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    • VISSR Cloud Motion Vectors (Winds)

    Metadata Updated: April 1, 2026

    VISSR Cloud Motion Vectors is a historical digital data set archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Visible and infrared radiances are measured in two spectral channels by the Visible and Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer (VISSR) on the Synchronous Meteorological Satellite (SMS) series and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) series. Eight visible detectors simultaneously scan the 0.55 to 0.75 micrometer region, while two infrared (IR) detectors scan the 10.5 to 12.6 micrometer regions as the VISSR views the Earth. These channels are used for day/night cloud mapping, surface temperature determination, and weather forecasting. The cloud motion vectors are derived from successive pairs of VISSR (Visible-IRSpin Scan Radiometer) images by both manual and automated techniques. This process is performed twice daily with the VISSR data from each of two GOES satellites. Each set of cloud motion vector information describes one measurement, and includes; a year-month-day-hour time tag, latitude and longitude, pressure altitude, measured or computed cloud motion (wind) speed and direction, an automated/manual indicator, and quality information.

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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 June 23, 2023
    Metadata Created Date April 1, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from ncdc

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date June 23, 2023
    Metadata Created Date April 1, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C00262
    Access Constraints 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 155.0
    Bbox North Lat 81.0
    Bbox South Lat 0.0
    Bbox West Long -145.0
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id c59ca9e5-1e6c-4201-921a-f03610e69971
    Harvest Source Id 2cb3ef77-1683-4c2a-9119-dc65e50917c6
    Harvest Source Title ncdc
    Licence
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-145.0, 0.0], [155.0, 0.0], [155.0, 81.0], [-145.0, 81.0], [-145.0, 0.0]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1976-07-26
    Temporal Extent End 1986-01-04

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