GK-2A’s AMV and CSR Data Release on GTS - Korea Meteorological Administration
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has announced that Atmospheric Motion Vector (AMV) and Clear Sky Radiance (CSR) products from the Geostationary Earth Orbit–Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite–2A (GK-2A)’s observation data will be released on the Global Telecommunication System (GTS) from 1 July 2020. The file format of the AMV and CSR output is the Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data (BUFR). Preliminary results from our test on the KMA’s Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) system have shown that the GK-2A’s AMV and CSR data have positive effects. The GK-2A is Korea’s second geostationary meteorological satellite launched on 4 December 2018. It has an Advanced Meteorological Imager (AMI) with 16 channels. KMA has been officially operating the GK-2A since July 2019. KMA wanted to distribute the AMV and CSR products first, and in the future All Sky Radiance (ASR) product will also be added on the GTS.
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has announced that Atmospheric Motion Vector (AMV) and Clear Sky Radiance (CSR) products from the Geostationary Earth Orbit–Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite–2A (GK-2A)’s observation data will be released on the Global Telecommunication System (GTS) from 1 July 2020. The file format of the AMV and CSR output is the Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data (BUFR). Preliminary results from our test on the KMA’s Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) system have shown that the GK-2A’s AMV and CSR data have positive effects. The GK-2A is Korea’s second geostationary meteorological satellite launched on 4 December 2018. It has an Advanced Meteorological Imager (AMI) with 16 channels. KMA has been officially operating the GK-2A since July 2019. KMA wanted to distribute the AMV and CSR products first, and in the future All Sky Radiance (ASR) product will also be added on the GTS.