EPS-SG A Spot

First version of EPS-SG test data in BUFR format

 

EPS-SG A Spot
EPS-SG A Spot

A first version of EPS-SG test data in BUFR format is released to users.

Last Updated

29 March 2023

Published on

08 March 2023

The BUFR data is available on our sftp site:

https://sftp.eumetsat.int/public/folder/UsCVknVOOkSyCdgpMimJNQ/User-Materials/Test-Data/EPS-SG/EPSSG_BUFR_TestData/EPSSG_BUFR_TestData_V1.zip

The above zipped file contains test data for the following products:

  • MWS L1B
  • IASI-NG L1C
  • IASI-NG L1D
  • MWI L1B
  • ICI L1B
  • SCA L1B SZF, SCA L1B SZR
  • VII L2 (AMV,CLD, CTP, OCA, WVI, WVV)
  • IASI-NG L2 (CLD, CO, GHG, NAC, O3, SFC, SO2, TWV)

The zip file contains:

  • A release note that contains information for each of the product produced.
  • A folder per product type containing: the incoming netCDF File and the corresponding BUFR File(s).

Please also read the corresponding EPS-SG Product Format Specifications documents, to get more information on BUFR format descriptions for each product.

For MWI and ICI, an additional version of the L1B BUFR test data covering 3 full orbits for each instruments (4655,4656 and 6985) is also released on the sftp:

https://sftp.eumetsat.int/public/folder/UsCVknVOOkSyCdgpMimJNQ/User-Materials/Test-Data/EPS-SG/EPSSG_BUFR_TestData/EPSSG_BUFR_TestData_V1.1.zip

The zip file contains

  • A release note that contains different information for each of the product produced.
  • A folder per product type containing: one folder per orbit and each of those folder is containing the incoming netCDF File and the corresponding BUFR File(s).

Decoding support

To support the users to decode new products that are going to be part of the WMO version 40 which is not yet released, we have created a how to guide and eccodes files, contained in this decoding zip file.

These test data are only intended for format familiarisation and system testing.

For more information and feedback on the test data, contact our User Service Helpdesk.