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
0650Z	12:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 42000	29		BKN	13000 - 37000	31	OVC@12000	KBCE 110653Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM OVC120 13/10 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01330100 402830100
0750Z	1:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 40000	22		BKN	13000 - 40000	31	CLR	KBCE 110753Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01060089
0850Z	2:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 46000	21		SCT	13000 - 41000	20	CLR	KBCE 110853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01110089 56003
0950Z	3:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 41000	38		SCT	13000 - 38000	17	CLR	KBCE 110953Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01110078
1050Z	4:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 39000	45		BKN	13000 - 48000	36	CLR	KBCE 111053Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01060083
1150Z	5:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 34000	34		SCT	13000 - 33000	21	CLR	KBCE 111153Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP172 70004 T01000078 10139 20100 56006