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NOAA GOES-R Series Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Level 2 Derived Motion Winds (DMW)

ABI-L2-DMW; ABI-L2-DMWVM

Example of the GOES-16 derived winds product.

The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Derived Motion Winds product contains a list of wind vectors identifying their location, wind speed, wind direction, air pressure and temperature, and local zenith angle. The product includes data quality information for each wind vector. The product name includes the word "derived" because the wind vectors are derived by tracking environmental features, specifically clouds and clear sky water vapor over multiple ABI observations. The type of feature tracked varies as a function of the ABI band. Derived Motion Wind product files are generated for the ABI reflective and emissive band that are used to track features. The units of measure for the wind vector quantities are meters per second for wind speed; degrees for wind direction; hectopascals for wind pressure; kelvin for air temperature. Product data is produced for geolocated source data to local zenith angles of 90 degrees. The Derived Motion Winds product is produced using ABI Full Disk, CONUS, and Mesoscale coverage region observations from GOES East and West.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: GOES-R Algorithm Working Group and GOES-R Series Program, (2018): NOAA GOES-R Series Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Level 2 Derived Motion Winds (DMW). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5X63K7V. [access date].

Dataset Identifiers

doi:10.7289/V5X63K7V
ABI-L2-DMW
ABI-L2-DMWVM
gov.noaa.ncdc:C01518
gov.noaa.class:GRABIPRD

ISO 19115-2 Metadata

gov.noaa.ncdc:C01518

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Download Data	GOES-16 AWS S3 Explorer (Region: us-east-1) (download) Browse view to explore the S3 bucket for GOES-16 datasets. Data relevant to this can be found in folders with the prefix ABI-L2-DMW GOES-17 AWS S3 Explorer (Region: us-east-1) (download) Browse view to explore the S3 bucket for GOES-17 datasets. Data relevant to this can be found in folders with the prefix ABI-L2-DMW GOES-18 AWS S3 Explorer (Region: us-east-1) (download) Browse view to explore the S3 bucket for GOES-18 datasets. Data relevant to this can be found in folders with the prefix ABI-L2-DMW GOES-16 Google Cloud Bucket Explorer (Region: US-multiple) (download) Browse view to explore the Google Cloud bucket for GOES-16. Data relevant to this can be found in folders with the prefix ABI-L2-DMW. GOES-17 Google Cloud Bucket Explorer (Region: US-multiple) (download) Browse view to explore the Google Cloud bucket for GOES-17. Data relevant to this can be found in folders with the prefix ABI-L2-DMW. GOES-18 Google Cloud Bucket Explorer (Region: US-multiple) (download) Browse view to explore the Google Cloud bucket for GOES-18. Data relevant to this can be found in folders with the prefix ABI-L2-DMW.
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Distribution Formats	NetCDF (Version: 4)
Ordering Instructions	Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions.
Distributor	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact	Customer Engagement Branch DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce ncei.sat.info@noaa.gov

Time Period	2017-06-09 to Present (time interval: 10-minute)
Spatial Reference System	urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -156.2995 East: 6.2995 South: -81.3282 North: 81.3282 West: 141.7005 East: -55.7005 South: -81.3282 North: 81.3282
Spatial Coverage Map

General Documentation	NCEI Dataset Landing Page Landing page for the dataset. NCEI GOES-R Terrestrial Weather (ABI/GLM) Description of the products and related resources. Product Definition and Users' Guide (PUG) Vol.1 Main The Product Definition and User's Guide (PUG) document provides product descriptions and formats for all data and products produced and made available to users by the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R Series (GOES-R) Core Ground Segment (GS). Product Definition and Users' Guide (PUG) Vol.5 Level 2+ Products The Product Definition and User's Guide (PUG) document provides product descriptions and formats for all data and products produced and made available to users by the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R Series (GOES-R) Core Ground Segment (GS). Registry of Open Data on AWS Information on AWS data access. GOES Google Cloud Landing Page (Region: US-multiple) Information on Google Cloud data access for GOES datasets.
Processing Documents	GOES-R Algorithm Working Group GOES-R Algorithm Working Group The GOES-R Algorithm Working Group creates the algorithms that process the quality controlled satellite instrument data and produces resulting data products. NOAA Satellite Information System Product Quality NOAA Satellite Information System Product Quality Peer/Stakeholder Product Validation Reviews by satellite and product. GOES-R Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents GOES-R Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents Descriptions of how the algorithms work, their underlying designs, and initial comparison with prior algorithms and results.
Associated Resources	GOES-R Program Document Library GOES-R Program Document Library Webpage with product algorithm, users guides, and education and outreach materials. GOES Operational Status - NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations GOES Operational Status - NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations GOES spacecraft status page.

Publication Dates	publication: 2018-02-09
Edition	Provisional
Data Presentation Form	Digital image
Dataset Progress Status	Ongoing - data is continually being updated
Data Update Frequency	Continual
Purpose	The Derived Motion Winds product is derived from using a sequence of visible or IR spectral bands to track the motion of cloud features and water vapor gradients. The resulting estimates of atmospheric motion are assigned heights by using the Cloud Height product. The Derived Motion Wind product provides vital tropospheric wind information over expansive regions of the earth devoid of in-situ wind observations that include oceans and Southern Hemisphere land masses. This product provides key wind observations to operational NWP data assimilation systems where their use has been demonstrated to improved numerical weather prediction forecasts including tropical cyclones. In addition, this product provides improved guidance for NWS field forecasters.
Use Limitations	For a complete description of use limitations for this dataset, refer to the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD).

Dataset Citation	Cite as: GOES-R Algorithm Working Group and GOES-R Series Program, (2018): NOAA GOES-R Series Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Level 2 Derived Motion Winds (DMW). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5X63K7V. [access date].
Cited Authors	GOES-R Algorithm Working Group GOES-R Series Program
Principal Investigators	GOES-R Algorithm Working Group
Resource Providers	GOES-R Series Program
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds > Wind Speed Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds > Wind Direction Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Top Pressure > Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) Atmospheric - Upper-air - Upper-air Wind Speed And Direction
Data Center keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords GOES-16 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 16 GOES-17 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 17 GOES-18 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 18
Instrument keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords ABI > Advanced Baseline Imager
Place keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Geographic Region > Equatorial Geographic Region > Mid-Latitude Geographic Region > Northern Hemisphere Geographic Region > Southern Hemisphere Geographic Region > Western Hemisphere Geographic Region > Tropics Continent > North America > United States Of America Continent > North America > Central America Continent > South America Ocean > Atlantic Ocean Ocean > Pacific Ocean
Project keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords GOES > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites ABI-L2-DMW ABI-L2-DMWVM gov.noaa.class:GRABIPRD GRABIPRD gov.noaa.class:GRABIPRD
Data Resolution keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Horizontal Data Resolution Keywords 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Stratum keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Vertical Location > Troposphere

Use Constraints

Cite as: GOES-R Algorithm Working Group and GOES-R Series Program, (2018): NOAA GOES-R Series Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Level 2 Derived Motion Winds (DMW). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5X63K7V. [access date].

Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.

Access Constraints

Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

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Lineage information for: dataset
Lineage Statement	These data were produced by the NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) and are archived at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Processor	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Processing Steps	The Derived Motion Winds product is generated by the GOES-R ABI Derived Motion Winds ground processing algorithm. Wind speed and direction are determined by tracking environmental features, specifically cloud edges and clear sky moisture gradients, over a time series composed of three ABI observations. Two displacement vectors are produced for the two time adjacent observation pairs, and then averaged. The time associated with wind vectors in a Derived Motion Winds product file is the acquisition time associated with the middle observation. The algorithm performs several consistency checks on the derived wind information including a comparison with the NWP wind forecast to establish a confidence level for the wind vector and an estimate of its wind speed error. For each ABI band, algorithm processing occurs independently and separate product files are generated. The configuration of each retrieval is band dependent and is determined by the target type (clear sky water vapor or cloud), target box size, search window size (i.e. lag size), temporal spacing between image pairs, and the application of nested tracking of target sub-regions. This configuration information is included in the product metadata. Product files include data for each attempted wind retrieval. It is possible that one or more wind vectors in a product file have one or more null values in its data elements, which is indicated with the applicable variables' fill values. When operating in ABI mode 3, there will be a delay in the production of mesoscale Derived Motion Wind product files when the ABI is commanded to observe a new mesoscale region. This is because the algorithm requires three successive product images. The amount of delay is approximately twice the required time between successive images, which is band-specific and managed as a parameter in the Level 2+ semi-static source data. The time between successive images value is included in the product. 2017-06-09T00:00:00 - The GOES-16 ABI Derived Motion Winds algorithm has reached beta maturity. 2018-02-08T00:00:00 - The GOES-16 ABI Derived Motion Winds algorithm has reached provisional maturity. The GOES-16 ABI Derived Motion Winds algorithm has reached full validation maturity. 2018-08-27T00:00:00 - The GOES-16 ABI Derived Motion Winds algorithm has reached beta maturity. The GOES-17 ABI Derived Motion Winds algorithm has reached provisional maturity. The GOES-17 ABI Derived Motion Winds algorithm has reached full validation maturity.
Processing Documents	GOES-R Algorithm Working Group GOES-R Algorithm Working Group The GOES-R Algorithm Working Group creates the algorithms that process the quality controlled satellite instrument data and produces resulting data products. NOAA Satellite Information System Product Quality NOAA Satellite Information System Product Quality Peer/Stakeholder Product Validation Reviews by satellite and product. GOES-R Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents GOES-R Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents Descriptions of how the algorithms work, their underlying designs, and initial comparison with prior algorithms and results.
Source Datasets	NOAA GOES-R Series Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Level 1b Radiances NCEI landing page for ABI-L1B-RAD Source dataset landing page with general information and access links for the dataset. Description of Source: Level 1b radiances Temporal extent used: 2017-02-28 to Present Spatial extent used: N:81.3282 S:-81.3282 E:6.2995 W:-156.2995

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Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

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Processing Steps

2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

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NOAA GOES-R Series Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Level 2 Derived Motion Winds (DMW)

ABI-L2-DMW; ABI-L2-DMWVM

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