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    • NOAA GOES-R Series Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) Level 0 Data

    Metadata Updated: November 4, 2022

    This data collection consists of archived GOES-R Series Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) Level 0 data from the operational GOES-East and GOES-West satellites. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) series provides continuity of the GOES mission through 2035 and improvements in geostationary satellite observational data. GOES-16, the first GOES-R satellite, began operating as GOES-East on December 18, 2017, and GOES-17 began operating as GOES-West on February 12, 2019. The Solar Ultraviolet Imager is a telescope that monitors the sun in the extreme ultraviolet wavelength range. The SUVI Level 0 data are composed of Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) packets containing the science, housekeeping, engineering, and diagnostic telemetry data downlinked from the instrument. The Level 0 data files also contain orbit and attitude/angular rate packets generated by the GOES spacecraft. Each CCSDS packet contains a unique Application Process Identifier (APID) in the primary header that identifies the specific type of packet, and is used to support interpretation of its contents. Users may refer to the GOES-R Series Product Definition and Users’ Guide (PUG) Volumes 1 (Main) and 2 (Level 0 Products) for Level 0 data documentation. Related instrument calibration data and Level 1b processing information are archived and available for order at the NOAA CLASS website. The SUVI Level 0 data files are delivered in a netCDF-4 file format, however, the constituent CCSDS packets are stored in a byte array making the data opaque for standard netCDF reader applications. The SUVI Level 0 data files are packaged in hourly tar files (data bundles) by satellite for the archive. Recently ingested archive tar files are available for 14 days on a CLASS-hosted anonymous FTP server for users to download. Data archived on tape are available to users by special order through NCEI customer service.

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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 27, 2022
    Metadata Created Date November 4, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date November 4, 2022
    Reference Date(s) April 8, 2019 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update continual

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC STP Space Weather

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    NOAA GOES Spacecraft

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date September 27, 2022
    Metadata Created Date November 4, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date November 4, 2022
    Reference Date(s) April 8, 2019 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncei.swx:suvi-l0-goesr
    Access Constraints Access to the Level 0 data is limited to users with the capabilities and understanding necessary to process the Level 0 data format., Cite as: GOES-R Series Program, (2019): NOAA GOES-R Series Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) Level 0 Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:. [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.
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update continual
    Graphic Preview Description NOAA GOES Spacecraft
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/noaa_goesr_series_satellite_illustration.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type JPEG
    Harvest Object Id 9ff3b364-ee30-4db9-8336-b9c360ccd820
    Harvest Source Id 720e273e-9143-4e92-8a4c-fe2bf3aacd0b
    Harvest Source Title NGDC STP Space Weather
    Licence Level 0 data is for expert users only.
    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
    Progress onGoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2019-04-01

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