From: mperlman@nyx.cs.du.edu (Marshal "Airborne" Perlman)
Subject: FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO KEEP ASKING <SAT/WX/FTP>
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 17:21:58 GMT


     A. Current weather images
 
ats.orst.edu                  GOES vis/IR images of North, Central America
aurelie.soest.hawaii.edu        SST data from AVHRR on NOAA-11, NOAA-12
cumulus.met.ed.ac.uk          Meteosat vis/IR images of Europe
marlin.jcu.edu.au             GMS-4 images of Australia, TOGA/COARE area
unidata.ucar.edu              Surface maps (US, Europe, China), soundings
uriacc.uri.edu                NOAA-11 images of the northeast US
vmd.cso.uiuc.edu         GOES-7 vis/IR images, surface analyses over US
 
     B. Current weather data
 
ats.orst.edu             Some US city and Oregon weather forecasts
hermes.merit.edu         US weather forecasts, global reports
madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000    US weather forecasts, global reports
ncardata.ucar.edu        Colorado weather forecasts
 
     C. Meteorological, oceanographic, and geophysical research data
 
cdiac.esd.ornl.gov            Info on climate change topics
ncardata.ucar.edu        Info on datasets available from NCAR
nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov          Info on datasets available from NSSDC
storm.mmm.ucar.edu       STORM-FEST data
pioneer.unm.edu               Data and software from various CD-ROMs
 
     D. Other satellite images
 
ames.arc.nasa.gov        Various earth-from-space images
pioneer.unm.edu          Various images taken from CD-ROMs
sanddunes.scd.ucar.edu        AVHRR images of USA via telnet
snow.nohrsc.nws.gov      Snow cover maps of US from GOES
sseop.jsc.nasa.gov            Pictures taken from the space shuttle
 
     E. Map data
 
csn.org                  Mapping software and datasets
hanauma.stanford.edu          CIA World Bank database, 0.5 deg elev dataset
ncardata.ucar.edu        Elevation data
pioneer.unm.edu          World atlas, census data, others
spectrum.xerox.com            Various USGS data
 
     F. Other stuff
 
csn.org                  Information on other Internet resources
delocn.udel.edu               Software for oceanographic computations
ncardata.ucar.edu        Script to retrieve vmd.cso.uiuc.edu GIFs
pioneer.unm.edu               Image display software
vmd.cso.uiuc.edu         Documents on weather-related topics
 
 
****Alphabetical list of FTP and Telnet sites, with information****
 
This section provides expanded listings of the sites in the previous
section.  Remember to set the transfer type to "binary" when retrieving
images!
 
ames.arc.nasa.gov                       (FTP)
  Change directory to "SPACE/CDROM".  Images from Magellan and Viking
missions, other stuff.
 
ats.orst.edu        [128.193.120.19]         (FTP)
  GOES IR and VIS images over North and Central America, plus a "floater"
image which "could be anything."  Also Oregon and US city forecasts.
 
aurelie.soest.hawaii.edu [128.171.151.121]   (FTP)
  Sea-Surface-Temperature data (near-real-time) in the directory
"pub/avhrr/images".  AVHRR images within the radius of reception of the
university's HRPT station, approximately 5 S to 45 N and 125 W to 165 E.
The processed images are available usually within 30 min. of NOAA-11 and
NOAA-12 passages.  Data are compressed binary in netCDF format (get
documentation from unidata.ucar.edu FTP site) labelled by satellite name
(n11/n12) and time.  More info available from hrpt@hokulea.soest.hawaii.edu.
 
cdiac.esd.ornl.gov  [128.219.24.36]          (FTP)
  Contains data and information on general and technical aspects of
carbon dioxide, methane, and other trace gas emissions; the carbon cycle;
and other climate-change topics from CDIAC (the Carbon Dioxide Information
Analysis Center, address in section 3).  The data for CDIAC's "Trends 91:
A Compendium of Data on Global Change" is also available here.  (Contact
CDIAC at cdp@stc10.ctd.ornl.gov to obtain a copy of the book.)
 
csn.org             [128.138.213.21]         (FTP)
  Change directory to "COGS".  A large, frequently updated file containing
detailed information on FTP sites, Bitnet and Usenet discussion groups,
and data sources is located in the file "internet.resources.earth.sci".
This file contains more information on mapping, GIS, remote sensing, and
geology, subjects which are mostly outside the scope of this meteorology-
oriented FAQ.  Mapping software and datasets are also available in this
directory.  Contact bthoen@csn.org (Bill Thoen) for more information.
 
cumulus.met.ed.ac.uk                         (FTP)
  Change directory to "images".  IR and visible images of Europe from
Meteosat, twice daily, in 1152 x 900 GIF format (size of Sun root window).
The subdirectory "gifs" has smaller 3x daily images of the Nordic areas,
the UK, and Europe.
 
delocn.udel.edu                              (FTP)
  Change directory to "FORTRAN".  Programs to do various oceanographic
computations.  Inquiries and calls for help can be addressed to
walt@delocn.udel.edu.
 
hanauma.stanford.edu     [36.51.0.16]             (FTP)
  The CIA World Bank database contains coastlines, rivers and political
boundaries.  An 0.5 degree elevation dataset is also there.  A program for
decoding the CIA data can be found as "mfil" on pi1.arc.umn.edu
[137.66.130.11]  (Info from ken@msc.edu)
 
hermes.merit.edu    [35.1.48.150]            (Telnet)
  Type um-weather at the "Which Host?" prompt and use menus.
(Connects to madlab.sprl.umich.edu)
 
madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000    [141.212.196.79]    (Telnet)
  Include the "3000" when connecting to the machine.  This is a menu driven
system which has a large variety of information, including US and Canadian
weather forecasts, ski conditions, earthquake reports, severe weather
reports, and current weather conditions for some international cities.
 
marlin.jcu.edu.au   [137.219.16.14]               (FTP)
  Change directory to "JCUMetSat". GMS-4 images updated regularly for
various Australian states, Australia as a whole, the globe, the TOGA/COARE
area, and events of interest such as cyclones. The images are in a format
designed for the package JCUMetSat on Amiga computers, but can be converted
to GIF format using the ALCHEMY software (shareware) available at this site.
(More information on the format and images can be obtained from Professor
C.J. Kikkert, eecjk@marlin.jcu.edu.au.)
 
ncardata.ucar.edu   [128.117.8.111]               (FTP)
  Information on datasets available from NCAR (the National Center for
Atmospheric Research), and a few small datasets.  If you would like to
order data after browsing this information, email to datahelp@ncar.ucar.edu.
Small datasets can be provided by FTP;  we also write various kinds of tapes.
See the README file.
  A shell archive containing scripts to retrieve GIFs from vmd.cso.uiuc.edu,
get_gifs, is located in the "weather" subdirectory.  This subdirectory also
contains Colorado weather and ski reports.
  A few special datasets are located in the FTP area, and are free.  They
are described in the file "pricing".  These include a 1 deg resolution
elevation dataset, a continental outline dataset, and a list of all WMO
stations with latitude, longitude, and elevation.
 
nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov                         (FTP or Telnet)
  Telnet:  The National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) On-Line Data and
Information Service (NODIS) is a menu-driven interactive system which provides
information on services and data supported by NSSDC.  Login as NSSDC.  Some
topics:  Nimbus-7 GRID TOMS Data, Geophysical Models, Standards and
Technology Information System.
  FTP: some information and actual data is also available via anonymous FTP.
 
pioneer.unm.edu          [129.24.9.217]           (FTP)
  Change directory to "pub/info" and retrieve beginner-info, cd-list,
newcd-list, and cd-schedule to get started.  This machine is part of the
Space and Planetary Image Facility (SPIF), sponsored by the Computer and
Information Resource Technology group at UNM;  it currently has 3 CD readers
and expects to add more.  You can use this machine to FTP data and software
from a variety of CD-ROMs, including both research data and images.  There
is no charge for this service.  Contact help@pioneer.unm.edu for more
information.
 
sanddunes.scd.ucar.edu                       (Telnet)
  AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) images from 1989 through
7 Jan 1992 cover CO, WY, KS, NE, and NM, as well as parts of AZ, UT, OK,
and TX.  Since 7 Jan 1992, coverage includes these plus CA, OR, NV, WA,
and MT, to 1000 km off Pacific coast.  Total coverage of US for 1989-present
will be available soon.  West coast data from 1980-1985 will be available
some time this year.
  Images are 1024 lines x 1024 elements before 7 Jan 1992, 2560 lines x
1024 elements after.  Images are 1 km resolution and 8-bit format.
  Contact Tim Kelley by email kelley@sanddunes.scd.ucar.edu or telephone
303/497-1221 for login, password, and manual.  Service is free to Internet
users and is funded by NASA.
 
snow.nohrsc.nws.gov      [192.46.108.1]           (FTP)
  Change directory to "snow". Various snow-related images in GIF form.
US snow cover map updated weekly.  JPEG of current AVHRR images.  Contact
tim@snow.nohrsc.nws.gov (Tim Szeliga) for more info.
 
spectrum.xerox.com  [192.70.225.78]               (FTP)
  Various USGS data in subdirectories under the directory "pub/map".
 
sseop.jsc.nasa.gov  [146.154.11.34]               (FTP)
  Many pictures taken from the space shuttle.  Files are in a 512x512
format as red, green, and blue bitmaps. Image files are binary format,
and have .DAT as an extension.
 
storm.mmm.ucar.edu  [128.117.88.53]               (FTP)
  Hourly and 5-minute composite surface observations, and composite
rawinsonde soundings, from STORM-FEST, in the directories "/fest/hrly_sfc",
"fest/5min_sfc", and "/fest/sounding", respectively.  There is one file per
day. The data are in ASCII.  This data is a preliminary release.
  This FTP system will eventually be replaced by a different data access
system, although the data will still be available via the new system.
(Info from Mark Bradford, bradfrd2@ncar.ucar.edu)
 
unidata.ucar.edu    [128.117.140.3]               (FTP)
  Change directory to "images". Weather radar summary map GIFS, surface maps
for various places, a few soundings on skew-t log-p diagrams, GOES Hugo images
(in subdirectory "images/hugo").  Surface maps include Europe and China.
 
uriacc.uri.edu      [131.128.1.1]            (FTP)
  Change directory to "davet.195".  Images of the northeast US in GIF format
from the afternoon passes of NOAA-11.  (Provided by Dave Tetreault,
DAVET@uriacc.uri.edu.)
 
vmd.cso.uiuc.edu    [128.174.5.98]           (FTP)
  Change directory to "wx".  GOES-7 visible and IR images over the US and
Mexico, and surface analyses over the US, are available in GIF format.  A
script to retrieve GIFs automatically is available from the ncardata.ucar.edu
FTP area.
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