GRIP METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG) IMAGE DATA V1

The GRIP Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) Image Data was collected during the Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) experiment from August 15, 2010 to September 30, 2010. The major goal was to better understand how tropical storms form and develop into major hurricanes. Infrared and visible radiances, and water vapor were measured. Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) consists of a series of four geostationary meteorological satellites, along with ground-based infrastructure, that will operate consecutively until 2020. The MSG system is established under cooperation between The European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and the European Space Agency (ESA) to ensure the continuity of meteorological observations from geostationary orbit. The MSG satellites carry an impressive pair of instruments, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager (SEVIRI), which has the capacity to observe the Earth in 12 spectral channels and provide image data which is core to operational forecasting needs, and the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument supporting climate studies.

GRIP气象卫星第二代（MSG）图像数据集系在2010年8月15日至9月30日进行的起源与快速增强过程（GRIP）实验期间采集。其主要目标在于深入理解热带风暴的形成与发展成为重大飓风的过程。数据集中包含了红外和可见光辐射以及水汽的测量数据。气象卫星第二代（MSG）由一系列四个地球同步气象卫星及其地面基础设施组成，这些卫星将依次运行至2020年。MSG系统是在欧洲气象卫星利用组织（EUMETSAT）与欧洲航天局（ESA）的合作下建立的，旨在确保地球同步轨道气象观测的连续性。MSG卫星配备了一对令人瞩目的仪器，即旋转增强型可见光与红外成像仪（SEVIRI），该仪器具备在12个光谱通道中观测地球的能力，并提供对操作预报至关重要的图像数据，同时搭载的地球同步地球辐射收支（GERB）仪器亦支持气候研究。