26 May 2023
19 May 2020
In order for users to prepare for EPS-SG, format familiarisation test data packages have been prepared and are ready for release. A product format specification document describing the content of each product is also released with each test data package.
The V1 test data for a number of observation missions are now available.
Satellite A — Microwave Sounder (MWS)
The MWS (Microwave Sounder) has a direct heritage from the microwave instruments AMSU-A (Advanced Micro-wave Sounding Unit A) and MHS (Micro-wave Humidity Sounder) on board EPS and NOAA satellites. Its primary objective is to support numerical weather prediction (NWP) at regional and global scales by providing information on atmospheric temperature and water vapour profiles in clear and cloudy conditions.
Test data description
The Level 1B test data contain the most important variables related to geolocation and calibration processing. These are listed according to the specifications given in the EPS-SG MWS Level 1B product format specification document, made available along with the test data. The MWS L1B product, in netCDF format, is generated using the MWS L1B in-house prototype processor (IPP) developed at EUMETSAT.
The Level 2 test data are generated with the MWS L2 IPP using L1B data as input. The L2 data, in netCDF format, contain the geolocated total precipitable water (TPW) over water-surfaces, and limb-corrected brightness temperatures for all 24 MWS channels. The format and further content are described in the EPS-SG MWS Level 2 product format specification document, made available along with the test data.
These test data are intended for format familiarisation and system testing.
MWS Test Data Version 2
The test data is available here:
Documentation
EPS-SG MWS Level 1B Product Format Specification (v4B)
EPS-SG MWS Level 2 Product Format Specification (v4A)
Generic Product Format Specification (v4)
Readme file
MWS Test Data Version 1
This is an old version and is obsolete for format familiarisation purposes.
The test data are available here:
Documentation available via sftp
Note: MWS Test Data Version 1 supercedes Test Data Version 1. The format specifications available with this package are obsolete.
EPS-SG MWS Level 1B Product Format Specification (v3D)
EPS-SG MWS Level 2 Product Format Specification (v3D)
Readme file
Satellite A — Radio Occulation (RO)
The Radio Occultation (RO) instrument has a direct heritage from GRAS flying on Metop. Its main objective is to support NWP and climate monitoring, by providing measurements of bending angle profiles in the troposphere and the stratosphere with a high vertical resolution and accuracy.
The RO level 1b product files are generated by using the EUMETSAT Radio Occultation reference processor. Each Level 1B product file refers to an individual occultation and contains the associated bending angle profiles and the low level data needed to produce them. Such low level data (level 1a) includes, among the other variables, dual frequency signal phases, excess-phases, SNRs and pseudoranges time series, as well as LEO and GNSS orbits arcs and clock biases.
RO Test Data Version 2.1
The version includes products generated by processing of Beidou occultations.
The L1B test data V2.1 is available here:
Documentation
EPS-SG RO L1B Product Format Specification (V4B)
RO Test Data Version 2
This is an old version and is obsolete for format familiarisation purposes.
The L1B test data V2 is available here:
Documentation available via sftp
EPS-SG RO L1B Product Format Specification(V4A)
Readme file
RO Test Data Version 1
This is an old version and is obsolete for format familiarisation purposes.
The test data are available here:
Documentation available via sftp
EPS-SG RO Level 1B Product Format Specification (V3D)
Readme file
Satellite A — IASI-NG
IASI-NG (Infrared Atmospheric Sounder Interferometer — New Generation) has a direct heritage from the IASI instrument on board EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS) satellites. IASI-NG will ensure continuity to EPS Infrared Atmospheric Sounder mission, with improved spectral and radiometric performances.
Test data description - Level 1D
The L1D test dataset is generated by the IASI-NG L1D In-House Prototype Processor using 1C test data and auxiliary data as input. The L1C data provides the geolocated real spectrum and the auxiliary data contains the IASI-NG eigenvectors and the static parameters to configure the Principal Component Compression.
The L1D data follows the format specifications provided in the documents lsuied below, which are available together with this release package.
These test data are intended for format familiarisation and system testing.
IASI-NG test data L1C and L1D version 2.1
The IASI-NG L1C and L1D test data are available on our sftp site:
The IASI-NG L1D test dataset is generated using the IASI-NG L1D In-house Prototype Processor using IASI-NG L1C test data and auxiliary data as input. The input L1C test data provides the geolocated real spectrum and other information required for generating the L1D data.
Both IASI-NG L1C and L1D test data are in netCDF format and they are described in the following documents available with the package:
- IASI-NG L1C Product Format Specification (V7.3)
- IASI-NG L1D Product Format Specification (V4B)
- EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specification (V4)
The test data link above also includes the auxiliary data which contains full resolution, original L1C radiances of any outlier spectra. The auxiliary data also contains the mean and standard deviation of the compression residuals computed over all non-outlier spectra of the output product.
The following documents available in the test data package describes the content of the auxiliary data.
IASI-NG Test Data L1D Version 2
This is an old versions and obsolete for format familiarisation purposes.
The L1D test data V2 is available here:
Documentation
EPS-SG IASI-NG L1D Product Format Specification
EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specification
EPS-SG IASI-NG L1D Auxiliary Data Specification
Readme file
IASI-NG Test Data L1C and L1D Version 1
These are old versions and obsolete for format familiarisation purposes.
Level 1C
The EPS-SG IASI-NG L1C test data, in netCDF format, are available via our ftp site:
https://sftp.eumetsat.int/public/folder/UsCVknVOOkSyCdgpMimJNQ/User-Materials/Test-Data/EPS-SG/IASI-NG/L1C/
They were generated by reformatting the simulated IASI-NG TOA radiance dataset according to EPS-SG generic product format specification and EPS-SG IASI-NG Level 1C product format specification.
Documentation available via ftp
EPS-SG IASI-NG Level 1C Product Format Specification
EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specification (GPFS)
Readme
Level 1D
The test data are available here:
Documentation available via sftp
EPS-SG IASI-NG L1D Product Format Specification (V3E)
EPS-SG — IASI-NG Level 1D Auxiliary Data Specification (V3E)
EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specification (V3D)
Readme file
Test data description - Level 2
The IASI-NG L2 test data V2 is generated using the IASI-NG L2 In-house Prototype Processor (IPP) (L2PGS) with input data coming from IASI-NG L1C and L1D test data, MWS L1B test data and auxiliary data as input.
All EPS-SG product types generated by the EPS-SG ground segment are netCDF-4 files complying with the generic structure and data model set out in the (GPFS V3D).
These data are intended for format familiarisation and system testing.
IASI-NG test data L2 version 2.1
The IASI-NG L2 test data V2.1 is generated using the IASI-NG L2 In-house Prototype Processor using L1D test data, L1C test data, MWS L1B test data and auxiliary data as input.
The IASI-NG L2 test data is available on our sftp site:
The L2 data follows the format specifications provided in the following documents, which are available together with this release package.
- EPS-SG IASI-NG L2 Product Format Specification (V4B)
- EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specification (V4)
The Readme file gives more details on the data package.
Note: all old versions are obsolete for format familiarisation purposes.
These test data are only intended for format familiarisation and system testing.
Acknowledgement
The IASI-NG L1C test data are generated in the frame of a cooperation between EUMETSAT and CNES in the context of IASI-NG observation mission
IASI-NG Test Data L2 Version 2
This is an old versions and obsolete for format familiarisation purposes.
The L2 test data V2 is available here:
Documentation
EPS-SG IASI-NG L2 Product Format Specification
EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specifications
Readme
IASI-NG Test Data L2 Version 1
This is an old version and is obsolete for format familiarisation purposes.
The test data are available here:
Documentation
EPS-SG IASI-NG Level 2 Product Format Specification
EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specification (GPFS)
Readme
Satellite A — VII (METimage)
The EPS-SG Visible Infrared Imager (METimage) will provide continuity to the AVHRR series on board the Metop and NOAA satellites, and VIIRS on board NOAA satellites.
The METimage L1B spectral radiance product is generated using the latest version of the Ground Processor Prototype and the test data package covers three orbits of data. Two of these orbits are in succession, allowing for the retrieval of atmospheric motion vectors for the overlapping regions at the Poles. The first two orbits cover summer season and the third orbit covers winter season The selected granules cover a variety of basic scenarios including:
- Clear and cloudy scenes.
- Land, sea, and coastlines areas.
- Snow/ice covered areas.
- North polar areas.
- Day, twilight and night time illumination conditions.
The METimage L2 test data V2 is generated using the most recent version of the in-house Multi Satellite Prototype Processor (MSPS) and the METimage L1B test data V2 as input.
The L2 test data package consists of the following group of products:
- VII-L2-CLD -VII L2 cloud detection/probability.
- VII-02-WVV - VII L2 Total Precipitable Water product (from visible/near-IR observations).
- VII-02-WVI - VII L2 Total Precipitable Water product (from IR observations).
- VII-02-CTP - VII L2 cloud top pressure, height and optical thickness from VII observations in the O2 A-band.
- VII-02-OCA - VII L2 cloud optical and microphysical properties, cloud Liquid/Ice Water Path (LWP, IWP) and Volcanic Ash (VA) product.
- VII-02-AMV - VII L2 Atmospheric Motion Vectors product.
METimage Test Data Version 2
The L1B test data V2 is available here:
Documentation available via sftp
EPS-SG VII L1B Product Format Specification (V4A)
EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specification (V4)
The L2 test data is available here:
The L2 Cloud Mask test data is available here:
Documentation available via sftp
EPS-SG VII L2 Cloud Mask Product Format Specification (V4A)
EPS-SG VII L2 Product Format Specification (V4B)
METimage Test Data Version 1
These are old versions and are obsolete for format familiarisation purposes.
The L1B test data are available here:
Documentation available via sftp
EPS-SG VII Level 1B Product Format Specification (V3E)
Readme file
The L2 test data are available here:
Documentation available via sftp
EPS-SG VII Level 2 Product Format Specification (V3E)
EPS-SG VII Level 2 Cloud Mask Product Format Specification (V3E)
Readme file
Satellite A — 3MI
The EPS-SG Multi-Viewing Multi-Channel Multi-Polarisation Imaging (3MI) instrument is a passive optical radiometer dedicated primarily to aerosol characterisation for applications in climate monitoring, atmospheric chemistry, and NWP.
Test data - Level 1
3MI Test Data Version 2
The 3MI L1B test data V2 is available here:
Documentation available via sftp
EPS-SG 3MI L1B Product Format Specification (V4B)
EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specification (V4)
The 3MI L1C test data V2 is available here:
Documentation available via sftp
EPS-SG 3MI L1C Product Format Specification (V4)
3MI Test Data Version 1
These are old versions and are obsolete for format familiarisation purposes.
The L1B V1 test data are available here:
Documentation available via sftp
EPS-SG 3MI Level 1B Product Format Specification
Readme file
The L1C V1 test data are available here:
Documentation available via sftp
EPS-SG 3MI Level 1C Product Format Specification
EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specification (GPFS)
Readme file
Test data - Level 2
3MI L2 cloud test data
The EPS-SG 3MI L2 cloud product is generated from the calibrated and verified 3MI L1B Stokes vector.
The 3MI L2 cloud test data are available on our sftp site:
The content and format of these products is in line with the specifications in the following documents, released together with this package.
The Readme file gives more details on the data package.
These test data are only intended for format familiarisation and system testing.
Satellite A — Sentinel-5 UVNS
Carried on the polar-orbiting Metop-SG-A satellite, the Sentinel-5 Ultraviolet Visible Near-infrared Shortwave (UVNS) mission will provide operational monitoring of trace gas concentrations for atmospheric chemistry and climate applications.
Test data description
Sentinel-5 L1B Radiance product:
The content and format (netCDF) of the test data are in line with the following documents:
- EPS-SG Sentinel-5 L1B Product Format Specification (V4A)
- EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specification (V4)
The Readme file gives more details on the Sentinel-5 test data package.
These test data are only intended for format familiarisation and system testing.
Satellite B — Scatterometer (SCA)
The EPS-SG SCA has heritage from the ASCAT instrument onboard the EPS satellites.
SCA Test Data Version 2
SCA L1B Radiance product
SFTP access
Documentation
The content and format of these products is in line with the specifications in the following documents, released together with this package.
- EPS-SG SCA L1B Product Format Specification (V4A).
- EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specification (V4).
The Readme file gives more details on the SCA data package.
SCA Test Data Version 1
This is an old version and is obsolete for format familiarisation purposes.
The test data are available here:
Documentation available via sftp
Note: SCA Test Data Version 2 supercedes Test Data Version 1. The format specifications available with this package are obsolete.
EPS-SG SCA Level 1B Product Format Specification (v3)
Readme files
Satellite B — Microwave Imager (MWI) and Ice Cloud Imager (ICI)
The EPS-SG MWI is a conically scanning radiometer, capable of measuring thermal radiance emitted by the Earth, in the microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum, providing cloud and precipitation products and all weather surface imagery.
The EPS-SG ICI is a conically scanning millimetre/sub-millimetre wave radiometer providing information on ice clouds.
MWI/ICI L2 Test Data Version 2
MWI-ICI L2 cloud product
SFTP access
Documentation
The content and format of these products is in line with the specifications in the following documents, released together with this package.
- EPS-SG MWI-ICI L2 Product Format Specification (V4A)
- EPS-SG Generic Product Format Specification (V4)
The Readme file gives more details on the MWI-ICI L2 test data package.
MWI/ICI Test Data Version 2
MWI L1B Radiance product
SFTP access
Documentation
The content and format of these products is in line with the specifications in the following documents, released together with this package.
The Readme file gives more details on the MWI data package.
ICI L1B Radiance product
SFTP access
Documentation
The content and format of these products is in line with the specifications in the following documents, released together with this package.
The Readme file gives more details on the ICI data package
MWI/ICI Test Data Version 1
This is an old version and is obsolete for format familiarisation purposes.
The test data are available here:
Documentation available via sftp
Note: MWI/ICI Test Data Version 2 supercedes Test Data Version 1. The format specifications available with this package are obsolete.
EPS-SG MWI Level 1B Product Format Specification (v3)
EPS-SG ICI Level 1B Product Format Specification (v3)
MWI-ICI Level 2 Product Format Specification
Readme files
