SATAID Data Automatic DownloadSATAID Data Automatic Download

Japan Meteorological Agency

February 2012

Step 0. Introductionp

• SATAID (Satellite Animation and Interactive Diagnosis) is application software developed by JMA and freely available to National Meteorological Services (registration required)Services (registration required).

• SATAID enables you to visualize satellite images, NWP and other observation data (SYNOP SHIP etc ) which will greatly help your weatherobservation data (SYNOP, SHIP etc.), which will greatly help your weather analysis and forecast.

• With only your PC (Microsoft Windows 2000 or later) with Internet access• With only your PC (Microsoft Windows 2000 or later) with Internet access, you can download SATAID data automatically and use it operationally.

• SATAID application and its dada are provided as a service of WMO DCPCSATAID application and its dada are provided as a service of WMO DCPC operated by JMA.(http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/cms/sataid/)

Step 1. Copy "wis" folderp py

• Download compressed "wis" file.• Uncompress "wis" file and copy "wis" folder on your PC.

[Example][Example]"wis" folder copied under E drive

Step 2. Edit "WIS.ini"p• All of your setting is saved in "WIS.ini" file in "Program" folder.

O "WIS i i" ith dit (N t d t ) dit d it• Open "WIS.ini" with your editor (Notepad etc.), edit and overwrite.

"WIS.ini"

Step 2. Edit "WIS.ini"p

Step 2 1Step 2-1

Step 2-2

Step 2-3

Step 2-1Enter time difference between UTC and your PC built-in clock (default: 09 hours)Step 2-2Step 2 2Select your area code (see next slide) (default: nc)Step 2-3Specify cutout area in latitude and longitude (default: 115E-155E, 10N-50N)p y g ( )

[Notes] The cutout area should be the same or smaller than the original data area selected at step 2-2.For southern or western hemisphere, negative number is used (e.g. 20S = - 20, 160W = - 160).

SATAID data area provided by JMA DCPCp y

nw (65N-5S,80E-145E), ne (65N-5S,135E-160W)(6N 65S 135E 160W) (6N 65S 80E 145E)se (6N-65S,135E-160W), sw (6N-65S,80E-145E)

nc (55N-15S,90E-155E), sc (15N-55S,107.5E-172.5E)

Step 2. Edit "WIS.ini"Step 2-4Downloaded data are stored in the following three folders.

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1."sataid_data_org" (original satellite image and NWP data)

2."sataid_data_cut" (cutout image data)3 "obsdata" observation data (SYNOP etc )3. obsdata observation data (SYNOP etc.)

[Notes]- If you wish to keep downloaded SATAID data for

your archive please copy the above folders manuallyyour archive, please copy the above folders manually to your hard disk etc.

- In case you change your setting (area etc.), please delete all the files in the above folders before you start downloading.

*** Edit data delete setting ***Edit how long (number of days) you need to store d t o o g ( u be o days) you eed to sto ethe data in the above 3 folders.Default is all "14" which means the data created 14 days ago or older will be automatically deleted.Step 2-6

Step 2-5Enter user ID and password.

In case your network uses proxy server, enter the proxy address and port number, delete comment mark “ ’ ” at the beginning of the line, and set "Use_proxy" option "on". Default is:

' Https proxy Https_proxy' http://<proxy address>:<port number>/Use_proxyoff

Step 3. Start auto updating• Double click "Sataid_Loop.bat" in "wis"

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folder

• Select satellite channel and NWP, and ,observation dataVIS: visible (0.55-0.90 micron)IR1: Infra-red 1 (10.3-11.3 micron)IR2: Infra-red 2 (11.5-12.5 micron)WV: Water Vapor (6.5-7.0 micron)IR4: Infra-red 4 (3.5-4.0 micron)GSM: JMA’s Global Spectral ModelGS : J s G ob Spec ode

• Select duration of SATAID animation time (06 12 24 36 hours)(06, 12, 24, 36 hours)

• Select "Start Program" and downloading will startwill start.

Step 4 & 5. Stop and close programp p p g

Step 4To stop downloading,

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select "Stop Program"

To close the program, click "Exit"

[Notes]If l h l b li ki " " k i h h d li ki "E i " d iIf you close the panel by clicking "x" mark at upper right-hand corner, or clicking "Exit" during download processing, the scripts may remain running. In that case, open the panel again and close it by clicking "Exit".

Use SATAID operationally!!p y

Dvorak Analysis

NWP overlaid

Surface observation overlaid

SATAID Operation Manual is available at http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/cms/sataid/manual/