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CSPP Release History

August 26, 2024 (CSPP Polar2Grid Reprojection Software Version 3.1)

Update to the Polar Orbiter Satellite reprojection software tool Polar2Grid. This version supports additional CSPP VIIRS Environmental Data Records, including Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), Cloud Products and Surface Reflectances and Vegetation Index products (NDVI, EVI).

May 22, 2024 (RT-STPS Version 7.0 with Patch 1)

The CSPP Team has taken over responsibility for maintaining and updating the Real-time Software Telemetry Processing System (RT-STPS) Software. RT-STPS ingests raw telemetry data from a variety of sensors and outputs data into formats such as Level 0 or Raw Data Records (RDR), depending on the instrument.

March 1, 2024 (CSPP Sounder Quicklook Software Version 1.3)

Updated release of the CSPP software package that creates navigated pressure level plots of temperature and moisture as well as Skew-T Thermodynamic diagrams of atmospheric EDR and Level 2 retrievals from the following CSPP software:
- CSPP-Hyper-Spectral Enterprise Algorithm Package (HEAP) NOAA Unique CrIS/ATMS Processing System (NUCAPS) (CSPP-HEAP NUCAPS),
- CSPP Hyperspectral Sounder Retrieval (Dual Regression) (HSRTV),
- CSPP-Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (CSPP-MiRS), and
- CSPP-International ATOVS Processing Package (CSPP-IAPP).

January 19, 2024 (CSPP Microwave integrated Retrieval System (MiRS) Software Version 4.0)

New release of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Microwave integrated Retrieval System (MiRS) Version 4.0 software in support of the ATMS instrument onboard NOAA-21, NOAA-20 and S-NPP and the AMSU-A and MHS instruments onboard NOAA-19, Metop-B and Metop-C satellites. The code base has been updated to NOAA version 11.9.

October 5, 2023 (CSPP NOAA VIIRS Active Fire Software Version 2.1)

New release of NOAA JPSS Active Fire software supporting the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) imager. The NOAA JPSS fire team at the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) provided the software which has been adapted and tested for execution in a real-time direct broadcast environment. This version includes support for the NOAA-21 VIIRS sensor.

May 8, 2023 (CSPP GCOM-W AMSR2 GAASP Level 2 Software Version 1.0.2)

Patch for the CSPP NOAA GAASP Microwave Level 2 software package in support of GCOM-W1 AMSR-2 direct broadcast. The patch is a bug fix to a python fetching routine for the Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) file required to create the Precipitation component products. If the patch is not applied, the GAASP Precipitation component will fail.

April 27, 2023 (CSPP SDR software for VIIRS, CrIS, ATMS and OMPS Version 4.0)

New version of the calibration and geolocation Sensor Data Record (SDR) software supporting the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), and Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) Nadir Profiler and Nadir Mapper on S-NPP, NOAA-20 and NOAA-21 Satellites.

February 21, 2023 (CSPP Polar2Grid Reprojection Software Version 3.0)

Major update to the Polar Orbiter Satellite reprojection software tool Polar2Grid. The code base has been updated to align with the Pytroll Satpy library and a new execution format is used. Xarray and Dask libraries are implemented in the software, resulting in improved performance. Extensive documentation examples are included.

June 7, 2022 (CSPP NOAA VIIRS Active Fire Software Version 2.0)

New release of NOAA JPSS Active Fire software supporting the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) imager. The NOAA JPSS fire team at the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) provided the software which has been adapted and tested for execution in a real-time direct broadcast environment. This version includes an updated VIIRS I-Band algorithm, and the inclusion of a Persistent Anomaly retrieval array in the NetCDF and .txt output files.

March 7, 2022 (CSPP Microwave integrated Retrieval System (MiRS) Software Version 3.0)

New release of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Microwave integrated Retrieval System (MiRS) Version 3.0 software in support of the ATMS instrument onboard S-NPP and NOAA-20, and the AMSU-A and MHS instruments onboard NOAA-18, NOAA-19, Metop-A, Metop-B and Metop-C satellites. The code base has been updated to NOAA version 11.8, which includes updates to the Snow Fall Rate (SFR) retrieval algorithm.

February 14, 2022 (CSPP VIIRS Aerosol, Snow, Cloud, Ice (ASCI) and Land EDR Software Version 1.2)

New release of NOAA-20 and Suomi-NPP VIIRS software that supports the creation of JPSS VIIRS Enterprise Environmental Data Record (EDR) products (CSPP_ASCI), including Aerosol, Cloud, Volcanic Ash, Cryosphere and Land Product retrievals. The updated algorithm supports the creation of a new cloud product, Cloud Cover/Layers and includes improvements in Sensor Data Record (SDR) input ingest.

February 14, 2022 (CSPP VIIRS Surface Reflectance and Vegetation Index Software Version 1.1)

Updated release of NOAA-20 and Suomi-NPP VIIRS software that supports the creation of JPSS VIIRS Enterprise algorithm Surface Reflectance Environmental Data Record (EDR) products. The surface reflectance algorithm has not been updated, but the package is updated to support ingest of new CSPP VIIRS ASCI GFS interpolated fields.

January 11, 2022 (CSPP HEAP NUCAPS Sounder Retrieval Software Version 2.0)

New release of the CSPP NOAA Hyper-Spectral Enterprise Algorithm Package (HEAP) NUCAPS EDR sounder retrieval software, supporting S-NPP and NOAA-20 CrIS/ATMS, and Metop-A,-B and -C IASI/AMSUA/MHS instruments. The sounder retrievals include atmospheric temperature, moisture and trace gasses as well as cloud-cleared radiances. This version consists of an updated code base to NOAA HEAP Version 3.1.

December 2, 2021 (CSPP Suomi NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS SDR Software Patch Version 3.3.1)

A patch that fixes a bug in the generation of the NOAA-20 and S-NPP CrIS Correction Matrix Operator (CMO) that caused longer than normal processing times. The patch can be installed as part of a new SDR installation or applied to an existing CSPP Version 3.3 installation.

October 28, 2021 (CSPP Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans (ACSPO) Software Version 2.0)

New release of the of the NOAA/NESDIS/STAR ACSPO software that retrieves sea surface temperatures from input VIIRS, NOAA and Metop AVHRR, and MODIS imagers. The algorithm is updated to NOAA 2.80 for all instruments. This version adds support for Metop-C AVHRR, and removes support for NOAA-15,16,17,18,19 AVHRR. This is the first software deployment using a Singularity container.

September 23, 2021 (CSPP Suomi NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 3.3)

New version of the calibration and geolocation Sensor Data Record (SDR) software supporting the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) on S-NPP and NOAA-20 Satellites. The SDR software code base has been updated to NOAA Version Block 2.3 Mx1 (ADL 5.3_I2.3.01.00).

September 1, 2021 (CSPP VIIRS Surface Reflectance and Vegetation Index Software Version 1.0)

New release of NOAA-20 and Suomi-NPP VIIRS software that supports the creation of JPSS VIIRS Enterprise Algorithm Surface Reflectance products. In addition, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Environmental Vegetation Index (EVI) are created from the Surface Reflectances for each pixel in the input swath at 375m resolution. The inputs for this product are VIIRS Sensor Data Records (SDRs) and the CSPP VIIRS ASCI Cloud Mask, Cloud Height, Aerosol and Gridded NWP EDRs.

May 3, 2021 (CSPP Suomi NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Patch Version 3.2.2)

Patch for the CSPP SDR Version 3.2.1 software that creates Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) calibrated and geolocated SDRs from input NOAA-20 and Suomi-NPP RDRs. The patch is specifically created for users who have previously applied the CSPP SDR Version 3.2.1 Patch on CentOS-6 Operating Systems. The Version 3.2.1 patch on CentOS-6 caused the VIIRS SDR to fail. The Version 3.2.2 patch can be applied either to an existing 3.2.x installation or as part of a new Version 3.2 deployment.

March 17, 2021 (CSPP Suomi NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Patch Version 3.2.1)

Patch for the CSPP SDR Version 3.2 software that creates Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) calibrated and geolocated SDRs from input NOAA-20 and Suomi-NPP RDRs. The patch includes two updates; improved handling of corrupt sections of RDR science data, and better filtering of input RDR ATMS and CrIS spacecraft diary data leading to improved geolocations.

March 17, 2021 (CSPP NOAA VIIRS Active Fire Software Version 1.1.1)

Updated release of NOAA JPSS Active Fire software supporting the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) imager. The NOAA JPSS fire team at the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) provided the software which has been adapted and tested for execution in a real-time direct broadcast environment. This minor update includes improved handling of candidate fire pixels. It will not try to perform a retrieval if all required input bands are not available. This release is intended to go along with the release of CSPP SDR Patch Version 3.2.1, and used together they eliminate occurrences of false fire detections resulting from corrupt input data.

March 12, 2021 (CSPP VIIRS Aerosol, Snow, Cloud, Ice (ASCI) and Land EDR Software Version 1.1)

New release of NOAA-20 and Suomi-NPP VIIRS software that supports the creation of JPSS VIIRS Enterprise Environmental Data Record (EDR) products (CSPP_ASCI), including Aerosol, Cloud, Volcanic Ash, Cryosphere and Land Product retrievals. This new version supports the creation of Land Surface Temperature, Land Surface Emissivity and Land Surface Albedo products.

February 05, 2021 (CSPP GCOM-W AMSR2 GAASP Software Version 1.0.1)

Patch for the CSPP NOAA GAASP Microwave EDR software package in support of GCOM-W1 AMSR-2 direct broadcast. The patch supports the GFS Numerical Weather Prediction model Version 16 update, which is used as input to the Ocean Module. GAASP supports Ocean, Precipitation, Soil, Snow and Sea Ice products.

November 18, 2020 (CSPP HEAP NUCAPS Sounder Retrieval Software Version 1.0.2)

Minor update of the CSPP NOAA Hyper-Spectral Enterprise Algorithm Package (HEAP) NUCAPS EDR sounder retrieval software, supporting S-NPP and NOAA-20 CrIS/ATMS, and Metop-A,-B and -C IASI/AMSUA/MHS instruments. The sounder retrievals include atmospheric temperature, moisture and trace gasses as well as cloud-cleared radiances. This version includes optimized recompiled binaries and support for SO2 retrievals from CrIS/ATMS instruments.

October 14, 2020 (CSPP Microwave integrated Retrieval System (MiRS) Software Version 2.4)

New release of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Microwave integrated Retrieval System (MiRS) Version 2.4 software in support of the ATMS instrument onboard S-NPP and NOAA-20, and the AMSU-A and MHS instruments onboard NOAA-18, NOAA-19, Metop-A, Metop-B and Metop-C satellites. The code base has been updated to NOAA version 11.6, which includes support for the Metop-C platform.

August 6, 2020 (CSPP HEAP NUCAPS Sounder Retrieval Software Version 1.0)

Update and replacement release for previous versions of the CSPP NUCAPS and NUCAPS-IASI EDR sounder retrieval software. This is the first release of the NOAA Hyper-Spectral Enterprise Algorithm Package (HEAP) which runs NUCAPS and supports the S-NPP and NOAA-20 CrIS/ATMS, and Metop-A,-B and -C IASI/AMSUA/MHS instruments. The sounder retrievals include atmospheric temperature, moisture and trace gasses as well as cloud-cleared radiances.

April 15, 2020 (CSPP Suomi NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 3.2)

New version of the calibration and geolocation Sensor Data Record (SDR) software supporting the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) on S-NPP and NOAA-20 Satellites. The SDR software code base has been updated to the current NOAA operational version, Block 2.1 Mx8 (ADL 5.3_I2.1.08.00).

April 07, 2020 (CSPP GCOM-W AMSR2 GAASP Software Version 1.0)

First release of NOAA GAASP Microwave EDR retrievals in support of GCOM-W1 AMSR-2 direct broadcast. Supported products include Ocean, Precipitation, Soil, Snow and Sea Ice.

January 13, 2020 (CSPP Polar2Grid Reprojection Software Version 2.3)

Update to the Polar Orbiter Satellite reprojection software tool Polar2Grid. This version adds support for FY-3 VIRR and MERSI2 instruments, CSPP VIIRS Active Fire EDRs, and includes a new "overlay.sh" utility script, that allows users to overlay one GeoTIFF image on top of another.

November 18, 2019 (CSPP NOAA-20/S-NPP ATMS SDR Software Version 3.1.3 Patch)

Patch for CSPP NOAA-20 and S-NPP SDR ATMS Version 3.1.2 as a result of an operational ATMS algorithm change and Look-Up-Table (LUT) changes that occurred on 15 October 2019. This patch does not affect VIIRS or CrIS instrument processing.

September 26, 2019 (CSPP Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans (ACSPO) Software Version 1.2)

Updated release of the of the NOAA/NESDIS/STAR ACSPO software that retrieves sea surface temperatures from input VIIRS, NOAA and Metop AVHRR, and MODIS imagers. This version adds support for the NOAA-20 VIIRS Instrument.

September 16, 2019 (CSPP CLAVRx VIIRS, MODIS and AVHRR Cloud Retrieval Software Version 3.0)

Updated release of the NOAA Clouds from AVHRR Extended (CLAVR-x) Retrieval Software Package in support of VIIRS, MODIS and AVHRR imagers. CLAVRx retrieval software produces a suite of cloud products at single field-of-view resolution. This update includes support for two new instruments - NOAA-20 VIIRS and Metop-C AVHRR. Users can now customize their CLAVRx output products easily by editing a simple text file.

June 18, 2019 (CSPP VIIRS Aerosol, Snow, Cloud, Ice (ASCI) EDR Software Version 1.0)

First release of NOAA-20 and Suomi-NPP VIIRS software that supports the creation of JPSS VIIRS Enterprise Environmental Data Record (EDR) products (CSPP_ASCI), including Aerosol, Cloud, Volcanic Ash, and Cryosphere Product retrievals.

May 9, 2019 (CSPP Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) Software Version 2.3)

New release of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) Version 2.3 software in support of the ATMS instrument onboard S-NPP and NOAA-20, and the AMSU-A and MHS instruments onboard NOAA-18, NOAA-19, Metop-A and Metop-B satellites. The code base has been updated to NOAA operational version 11.4, which includes a "probability of falling snow (%)" ATMS instrument product.

April 1, 2019 (CSPP NUCAPS CrIS/ATMS EDR Retrieval Software Version 2.1.1)

Updated release of the of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) NOAA Unique Combined Atmospheric Processing System (NUCAPS) EDR software providing retrievals of atmospheric temperature, moisture and trace gasses as well as cloud-cleared radiances from input NOAA-20 and S-NPP CrIS and ATMS SDR data files. This version includes the capability to use the GFS .5 degree resolution files as input, matching what NOAA Operations started using in January, 2019.

March 14, 2019 (CSPP NOAA VIIRS Active Fire Software Version 1.1)

New release of NOAA JPSS Active Fire software supporting the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) imager. The NOAA JPSS fire team at the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) provided the software which has been adapted and tested for execution in a real-time direct broadcast environment. This version includes support for VIIRS I-Band and M-Band resolution retrievals for both S-NPP and NOAA-20 VIIRS.

February 8, 2019 (CSPP Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) Software Version 2.2.1)

Patched version of CSPP NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) Version 2.2 software in support of the ATMS instrument onboard S-NPP and NOAA-20, and the AMSU-A and MHS instruments onboard NOAA-18, NOAA-19, Metop-A and Metop-B satellites. The patch provides a fix for a bug causing malformed file names for Metop-A/B and NOAA-19 (incorrect day of month) and a bug that affected the snowfall rate (SFR) retrieval for AMSUA/MHS instruments onboard NOAA-18, NOAA-19, Metop-A and Metop-B.

January 29, 2019 (CSPP Suomi NPP/NOAA20 CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 3.1.2 Patch)

Patch for CSPP SDR Version 3.1.1 to fix a problem with incomplete download of S-NPP and NOAA-20 VIIRS SDR Look-Up-Tables (LUTs).

November 14, 2018 (CSPP VIIRS Flood Detection Software Version 1.1)

New release of the VIIRS I-Band resolution (375 m) flood detection software. This version includes support for NOAA-20 VIIRS, as well as improved discrimination of mixed phase surfaces, and cloud/snow_cover/water_surface classifications.

November 9, 2018 (CSPP Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) Software Version 2.2)

Update to the CSPP release of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) software in support of the ATMS instrument onboard S-NPP and NOAA-20, and the AMSU-A and MHS instruments onboard NOAA-18, NOAA-19, Metop-A and Metop-B satellites. This update includes support for parallel processing and corrects a bug that affected Metop-A and Metop-B AMSU-A/MHS footprint matching.

October 29, 2018 (CSPP NUCAPS CrIS/ATMS EDR Retrieval Software Version 2.1)

Updated release of the of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) NOAA Unique Combined Atmospheric Processing System (NUCAPS) EDR software providing retrievals of atmospheric temperature, moisture and trace gasses as well as cloud-cleared radiances from input NOAA-20 and S-NPP CrIS and ATMS SDR data files. This version includes an updated code base to NOAA DAPv4-3_20180716.

October 17, 2018 (CSPP Suomi NPP/NOAA20 CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 3.1.1 Patch)

Patch for CSPP SDR Version 3.1 that improves granule yields from input RDRs for all instruments.

September 25, 2018 (CSPP Suomi NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 3.1)

New version of the calibration and geolocation Sensor Data Record (SDR) software supporting the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) on S-NPP and NOAA-20 Satellites. The SDR software code base has been updated to the current NOAA operational version, Block 2.1 Mx2 (ADL5.3_I2.1.02).

September 10, 2018 (CSPP Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) Software Version 2.1)

Update to the CSPP release of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) software in support of the ATMS instrument onboard S-NPP and NOAA-20, and the AMSU-A and MHS instruments onboard NOAA-18, NOAA-19, Metop-A and Metop-B satellites. This update includes the base NOAA software upgraded to version 11.3, and the retrieval of Snow Fall Rate (SFR) from ATMS on S-NPP and NOAA-20.

August 3, 2018 (CSPP NUCAPS IASI Retrieval Software Version 1.0)

First release of NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) NOAA Unique Combined Atmospheric Processing System (NUCAPS) in support of Metop-A and Metop-B satellites. The software produces retrievals of atmospheric temperature, moisture and trace gasses as well as cloud-cleared radiances from input Direct Broadcast IASI, AMSU-A and MHS instrument observations.

June 22, 2018 (CSPP CrIS, AIRS and IASI HSRTV Regression Retrieval Software Version 2.0)

New version of the multi-instrument hyperspectral retrieval software package that uses CrIS, Aqua AIRS or Metop IASI radiances as inputs and produces vertical profiles of temperature, moisture, ozone as well as cloud and surface properties at single field-of-view resolution. This software package update includes support for NOAA-20 CrIS as well as Normal Spectral Resolution (NSR) and Full Spectral Resolution (FSR) CrIS retrievals.

May 14, 2018 (CSPP NUCAPS CrIS/ATMS EDR Retrieval Software Version 2.0)

Updated release of the of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) NOAA Unique Combined Atmospheric Processing System (NUCAPS) EDR software providing retrievals of atmospheric temperature, moisture and trace gasses as well as cloud-cleared radiances from input CrIS and ATMS SDR data files. This version provides support for both S-NPP and NOAA20 missions.

April 27, 2018 (CSPP Polar2Grid Reprojection Software Version 2.2.1)

Update to the Polar Orbiter Satellite reprojection software tool Polar2Grid. This version consists of bug fixes including improving the sharpness of the false color VIIRS and MODIS image creation, and better handling of spurious negative corrected reflectance values.

March 14, 2018 (CSPP S-NPP VIIRS Flood Detection Software Version 1.0)

First release of S-NPP VIIRS Flood Detection software at I-Band resolution.

February 8, 2018 (CSPP Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) Software Version 2.0.2)

Update to the CSPP release of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) software. This is a patched version of the CSPP MIRS version 2.0 software created to accommodate a new bias correction for ADL Block 2.0 (CSPP SDR Version 3.0) S-NPP ATMS Sensor Data Records (SDRs).

January 24, 2018 (CSPP Polar2Grid Reprojection Software Version 2.2)

Update to the Polar Orbiter Satellite reprojection software tool Polar2Grid. This version adds support for NOAA20 VIIRS SDRs, a new AWIPS NetCDF "scmi" writer, CSPP ACSPO Sea Surface Temperatures and CSPP CLAVRx Cloud Products.

December 22, 2017 (CSPP Suomi NPP/NOAA20 CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 3.0.3 Patch)

Patch for CSPP SDR Version 3.0 that allows for processing of NOAA20 (JPSS-1) Sensor Data Record (SDR).

October 31, 2017 (CSPP NOAA VIIRS Active Fire Software Version 1.0)

New release of NOAA JPSS Active Fire software supporting the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) imager. The NOAA JPSS fire team at the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) provided the software which has been adapted and tested for execution in a real-time direct broadcast environment. This release is an upgrade and replacement to the Active Fire software that is distributed as part of the CSPP EDR suite of products.

October 11, 2017 (CSPP Suomi NPP/JPSS-1 CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 3.0)

New version of the calibration and geolocation Sensor Data Record (SDR) software supporting the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) on S-NPP and JPSS-1 Satellites. The SDR software code base has been updated to ADL Version 5.3.16 (Mx3), also known as Block 2.0, representing significant code base changes that include the use of a database for ancillary and Look-Up-Table management.

April 27, 2017 (CSPP Polar2Grid Reprojection Software Version 2.1)

Update to the software that enables users to easily create high quality reprojected Polar Orbiter Satellite imagery, including VIIRS GeoTIFFs, and AWIPS NetCDF files as well as 24 bit True Color and False Color imagery in a selection of projections or grids for entire swaths of data or covering a user defined region. This version includes updates that allow overlays of coastlines, political boundaries and latitude/longitude grids as well as adding color maps to Polar2Grid GeoTIFF output files.

March 3, 2017 (CSPP International ATOVS Processing Package (IAPP) Software Version 1.1)

Updated release of the IAPP software that retrieves vertical profiles of temperature, moisture and other parameters from input NOAA-15, 16, 18 and 19 and Metop-A and B HIRS, AMSU-A and MHS Infrared and Microwave Sounders. This update includes improved quality checking and logging, and removes the use of AMSU Channel 15 on Metop-B because of channel failure.

February 8, 2017 (CSPP Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans (ACSPO) Software Patch Version 1.1.2)

Patch required for use of an update to the Canadian Meteorological Center (CMC) gridded SST dynamic ancillary data files. A change to the main ACSPO run script and ancillary fetching logic is required in the form of a patch to the Version 1.1 software.

June 2, 2016 (CSPP Suomi NPP CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 2.2 Patch)

This patch is required to install on top of CSPP Version 2.2 to correct software bugs that include ATMS orbit number calculation and to allow users to correctly set the external ancillary data environment variable JPSS_REMOTE_ANC_DIR for CrIS SDR.

April 7, 2016 (CSPP CLAVRx VIIRS, MODIS and AVHRR Cloud Retrieval Software Version 2.0)

Updated release of the NOAA Clouds from AVHRR Extended (CLAVR-x) Retrieval Software Package in support of Suomi-NPP VIIRS, Aqua and Terra MODIS and NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOP-A and MetOP-B AVHRR imagers. CLAVRx retrieval software produces a suite of cloud products at single field-of-view resolution. This update includes a new VIIRS nighttime cloud retrieval algorithm that utilizes the Day/Night band lunar reflectances.

April 1, 2016 (CSPP Suomi NPP CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 2.2)

New version of the calibration and geolocation Sensor Data Record (SDR) software for the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instruments that includes an update to the ADL 4.2.11 (IDPS Mx8.11) code base.

February 24, 2016 (CSPP Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans (ACSPO) Software Version 1.1)

Updated release of the of the NOAA/NESDIS/STAR ACSPO software that retrieves sea surface temperatures from input S-NPP VIIRS, NOAA-15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 and Metop-A and B AVHRR, and Aqua and Terra MODIS imagers. This version (ACSPO 2.40) includes significant upgrades to the sensor-specific error statistics (SSES) algorithm.

February 22, 2016 (CSPP Suomi NPP HYDRA2 Multispectral Data Analysis Toolkit Version 2.0)

New release of the HYDRA2 visualization and analysis toolkit for interrogating JPSS S-NPP, NASA EOS Aqua and Terra instrument data. This toolkit was developed to assist research and development of remote sensing applications as well as education and training of remote sensing scientists. Among other updates, the satellites supported now include NOAA, Metop and FY-3.

December 14, 2015 (CSPP NUCAPS CrIS/ATMS EDR Retrieval Software Version 1.1)

Updated release of the of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) NUCAPS EDR software providing retrievals of atmospheric temperature, moisture and trace gasses as well as cloud-cleared radiances from input Suomi-NPP CrIS and ATMS SDR data files. This version provides support for the 7 Field-Of-View direct broadcast CrIS files that began downlink on 18 August 2015.

October 12, 2015 (CSPP Polar2Grid Reprojection Software Version 2.0)

Update to the software that enables users to create reprojected VIIRS SDR GeoTIFF, and AWIPS NetCDF files as well as 24 bit True Color and False Color imagery in a selection of projections or grids for entire swaths of data or covering a user defined region. This version includes updates that allow the creation of VIIRS, MODIS and AVHRR KMZ, Binary and HDF5 output data formats as well.

October 9, 2015 (CSPP Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) Software Version 2.0)

Update to the CSPP release of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) software in support of the ATMS instrument onboard S-NPP, and the AMSU-A and MHS instruments onboard NOAA-18, NOAA-19, Metop-A and Metop-B satellites. This update includes the base NOAA software upgraded to version 11.1, and the creation of NOAA-18, -19, Metop-A and-B products at the resolution of the MHS instrument.

September 29, 2015 (CSPP Suomi NPP CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 2.1.1 Patch)

This update is required for users to continue to process CrIS data after the transition to extended spectral resolution data. This update is distributed as a patch rather than a full software release.

July 16, 2015 (CSPP Sounder Quicklook Software Version 1.0)

First release of a software package that can create navigated pressure level plots of temperature and moisture as well as Skew-T Thermodynamic diagrams of atmospheric Level 2 retrievals from the following software packages:
- CSPP-NOAA Unique CrIS/ATMS Processing System (CSPP-NUCAPS),
- CSPP Hyperspectral Sounder Retrieval (Dual Regression) (HSRTV),
- CSPP-Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (CSPP-MIRS), and
- CSPP-International ATOVS Processing Package (CSPP-IAPP).

April 9, 2015 (CSPP Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans (ACSPO) Software Version 1.0)

First release of the of the NOAA/NESDIS/STAR ACSPO software that retrieves sea surface temperatures from input S-NPP VIIRS, NOAA-15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 and Metop-A and B AVHRR, and Aqua and Terra MODIS imagers.

April 3, 2015 (CSPP International ATOVS Processing Package (IAPP) Software Version 1.0)

First release of the IAPP software that retrieves vertical profiles of temperature, moisture and other parameters from input NOAA-15, 16, 18 and 19 and Metop-A and B HIRS, AMSU-A and MHS Infrared and Microwave Sounders.

February 24, 2015 (CSPP NUCAPS CrIS/ATMS EDR Retrieval Software Version 1.0)

First release of the of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) NUCAPS EDR software providing retrievals of atmospheric temperature, moisture and trace gasses as well as cloud-cleared radiances from input Suomi-NPP CrIS and ATMS SDR data files.

February 2, 2015 (CSPP Suomi NPP CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 2.1)

New version of the calibration and geolocation Sensor Data Record (SDR) software for the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instruments that includes an update to the ADL 4.2.6 (IDPS Mx8.6) code base.

October 20, 2014 (CSPP Suomi NPP Patch for SDR Version 2.0)

CSPP SDR Patch for CSPP V2.0 SDR software which allows processing of CrIS and VIIRS SDRs after the JPSS downlink of CrIS Full Spectral Resolution (FSR) begins. The increased direct broadcast data volume required to include CrIS FSR, results in VIIRS M-Band 7 and CrIS Field of View (FOV) 4 being excluded from the downlink. The Patch, labeled CSPP SDR V2.0.1, is required in order to process VIIRS SDRs and CrIS SDRs once this direct broadcast switch has been made.

September 3, 2014 (CSPP VIIRS SDR GeoTIFF and AWIPS Reprojection Software Version 1.2)

Update to the software that creates reprojected GeoTIFFS and/or AWIPS NetCDF-3 files from Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Sensor Data Record (SDR) HDF5 files. This update includes a simplified one step VIIRS corrected reflectance to true color imagery implementation.

August 4, 2014 (CSPP Suomi NPP CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 2.0)

New version of the calibration and geolocation Sensor Data Record (SDR) software for the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instruments that includes an update to the IDPS Mx8.4 code base, a new dynamic ancillary data and Look-Up-Table distribution site, and the addition of Terrain Corrected arrays within the VIIRS Day/Night Band geolocation files (GDNBO*.h5). This software is designed to work with the CSPP VIIRS EDR version 2.0 release.

August 4, 2014 (CSPP Suomi NPP VIIRS EDR Software Version 2.0)

Update to the VIIRS Environmental Data Record (EDR) software suite that includes an update to the IDPS Mx8.4 code base, and new products including the Land Surface Temperature. This software is designed to work with the CSPP VIIRS SDR V2.0 release.

August 4, 2014 (CSPP Suomi NPP Imagery EDR Software Version 2.0)

Update to the software package that supports the creation of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument Imagery Environmental Data Record (EDR) HDF5 products in Ground Track Mercator (GTM) Projection that includes an upgrade to the IDPS Mx8.4 code base. This software is designed to work with the CSPP VIIRS SDR V2.0 release.

May 16, 2014 (CSPP CLAVRx VIIRS, MODIS and AVHRR Cloud Retrieval Software Version 1.0)

First release of the NOAA Clouds from AVHRR Extended (CLAVR-x) Retrieval Software Package in support of Suomi-NPP VIIRS, Aqua and Terra MODIS and NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOP-A and MetOP-B AVHRR imagers. CLAVRx retrieval software produces a suite of cloud products at single field-of-view resolution; it is NOAA's operational cloud processing system for the AVHRR, and it's cloud algorithms are scheduled to migrate to the operational processing system for NOAA JPSS.

April 29, 2014 (CSPP CrIS, AIRS and IASI Dual Regression Retrieval Software Version 1.3)

New version of the multi-instrument hyperspectral retrieval software package that uses Suomi-NPP CrIS, Aqua AIRS or MetOP IASI radiances as inputs and produces vertical profiles of temperature, moisture, ozone as well as cloud and surface properties at single field-of-view resolution. This software package update includes improvements in distinguishing clear sky from low cloud.

March 21, 2014 (CSPP Suomi NPP Imagery EDR Software Version 1.1)

Software package that supports the creation of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument Imagery Environmental Data Record (EDR) HDF5 products in Ground Track Mercator (GTM) Projection.

March 20, 2014 (CSPP Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) Software Version 1.0)

First CSPP release of the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) software in support of the ATMS instrument onboard S-NPP, and the AMSU-A and MHS instruments onboard NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOP-A and MetOP-B satellites.

March 19, 2014 (CSPP Suomi NPP HYDRA2 Multispectral Data Analysis Toolkit Version 1.0)

First release of a visualization and analysis toolkit for interrogating JPSS S-NPP and NASA EOS Aqua and Terra instrument data. This toolkit was developed to assist research and development of remote sensing applications as well as education and training of remote sensing scientists.

February 14, 2014 (CSPP Suomi NPP VIIRS EDR Software Version 1.2.1)

Updated algorithm Look-Up-Tables (LUTs), and improved Land/Sea boundary designation are included in this release of software that supports creation of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument Environmental Data Record (EDR) Cloud Mask, Active Fires, Aerosol Optical Thickness, Sea Surface Temperatures, Surface Reflectance and Vegetation Indices. Also included in this release is the ability to process data using multiple cores. This software is designed to work with the CSPP VIIRS SDR V1.5 algorithms.

December 18, 2013 (CSPP Suomi NPP CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 1.5)

New version of the calibration and geolocation Sensor Data Record (SDR) software for the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instruments that includes the option to process all three instruments on multiple processor cores, and is compatible with the CSPP VIIRS EDR version 1.2 release. This version also includes the use of LUTs to correct for VIIRS Day/Night Band stray light contamination.

December 18, 2013 (CSPP Suomi NPP VIIRS EDR Software Version 1.2)

Software package that supports creation of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument Environmental Data Record (EDR) Cloud Mask, Active Fires, Aerosol Optical Thickness, Sea Surface Temperatures, Surface Reflectance and Vegetation Indices. Also included in this release is the ability to process data using multiple cores. This software is designed to work with the CSPP VIIRS SDR V1.5 algorithms.

October 18, 2013 (CSPP VIIRS SDR GeoTIFF and AWIPS Reprojection Software Version 1.1)

Update to the software that creates reprojected GeoTIFFS and/or AWIPS NetCDF-3 files from Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Sensor Data Record (SDR) HDF5 files. AWIPS stands for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System, the visualization and analysis tool used by the US National Weather Service. This update includes the capability to create True Color 24 bit GeoTIFF files, as well as allowing users to specify their own local grids.

September 24, 2013 (CSPP CrIS, AIRS and IASI Dual Regression Retrieval Software Version 1.2)

New version of the multi-instrument hyperspectral retrieval software package that uses Suomi NPP CrIS, Aqua AIRS or MetOP IASI radiances as inputs and produces vertical profiles of temperature, moisture, ozone as well as cloud and surface properties at single field-of-view resolution. This update includes new instrument coefficient files, as well as a bug fix for surface emissivity over the oceans.

July 8, 2013 (CSPP Suomi NPP CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 1.4)

New version of the calibration and geolocation Sensor Data Record (SDR) software for the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instruments that includes the option to run on multiple processor cores, and is compatible with the CSPP VIIRS EDR version 1.1 release.

July 8, 2013 (CSPP Suomi NPP VIIRS EDR Software Version 1.1)

Software package that supports creation of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument Environmental Data Record (EDR) Cloud Mask, Active Fires, Aerosol Optical Thickness and Sea Surface Temperatures. This software is designed to work with the CSPP VIIRS SDR V1.4 algorithms.

April 29, 2013 (CSPP CrIS, AIRS and IASI Dual Regression Retrieval Software Version 1.1)

New version of the multi-instrument hyperspectral retrieval software package that uses Suomi NPP CrIS, Aqua AIRS or MetOP IASI radiances as inputs and produces vertical profiles of temperature, moisture, ozone as well as cloud and surface properties at single field-of-view resolution.

February 22, 2013 (CSPP VIIRS SDR GeoTIFF and AWIPS Reprojection Software Version 1.0)

First release of software to create reprojected GeoTIFFS and/or AWIPS NetCDF-3 files from Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Sensor Data Record (SDR) HDF5 files. AWIPS stands for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System, the visualization and analysis tool used by the US National Weather Service.

February 8, 2013 (CSPP Suomi NPP VIIRS Cloud Mask and Active Fires EDR Software Version 1.0)

First release of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument Environmental Data Record (EDR) software that uses VIIRS SDRs as input and produces VIIRS Cloud Mask and Active Fires HDF5 output files. This software is designed to work with the VIIRS SDR V1.3 algorithms.

February 8, 2013 (CSPP Suomi NPP CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 1.3)

New version of the calibration and geolocation Sensor Data Record (SDR) software for the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instruments that uses Algorithm Development Library 4.1, and is compatible with the first CSPP VIIRS EDR release. This release replaces existing installations of CSPP SDR (it is not an update).

November 26, 2012 (CSPP CrIS, AIRS and IASI Dual Regression Retrieval Software Version 1.0)

First release of a core software package that uses input Suomi NPP CrIS, Aqua AIRS or MetOP IASI radiances and retrieves vertical profiles of temperature, moisture, ozone as well as cloud and surface properties at single field-of-view resolution. The dual regression technique was developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

October 4, 2012 (CSPP Suomi NPP CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 1.2)

Update to the calibration and geolocation Sensor Data Record (SDR) software for the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instruments. This release includes many updates to the software, including using Algorithm Development Library 4.0, updates to the science algorithms, as well as additional options to aggregate and compress SDR granules. This release replaces existing installations of CSPP SDR (it is not an update).

May 4, 2012 (CSPP CrIS UW Retrieval Software Version 1.0)

First release of CrIS Environmental Data Records software created at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that retrieves atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles as well as surface and cloud properties using a dual-regression technique. The inputs are CrIS Sensor Data Records (SDRs) and GDAS or GFS forecast files, which are automatically identified and retrieved.

May 2, 2012 (CSPP Suomi NPP CrIS, VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 1.1)

First public release of software for transforming direct broadcast Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instrument Raw Data Records (RDRs) to calibrated and geolocated Sensor Data Records (SDRs). Also included in this release are updates to the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) RDR to SDR software packages. Documentation, calling scripts and test data are included in the distribution.

March 14, 2012 (CSPP Suomi NPP VIIRS and ATMS SDR Software Version 1.0)

First public release of software for transforming direct broadcast Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) Suomi NPP Raw Data Records (RDRs) to calibrated and geolocated Sensor Data Records (SDRs) in HDF5 format. Documentation, calling scripts and test data are included in the distribution.

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