CSPP SDR v1.4 and CSPP VIIRS EDR v1.1 software now available
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:53 pm
Dear Colleagues,
Two new software releases are now available as part of the Community Satellite Processing Package (CSPP):
- CSPP SDR v1.4 for Suomi NPP VIIRS, CrIS, and ATMS,
- CSPP EDR v1.1 Cloud Mask, Active Fires, Aerosol Optical Thickness, Atmosphere Suspended Matter and Sea Surface Temperatures for Suomi-NPP VIIRS.
These CSPP releases enable Suomi NPP direct broadcast users to create VIIRS, CrIS, and ATMS SDR products and VIIRS EDR products. The algorithms in this release correspond to the Mx6.5 versions running currently in the NOAA IDPS.
Note: The VIIRS EDR algorithms included in this release are designed to work with CSPP VIIRS SDR v1.4 or v1.3. They are *not* designed to work with earlier versions of the VIIRS SDR algorithm (e.g., CSPP VIIRS SDR v1.2).
What's New in CSPP SDR Version 1.4:
- The VIIRS SDR software now includes an option to run on multiple processor cores; this significantly reduces the time it takes to process VIIRS RDRs. When multiple cores are used for processing VIIRS SDR data, each core will require about 6GB of RAM to be available. To leave additional overhead for the operating system and other tasks, we recommend that your computer have at least 16GB of base RAM available, plus an additional 8GB of RAM for every core that is used for CSPP VIIRS SDR processing.
2 cores needs 32 GB
4 cores needs 48 GB
6 cores needs 64 GB
- All SDR software has been recompiled with GCC 4.7, giving a significant reduction in processing time.
- The CrIS SDR software now includes an automated truncation algorithm to handle full spectral resolution data, when it becomes available.
- RDR files created by RT-STPS v5.3 can now be used as input for the VIIRS, CrIS, and ATMS software (no SSEC patch is required).
- The SDR output files now contain orbit numbers in both the file name as well as the file attributes.
What's New in CSPP EDR Version 1.1:
- New VIIRS EDR Products include Aerosol Optical Thickness, Suspended Matter and Sea Surface Temperature.
- New VIIRS EDR quick look software.
Features include -
- All required ancillary datasets are determined and downloaded automatically,
- Designed to work together with CSPP SDR software or independently using VIIRS SDR files from NOAA CLASS.
The software, documentation, and test data for CSPP SDR v1.4 and EDR v1.1 are now available for download at the CSPP website:
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/cspp/
Regards,
Liam Gumley and Kathy Strabala,
on behalf of the CSPP team at CIMSS/SSEC.
Two new software releases are now available as part of the Community Satellite Processing Package (CSPP):
- CSPP SDR v1.4 for Suomi NPP VIIRS, CrIS, and ATMS,
- CSPP EDR v1.1 Cloud Mask, Active Fires, Aerosol Optical Thickness, Atmosphere Suspended Matter and Sea Surface Temperatures for Suomi-NPP VIIRS.
These CSPP releases enable Suomi NPP direct broadcast users to create VIIRS, CrIS, and ATMS SDR products and VIIRS EDR products. The algorithms in this release correspond to the Mx6.5 versions running currently in the NOAA IDPS.
Note: The VIIRS EDR algorithms included in this release are designed to work with CSPP VIIRS SDR v1.4 or v1.3. They are *not* designed to work with earlier versions of the VIIRS SDR algorithm (e.g., CSPP VIIRS SDR v1.2).
What's New in CSPP SDR Version 1.4:
- The VIIRS SDR software now includes an option to run on multiple processor cores; this significantly reduces the time it takes to process VIIRS RDRs. When multiple cores are used for processing VIIRS SDR data, each core will require about 6GB of RAM to be available. To leave additional overhead for the operating system and other tasks, we recommend that your computer have at least 16GB of base RAM available, plus an additional 8GB of RAM for every core that is used for CSPP VIIRS SDR processing.
2 cores needs 32 GB
4 cores needs 48 GB
6 cores needs 64 GB
- All SDR software has been recompiled with GCC 4.7, giving a significant reduction in processing time.
- The CrIS SDR software now includes an automated truncation algorithm to handle full spectral resolution data, when it becomes available.
- RDR files created by RT-STPS v5.3 can now be used as input for the VIIRS, CrIS, and ATMS software (no SSEC patch is required).
- The SDR output files now contain orbit numbers in both the file name as well as the file attributes.
What's New in CSPP EDR Version 1.1:
- New VIIRS EDR Products include Aerosol Optical Thickness, Suspended Matter and Sea Surface Temperature.
- New VIIRS EDR quick look software.
Features include -
- All required ancillary datasets are determined and downloaded automatically,
- Designed to work together with CSPP SDR software or independently using VIIRS SDR files from NOAA CLASS.
The software, documentation, and test data for CSPP SDR v1.4 and EDR v1.1 are now available for download at the CSPP website:
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/cspp/
Regards,
Liam Gumley and Kathy Strabala,
on behalf of the CSPP team at CIMSS/SSEC.