > Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-1",
  "GMS-2 > Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-2",
  "GMS-3 > Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-3",
  "GMS-4 > Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-4",
  "GMS-5 > Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-5",
  "MTSAT-1R > Multi-functional Transport Satellite 1 Replacement",
  "METEOSAT-8",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "HURSAT_b1_v05"
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modified 2017-05-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
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title (Version Superseded) Hurricane Satellite (HURSAT) from International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) B1, Version 5

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