GMS Original VISSR and Processed VISSR data archived at the Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

GMS's VISSR data has been received and processed at the Meteorological
Satellite Center (MSC), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). VISSR data
has been stored on magnetic tapes until February 1987. MSC and JWA are now
offering this data on cassette magnetic tape. Since 1981, MSC and JWA have
been distributing duplicate magnetic tapes and photo products including movies
for users on a non real-time basis.
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Picture data
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Original film negative film 10 yr Apr 1978 - present
Printed positive paper 5 yr Apr 1978 - present
Microfilm film perm Apr 1978 - present
False color analysis film film 3 yr Apr 1978 - Feb 1987
16mm animation film film 10 yr Apr 1978 - present
VTR tape video TP 10 yr Nov 1987 - present

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Digital image data (VISSR archived data)
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IR data MT 5 yr Mar 1981 - Feb 1987
CT 5 yr Mar 1987 - present
VIS data MT 5 yr Mar 1981 - Feb 1987
CT 5 yr Mar 1987 - present

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Extracted Data
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VISSR histogram data (IR) MT 10 yr Jun 1982 - Oct 1982

Jun 1984 - Feb 1987

CT 10 yr Mar 1987 - present

VISSR histogram data (VIS) CT 10 yr Mar 1987 - present
Cloud grid data CT 10 yr Mar 1987 - present
Cloud Amount MT 10 yr Feb 1978 - present
Sea Surface Temp (SST) MT 10 yr Feb 1978 - Feb 1987
Surface Temperature MT 10 yr Mar 1987 - present
Brightness temp distribution MT 10 yr Mar 1987 - present
Cloud motion wind MT 10 yr Apr 1978 - present
ISCCP data (B1) MT 10 yr Jul 1983 - present
(B2) MT 10 yr Apr 1988 - present
GPCP data MT 10 yr Jan 1986 - present
SEM data MT 10 yr Apr 1978 - present
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Contour charts, etc.
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Cloud amount chart 5 yr
Sea Surface Temperature chart 5 yr
Surface Temperature chart 5 yr
Brightness Temp. distribution chart 5 yr Mar 1987 - present
Cloud motion wind chart 5 yr
SCIC (Vicinity of Japan) chart 5 yr Mar 1987 - present
SCIC (Far East area) chart 5 yr Mar 1987 - present
Cloud Analysis Chart chart 5 yr - Feb 1987
SEM chart 5 yr