Data Usage Guidance/Restrictions
The operational data for this datatype is available to all registered CLASS users. Pre-operational data may be restricted to authorized users. To become an authorized user, send a request to the CLASS Help Desk.
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Dataset Name
Examples:
- gfs.t(00|06|12|18)z.pgrb2.0p50.f(003|006|009|012).YYYYMMDD
- (al|ep|cp)nnYYYY.discus.xxx, YYYYMMDDhhmmss(al|ep|cp)nnYYYY.fst
- NISE_SSMISF(13|17)_YYYYMMDD.HDFEOS
- avhrr-only-v2.YYYYMMDD_preliminary.nc
- NIC.IMS_v3_YYYYMMDD_4km.tif.gz
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Datatype
The datatypes are:
- ADRS Ancillary Data - Near Real-Time Snow and Ice Extent - DMSP Platform XX (ADRSNRTSIX)
- ADRS Ancillary Data - NWP Model Output XX Cycle XX-Hour Forecast (ADRSNWP)
- ADRS Ancillary Data - Reynolds Daily Sea Surface Temperature (ADRSREYSST)
- ADRS Ancillary Data - Snow/Ice Analysis (ADRSSNOICE)
- ADRS Ancillary Data - Atlantic/Pacific Tropical Cyclone Forecast/Discussion files (ADRSTROPCY)
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End Orbit
Provide end orbit time time format.
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End Time
The end time format for the results.
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Inventory ID
The unique identifier assigned by CLASS for the data.
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Product Type
The product types are:
al, avhrr-only-v2., cp, ep, gfs, IMS, NISE, oisst-avhrr-v02r01.
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Start Orbit
Start time for the orbit - format needed.
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Start Time
Time format needed for the beginning of the data.
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Temporal
Refers to the time span of interest to the user. This section of the search page allows the user to define the
range of dates/times of interest.
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UTC
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the international time standard. It is the current term for what was
referred to as Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT). Zero (0) hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich England,
which lies on the zero longitudinal meridian. Universal time is based on a 24 hour clock, therefore, afternoon hours such as 4 pm UTC are expressed as 16:00 UTC (sixteen hours, zero minutes).
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