Products in support of POLARCAT 2008

Arctic Composite images

View composite images above the Arctic, produced by the Space Science and Engineering Center, U. Wisconsin - Madison. These images were updated every 3-hours during this campaign. Image loops and archived images are also available in the table below.

Hours back in time IR, North Pacific IR, Alaska IR, Ellesmere Is. IR, North Atlantic IR, Svalbard IR, Hudson Bay
48-hour image loop Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif
00 X X X X X X
03 X X X X X X
06 X X X X X X
09 X X X X X X
12 X X X X X X
15 X X X X X X
18 X X X X X X
21 X X X X X X
24 X X X X X X
27 X X X X X X
30 X X X X X X
33 X X X X X X
36 X X X X X X
39 X X X X X X
42 X X X X X X
45 X X X X X X
48 X X X X X X
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Arctic Composite Images with FLEXPART products

View composite images above the Arctic, with overlays of FLEXPART tracers. These images were updated every 3-hours during the campaign.

Hours backward or
forward in time
European
CO
00-20_km
European
CO
00-01_km
European
CO
00-03_km
European
CO
04-20_km
N.American
CO
00-20_km
N.American
CO
00-01_km
N.American
CO
00-03_km
N.American
CO
04-20_km
Asian
CO
00-20_km
Asian
CO
00-01_km
Asian
CO
00-03_km
Asian
CO
04-20_km
BrO
00-06_UTC
00-03_km
BrO
06-12_UTC
00-03_km
BrO
12-18_UTC
00-03_km
BrO
18-24_UTC
00-03_km
96-hour image loop Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif
+48 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
+42 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
+36 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
+30 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
+24 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
+18 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
+12 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
+06 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
00 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-03 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-06 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-09 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-12 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-15 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-18 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-21 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-24 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-27 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-30 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-33 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-36 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-39 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-42 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-45 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
-48 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
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Arctic Composite images with GFS products

View composite images above the Arctic with various GFS analyses and forecasts overlaid. These images were updated every 6-hours during the campaign.

Hours backward or forward in time IR, North Pacific, MSLP IR, Alaska, surface winds, temp. IR, Ellesmere Is., MSLP IR, Ellesmere Is., surface winds, temp. IR, N. Atlantic, MSLP
120-hour image loop Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif
+72 X X X X X
+60 X X X X X
+48 X X X X X
+42 X X X X X
+36 X X X X X
+30 X X X X X
+24 X X X X X
+18 X X X X X
+12 X X X X X
00 X X X X X
-06 X X X X X
-12 X X X X X
-18 X X X X X
-24 X X X X X
-30 X X X X X
-36 X X X X X
-42 X X X X X
-48 X X X X X
-54 X X X X X
-60 X X X X X
-66 X X X X X
-72 X X X X X
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NOAA POES AVHRR images

View AVHRR 1km IR and VIS images above the Arctic. These images were updated every hour, but on average an image is available only every other hour, depending on which of the four NOAA POES satellites passes over the study region. The image loops contain the best images from the past 24 hours, from any of the four satellites.

west Arctic
IR
west Arctic
VIS
Chukchi Sea
IR
Chukchi Sea
VIS
Beaufort Sea
IR
Beaufort Sea
VIS
Barrow
IR
Barrow
VIS
Fairbanks
IR
Fairbanks
VIS
24-hour image loop Java or gif 24-hour image loop Java or gif 24-hour image loop Java or gif 24-hour image loop Java or gif 24-hour image loop Java or gif 24-hour image loop Java or gif 24-hour image loop Java or gif 24-hour image loop Java or gif 24-hour image loop Java or gif 24-hour image loop Java or gif
NOAA-15 archive NOAA-15 archive NOAA-15 archive NOAA-15 archive NOAA-15 archive NOAA-15 archive NOAA-15 archive NOAA-15 archive NOAA-15 archive NOAA-15 archive
NOAA-16 archive NOAA-16 archive NOAA-16 archive NOAA-16 archive NOAA-16 archive NOAA-16 archive NOAA-16 archive NOAA-16 archive NOAA-16 archive NOAA-16 archive
NOAA-17 archive NOAA-17 archive NOAA-17 archive NOAA-17 archive NOAA-17 archive NOAA-17 archive NOAA-17 archive NOAA-17 archive NOAA-17 archive NOAA-17 archive
NOAA-18 archive NOAA-18 archive NOAA-18 archive NOAA-18 archive NOAA-18 archive NOAA-18 archive NOAA-18 archive NOAA-18 archive NOAA-18 archive NOAA-18 archive

POES AVHRR IR Images with FLEXPART products

View composite images above the Arctic, with overlays of FLEXPART tracers. These images were updated every 3-hours during the campaign.

Product European
CO
00-20_km
European
CO
00-01_km
European
CO
00-03_km
European
CO
04-20_km
N.American
CO
00-20_km
N.American
CO
00-01_km
N.American
CO
00-03_km
N.American
CO
04-20_km
Asian
CO
00-20_km
Asian
CO
00-01_km
Asian
CO
00-03_km
Asian
CO
04-20_km
Total
anthro CO
00-20_km
Total
anthro CO
00-01_km
Total
anthro CO
00-03_km
Total
anthro CO
04-20_km
BrO
00-06_UTC
00-03_km
BrO
06-12_UTC
00-03_km
BrO
12-18_UTC
00-03_km
BrO
18-24_UTC
00-03_km
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AMSR-E/Aqua 89 MHz sea ice images

View daily images of Arctic sea ice. Data are provided by the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder. The 89 MHz horizontal/vertical brightness temperature retrievals show the location and movement of multi-year sea ice, indicated by low values. The horizontal/vertical brightness temperature difference plots show the location of all types of sea ice with areas of partially or completely open water, indicated by high values.

Product Full Arctic
horizontal and vertical
Full Arctic
h/v difference
Alaska
horizontal and vertical
Alaska
h/v difference
20-day image loop Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif
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NAM forecasts

Product 48-hour loop +0 hours/sat +0 hours +3 +6 +9 +12 +15 +18 +21 +24 +27 +30 +33 +36 +39 +42 +45 +48
low level cloud Java X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
mid-level cloud Java X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
high level cloud Java X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Hourly surface observations

Product 24-hour loop
Java
24-hour loop
GIF
0 hrs -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15 -16 -17 -18 -19 -20 -21 -22 -23 Archive
West Arctic Java GIF X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Archive
Alaska Java GIF X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Archive

Rawinsonde observations

site 12-day loop most recent sonde -12 hours -24 hours -36 hours -48 hours archive
Barrow, mb Java X X X X X archive
Barrow, ft Java X X X X X archive
Fairbanks, mb Java X X X X X archive
Fairbanks, ft Java X X X X X archive

Maximum surface brightness temperature

These images are updated once per day, based on the Arctic Composite images, and indicate the maximum brightness temperature experienced by a location over the past 2, 4, 6 or 8 days. The 6 and 8 day integrations typically result in cloud-free views of the surface of the Earth.

Days back in time Full Arctic, 2-day integration Full Arctic, 4-day integration Full Arctic, 6-day integration Full Arctic, 8-day integration Svalbard, 2-day integration Svalbard, 4-day integration Svalbard, 6-day integration Svalbard, 8-day integration Alaska, 2-day integration Alaska, 4-day integration Alaska, 6-day integration Alaska, 8-day integration
20-day image loop Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif Java or gif
00 X X X X X X X X X X X X
01 X X X X X X X X X X X X
02 X X X X X X X X X X X X
03 X X X X X X X X X X X X
04 X X X X X X X X X X X X
05 X X X X X X X X X X X X
06 X X X X X X X X X X X X
07 X X X X X X X X X X X X
08 X X X X X X X X X X X X
09 X X X X X X X X X X X X
10 X X X X X X X X X X X X
11 X X X X X X X X X X X X
12 X X X X X X X X X X X X
13 X X X X X X X X X X X X
14 X X X X X X X X X X X X
15 X X X X X X X X X X X X
16 X X X X X X X X X X X X
17 X X X X X X X X X X X X
18 X X X X X X X X X X X X
19 X X X X X X X X X X X X
20 X X X X X X X X X X X X
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