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2. Reference Documents
2.1 EPS programme
documents
2.2 SAF documents
2.3 Papers, reports
and other technical documentation
3. IASI Level 2 Products Configuration History
4. IASI Level 2 Products
Overview
4.1 The
IASI instrument
4.1.1
IASI Level 2 processing and data usage
4.1.2
Sampling characteristics of IASI and collocation with ATOVS
4.2 Overview
of the Level 2 processing
4.2.1
IASI Level 2 pre-processing
4.2.2
IASI Level 2 cloud detection and retrieval selection
4.2.2.1
Choice for pure IASI or combined IASI/ATOVS/AVHRR retrieval
4.2.2.2
Cloud detection
4.2.2.3
Determination of cloud top height and fractional cloud cover
4.2.2.4
Selection of clear, cloud or cloud-clearing retrieval
4.2.3
IASI Level 2 product retrieval
4.2.3.1
Determination of climatology profiles and surface parameters
4.2.3.2
IASI channel or super channel selection
4.2.3.3
IASI first retrieval
4.2.3.4
IASI iterative retrieval
4.3 IASI
Level 2 products characteristics
4.3.1
General
4.3.2
Vertical resolution of the temperature and humidity profiles
4.3.3
Instrument mode and navigation information
4.3.4
Quality and processing information in the product
4.4 Summary of
IASI Level 2 product applications
5. The
EPSView Tool as an Introduction to IASI Level 2 Products
6. IASI Level 2 Product
Formats and Dissemination
6.1 EPS products
available dissemination means
6.1.1
EUMETCast
6.1.2
GTS/RMDCN
6.1.3
UMARF
6.2 IASI
products dissemination
6.2.1
Near-real-time dissemination
6.2.2
Archive retrieval
6.3 IASI
EPS native product formats
6.3.1
The EPS native formats
6.3.1.1
General overview of the EPS generic product format
6.3.1.2
Granularity of the EPS products
6.3.1.3
Product format version control
6.3.1.4
Product naming convention
6.3.2
The IASI Level 2 product formats
6.4 The HDF
format
6.5 The WMO
formats
6.6 Product
readers
7. IASI Level 2 Products Processing Algorithms
8. IASI Level 2 Products Validation
9. IASI Level 2 Products Routine Monitoring
Annex 1: Summary of all EPS Products
Annex 2: Metop
Operational Orbit
A2.1:
Metop orbit basic parameters
A2.2:
Metop attitude law
A2.2.1:
Metop yaw steering law
A2.3:
Metop orbit and attitude propagation
A2.3.1:
Orbit propagation
A2.3.2:
Metop attitude propagation
Annex
4: Data Types Used by the Generic EPS Format
A4.1:
Basic data types
A4.2:
Compound data types
Annex
5: Format and Contents of the GRH and IPR
A5.1:
Generic Record Header
A5.1.1
RECORD_CLASS enumerated values
A5.1.2
INSTRUMENT_GROUP enumerated values
A5.1.3
RECORD_SUBCLASS values
A5.1.4
RECORD_SUBCLASS_VERSION values
A5.1.5
RECORD_SIZE values
A5.1.6
Definitions of RECORD_START_TIME and RECORD_STOP_TIME values
A5.2:
Generic Internal Pointer Record
Annex 6: Record Description of the IASI Level 2 Products
Annex 7: BUFR Descriptor
Sequences for the IASI Level 2 Product
A7.1: Descriptor
sequences of the reduced IASI Level 2 product on the GTS
A7.2: Descriptor
sequences of the IASI Level 2 product on EUMETCast