Data Reduction of GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) Information from DCP (Data Collection Platform) Networks.

摘要

A software system, DCP.FOR, was developed to provide a convenient and efficient method of decoding reducing, and storing data from Data Collection Platform (DCP) networks transmitted through the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) data collection system. The software system includes a simple means of defining the arrangement of sensors at a DCP site that can be easily updated if the sensor arrangement is changed or the sensors modified. Any linear data reduction procedure can be processed. Precise temperature measurements using individually calibrated, and impedance mismatch detection and correction. The system can process data from DCPs manufactured by four companies. User-defined maximum and minimum limits determine the acceptability of the processed data. Data values not within these limits or missing data are flagged with a missing value marker. The database created by the system is independent of the particular sensor arrangement at any DCP site. The data can be easily transfered to other database systems. Keywords: Database management; Data collection platforms; Data processing; GOES; Hydrometeorological data; Real-time data; Temperature measurement; Thermistors. (KT)