NOAA-AWG Cloud Remote Sensing at CIMSS

This page provides information about the NOAA Algorithm Working Group (AWG) algorithms running within The Clouds from AVHRR Extended (CLAVR-x) processing system. CLAVR-x is NOAA's operational cloud processing system for the AVHRR on the NOAA - POES and EUMETSAT-METOP series of polar orbiting satellites.   CLAVR-x algorithms are analogs of those developed for the GOES-R AWG Cloud Application Team.  

In addition, CLAVR-x is the basis for the NESDIS Operational Processing System (GSIP-fd) which runs on the current GOES Imager data. The Pathfinder Atmospheres (PATMOS-x) is a climate focused version of CLAVR-x, which is also designed to operate on MODIS and will operate on VIIRS. The real-time results shown for MODIS are generated using VIIRS applicable algorithms. VIIRS data will be available on NPP in early 2012.