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    • NOAA GOES-R Series Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Level 2 Cloud Top Temperature (ACHT)

    Metadata Updated: November 2, 2023

    The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Cloud Top Temperature product contains an image with pixel values identifying the atmospheric temperature at the top of a cloud layer. The product is generated in combination with the Cloud Top Height and Cloud Top Pressure products by the same algorithm. The product includes data quality information that provides an assessment of the cloud top height data values for on-earth pixels. The units of measure for the cloud top temperature value is kelvin. The product image is provided at 2 km resolution on the ABI fixed grid for Full Disk, CONUS, and Mesoscale coverage regions from GOES East and West. Product data is produced under the following conditions: cloudy; Geolocated source data to local zenith angles of 70 degrees for both daytime and nighttime conditions.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date September 18, 2023
    Metadata Created Date November 2, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date November 2, 2023
    Reference Date(s) February 16, 2018 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update continual

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from ncdc

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    Example of the Cloud Top Temperature product (right) as generated by the GOES-R Cloud Height algorithm.

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date September 18, 2023
    Metadata Created Date November 2, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date November 2, 2023
    Reference Date(s) February 16, 2018 (publication)
    Responsible Party DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C01507
    Access Constraints Cite as: GOES-R Algorithm Working Group and GOES-R Series Program, (2018): NOAA GOES-R Series Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Level 2 Cloud Top Temperature (ACHT). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. [access date]., Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
    Bbox East Long 6.2995
    Bbox North Lat 81.328
    Bbox South Lat -81.32
    Bbox West Long -156.2
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update continual
    Graphic Preview Description Example of the Cloud Top Temperature product (right) as generated by the GOES-R Cloud Height algorithm.
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/C01507.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type JPEG
    Harvest Object Id f9af4b6d-84be-4b36-8670-ded2abbf45a8
    Harvest Source Id 2cb3ef77-1683-4c2a-9119-dc65e50917c6
    Harvest Source Title ncdc
    Licence For a complete description of use limitations for this dataset, refer to the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD).
    Lineage These data were produced by the NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) and are archived at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-156.2, -81.32], [6.2995, -81.32], [6.2995, 81.328], [-156.2, 81.328], [-156.2, -81.32]]]}
    Progress onGoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2017-05-16

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