IEM :: Satellite Cloud Product

Satellite Cloud Product

NESDIS produces a Satellite Cloud Product (SCP) that supplements the ASOS ceilometer readings. This page merges the SCP data with the METAR observations for a given UTC date. Cloud level values are presented in feet above ground level. ECA represents estimated cloud amount expressed in percentage. An IEM Web Service provided the following JSON dataset for this page. Data is available for some sites back to 1993.

SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Satellite East Sounder				Satellite West Sounder				ASOS METAR Report
SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Levels ft	METAR
0450Z	12:51 AM		OVC	31000 - 40000	93		BKN	34000 - 45000	55	FEW@1000 BKN@1300 OVC@2000	KJST 100451Z AUTO 24010G16KT 2 1/2SM +RA BR FEW010 BKN013 OVC020 21/20 A3003 RMK AO2 P0029
0550Z	1:49 AM		OVC	34000 - 39000	93		BKN	38000 - 45000	54	FEW@300 OVC@1300	KJST 100549Z AUTO 22011KT 1/2SM -RA FG FEW003 OVC013 20/19 A3003 RMK AO2 P0047
0650Z	2:54 AM		OVC	35000 - 39000	90		BKN	33000 - 44000	55	BKN@500 OVC@1000	KJST 100654Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM BKN005 OVC010 20/19 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02000194