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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
Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive

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
Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive

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
Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive

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
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	Java or gif	Java or gif	Java or gif	Java or gif
Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive

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
Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive

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
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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
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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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