The Product Baseline lists the products serviced by the TOWR-S Team, available to the National Weather Service. Not all products are available at all NWS sites, or on all NWS systems.

Product Name Satellite Sensor Geophysical Domain Parameter Sector (Refresh Rate) Distribution Path Distribution Source WMO Header
SCMI Tiles GOES East/West ABI Foundational Imagery Full Disk (10 min), CONUS (5 min), Mesoscale (1 min) SBN GRE/GRW GOES-R Ground System TI[RSU][A-VYZ][0|1][0-9] KNES
Cloud Top Height GOES East/West ABI Clouds Cloud Top Height Full Disk (10 min), CONUS (10 min), Mesoscale (1 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTG[89]9 KNES
Cloud Top Temperature GOES East/West ABI Clouds Cloud Top Temperature Full Disk (10 min), Mesoscale (1 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTI[89]9 KNES
Cloud Top Pressure GOES East/West ABI Clouds Cloud Top Pressure Full Disk (10 min), CONUS (5 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTX[80]1 KNES
Cloud Optical Depth GOES East/West ABI Clouds Cloud Optical Depth Full Disk (10 min), CONUS (5 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTY[80]1 KNES
Cloud Top Phase GOES East/West ABI Clouds Cloud Phase Full Disk (10 min), CONUS (5 min), Mesoscale (1 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTD[89]9 KNES
Cloud/Clear Sky Mask GOES East/West ABI Clouds Cloud Mask Full Disk (10 min), CONUS (5 min), Mesoscale (1 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTH[89]9 KNES
Cloud Particle Size GOES East/West ABI Clouds Cloud Particle Size Full Disk (10 min), CONUS (5 min), Mesoscale (1 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTW[80]1 KNES
Cloud Cover Layers GOES East/West ABI Clouds Cloud Layers Full Disk (1 hr), CONUS (5 min), Mesoscale (5 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTC[89]9 KNES
Derived Stability Indices GOES East/West ABI Atmosphere Convection Full Disk (10 min), CONUS (5 min), Mesoscale (1 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTN[89]9 KNES
Derived Motion Winds GOES East/West ABI Atmosphere Derived Motion Winds CONUS (15 min), Mesoscale (5 min) SBN GRE/GRW PDA IXTU[89]9 KNES
Global Hydro-Estimator GOES East/West ABI Atmosphere Rain Rate CONUS (15 min) SBN NMC PDA ZETA9[6-9] KNES
Soundings (Legacy Vertical Temperature Profile) GOES East/West ABI Atmosphere Profiles CONUS (30 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTQ[89]9 KNES
Soundings (Legacy Vertical Moisture Profile) GOES East/West ABI Atmosphere Profiles CONUS (30 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTP[89]9 KNES
Rain Rate/Quantitative Precipitation Estimate GOES East/West ABI Atmosphere Rain Rate/Qualitative Precipitation Estimation Full Disk (10 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTF[89]9 KNES
Total Precipitable Water GOES East/West ABI Atmosphere Total Precipitable Water Full Disk (10 min), CONUS (5 min), Mesoscale (1 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTO[89]9 KNES
Aerosol Optical Depth GOES East/West ABI Atmosphere Aerosols Full Disk (10 min), CONUS (5 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTB[89]9 KNES
Aerosol Detection GOES East/West ABI Atmosphere Aerosols Full Disk (10 min), CONUS (10 min), Mesoscale (5 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTA[89]9 KNES
CIMSS Turbulence GOES East/West ABI Atmosphere Turbulence Extended CONUS (10 min) LDM CIMSS/geoCloud N/A
Fog and Low Stratus GOES East/West ABI Atmosphere Fog & Low Stratus Full Disk -> OPC/SAB (10 min); CONUS (5 min) SBN GRE/GRW (CONUS only) PDA IXTE[89]9 KNES
Land Surface Temperature GOES East/West ABI Land Land Surface Temperature Full Disk (1 hr), CONUS (1 hr), Mesoscale (1 hr) SBN EXP PDA IXTK[89]9 KNES
Fire Hot Spot GOES East/West ABI Land Fires Full Disk (10 min), CONUS (5 min), Mesoscale (1 min) SBN EXP PDA IXTJ[89]9 KNES
Sea Surface Temperature GOES East/West ABI Ocean Sea Surface Temperature Full Disk (1 hr) SBN EXP PDA IXTM[89]9 KNES
Fractional Snow Cover GOES East/West ABI Cryosphere Snow Cover Full Disk (1 hr) SBN EXP PDA IXTL[89]9 KNES
Ice Concentration & Extent GOES East/West ABI Cryosphere Ice Age, Concentration, Thickness Full Disk (3 hr) SBN EXP PDA IXTR[89]9 KNES
Ice Age & Thickness GOES East/West ABI Cryosphere Ice Age, Concentration, Thickness Full Disk (3 hr) SBN EXP PDA IXTT[89]9 KNES
Gridded GLM GOES East/West GLM Atmosphere Lightning Full Disk (1 min)

1 min: SBN

5 min: Local

 GOES-R Ground System TIR[ST][0|1][0-9] KNES
ASOS SCP GOES East/West ABI Clouds Sky Cover Regional (1 hr) SBN PDA NCO TCUS[4-6][0-4] KNES
Imagery Himawari AHI Foundational Imagery Full Disk (1 hr) LDM -> Pacific Region PDA IXU[A-P][0-8][0-9] KNES
Cloud Top Height Himawari AHI Clouds Cloud Top Height Full Disk (10 min) LDM -> Pacific Region PDA IXTG77 KNES
Cloud Top Temperature Himawari AHI Clouds Cloud Top Temperature Full Disk (10 min) LDM -> Pacific Region PDA IXTI77 KNES
Cloud Top Pressure Himawari AHI Clouds Cloud Top Pressure Full Disk (10 min) LDM -> Pacific Region PDA IXTX77 KNES
Cloud Optical Depth Himawari AHI Clouds Cloud Optical Depth Full Disk (10 min) LDM -> Pacific Region PDA IXTY77 KNES
Cloud Top Phase Himawari AHI Clouds Cloud Phase Full Disk (10 min) LDM -> Pacific Region PDA IXTD77 KNES
Cloud Mask Himawari AHI Clouds Cloud Mask Full Disk (10 min) LDM -> Pacific Region PDA IXTH77 KNES
Derived Motion Winds Himawari AHI Atmosphere Derived Motion Winds Full Disk (10 min) LDM -> Pacific Region PDA IXTU77 KNES
Rain Rate/Quantitative Precipitation Estimate Himawari AHI Atmosphere Rain Rate/Qualitative Precipitation Estimation Full Disk (10 min) LDM -> Pacific Region PDA IXTF77 KNES
Sea Surface Temperature (ACSPO) Himawari AHI Ocean Sea Surface Temperature Full Disk (10 min) LDM -> Pacific Region PDA IXTM77 KNES
Img.EDRs SNPP/NOAA-20/NOAA-21 VIIRS Foundational Imagery CONUS, Alaska, Pacific, Puerto Rico (10 hr) SBN NMC3 / LDM PDA TIP[BCDHIPQ]10; Alaska: TIP[AB]0[1|3|4|5] / TIP[AB]1[0|4|5|6] KNES
Cloud Top Height SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Clouds Cloud Top Height Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
Cloud Top Temperature SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Clouds Cloud Top Temperature Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
Cloud Top Pressure SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Clouds Cloud Top Pressure Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
Cloud Optical Depth SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Clouds Cloud Optical Depth Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
Cloud Phase SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Clouds Cloud Phase Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
Cloud Mask SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Clouds Cloud Mask Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
VIIRS Polar Winds SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Atmosphere Derived Motion Winds Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
Aerosol Optical Depth SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Atmosphere Aerosols Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
Aerosol Detection SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Atmosphere Aerosols Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
Volcanic Ash SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Atmosphere Aerosols Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
Land Surface Temperature SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Land Land Surface Temperature Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
VIIRS Active Fires SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Land Fires Granules (10 hr) LDM PDA/AWC N/A
VIIRS Flood Mapping SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Land River Ice & Flooding Regional Mosaics (10 hr) Regional LDM PDA/AWC N/A
ABI Flood Maps GOES East/West ABI Land River Ice & Flooding Regional Mosaics (1 hr) Regional LDM PDA/AWC N/A
Sea Surface Temperature (ACSPO) SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Ocean Sea Surface Temperature Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
Snow Cover SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Cryosphere Snow Cover Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
Ice Age, Concentration, Thickness SNPP/NOAA-20 VIIRS Cryosphere Ice Age, Concentration, Thickness Granules (10 hr) TBD PDA N/A
NUCAPS NOAA-20/21 ATMS/CrIS Atmosphere Profiles Granules (10 hr) SBN NMC3 PDA NCO IUTN1[1-9] KNES
MiRS SNPP/NOAA-20 ATMS/CrIS Atmosphere Total Precipitable Water Granules (90 min) TBD PDA N/A
MiRS SNPP/NOAA-20 ATMS/CrIS Atmosphere Cloud Liquid Water Granules (90 min) TBD PDA N/A
MiRS SNPP/NOAA-20 ATMS/CrIS Atmosphere Rain Rate Granules (90 min) TBD PDA N/A
MiRS SNPP/NOAA-20 ATMS/CrIS Cryosphere Snow Cover Granules (90 min) TBD PDA N/A
MiRS SNPP/NOAA-20 ATMS/CrIS Cryosphere Ice Age, Concentration, Thickness Granules (90 min) TBD PDA N/A
88GHz Qv Imagery SNPP/NOAA-20 ATMS Foundational Imagery Granules (90 min) IDP ISatSS -> OPC/SAB PDA N/A
VIS/IR/SWIR/WV Imagery Meteosat 9/10 SEVIRI Foundational Imagery Full Disk (15 min) IDP ISatSS -> OPC/SAB PDA N/A
Microwave Imagery DMSP F-16/17/18 SSMIS Foundational Imagery Full Orbit (1 day) IDPDev -> OPC/SAB PDA N/A
Microwave Imagery GPM GMI Foundational Imagery Full Orbit (2 day) ISatSS PDA N/A
AMSR2-MBT GCOM AMSR-2 Foundational Imagery Full Orbit (99 min) TBD PDA N/A
AMSR2-OCEAN GCOM AMSR-2 Atmosphere Total Precipitable Water Full Orbit (99 min) TBD PDA N/A
AMSR2-OCEAN GCOM AMSR-2 Atmosphere Cloud Liquid Water Full Orbit (99 min) TBD PDA N/A
AMSR2-OCEAN GCOM AMSR-2 Atmosphere Rain Rate/Qualitative Precipitation Estimation Full Orbit (99 min) TBD PDA N/A
AMSR2-PRECIP GCOM AMSR-2 Atmosphere Rain Rate/Qualitative Precipitation Estimation Full Orbit (99 min) TBD PDA N/A
AMSR2-SOIL GCOM AMSR-2 Land Soil Moisture Full Orbit (99 min) TBD PDA N/A
AMSR2-OCEAN GCOM AMSR-2 Ocean Sea Surface Temperature Full Orbit (99 min) TBD PDA N/A
AMSR2-OCEAN GCOM AMSR-2 Ocean Sea Surface Winds Full Orbit (99 min) TBD PDA N/A
AMSR2-SNOW GCOM AMSR-2 Cryosphere Snow Cover Full Orbit (99 min) TBD PDA N/A
AMSR2-SEAICE-NH GCOM AMSR-2 Cryosphere Ice Age, Concentration, Thickness Full Orbit (99 min) TBD PDA N/A
ASCAT Winds Metop-B/C ASCAT Ocean Sea Surface Winds Global (12 hr) SBN NMC PDA NCO

JSYY[01][0-9] / JSXX[01][0-9]

KNES
NUCAPS Metop-C GOME-2 Atmosphere Profiles Global (12 hr) SBN NMC3 PDA NCO IUTN0[1-9]
OSCAT Winds (coming 2024) Oceansat-3 OSCAT-3 Ocean Sea Surface Winds Global (1 day) TBD TBD TBD
Wave Altimetry Sentinel-6A Poseidon-4 Ocean Altimetry Full Orbit (10 days) ISatSS -> NHC/OPC PDA N/A
Wave Altimetry Sentinel-3A/B SRAL Ocean Altimetry Full Orbit (101 min) ISatSS -> NHC/OPC STAR N/A
Wind Speed Sentinel-3A/B SRAL Ocean Sea Surface Winds Full Orbit (101 min) ISatSS -> NHC/OPC STAR N/A
Wave Altimetry Cryosat-2 SIRAL Ocean Altimetry Full Orbit (monthly) ISatSS -> NHC/OPC STAR N/A
Wind Speed Cryosat-2 SIRAL Ocean Sea Surface Winds Full Orbit (monthly) ISatSS -> NHC/OPC STAR N/A
Total Precipitable Water Blended Hydro Suite Blended Hydro Suite Atmosphere Total Precipitable Water Global (1 hr) SBN OPT PDA TITX38 KNES
Percent Normal Total Precipitable Water Blended Hydro Suite Blended Hydro Suite Atmosphere Total Precipitable Water Global (1 hr) SBN OPT PDA TICX70 KNES
Rain Rate Blended Hydro Suite Blended Hydro Suite Atmosphere Rain Rate/Qualitative Precipitation Estimation Global (1 hr) SBN OPT PDA TITX39 KNES
GMGSI Visible 5 Geostationary Sat Composite Imagers Foundational Imagery Global (3 hr) SBN OPT PDA TICF02 KNES
GMGSI Water Vapor 5 Geostationary Sat Composite Imagers Foundational Imagery Global (3 hr) SBN OPT PDA TICF08 KNES
GMGSI Longwave IR 5 Geostationary Sat Composite Imagers Foundational Imagery Global (3 hr) SBN OPT PDA TICF14 KNES
Wave Altimetry JASON-3 Poseidon-3B Ocean Altimetry Full Orbit (10 days) SBN NMC3 PDA TIQB00 KNES
Wind Speed JASON-3 Poseidon-3B Ocean Sea Surface Winds Full Orbit (10 days) ISatSS -> NHC/OPC/Pacific Region PDA N/A

 

This page was last updated on July 15, 2024