Details follow, describing hourly data sets shown for the "quick-look" 
comparisons of the GOES Sounder DPI (Derived Product Imagery) generated 
from slightly differently coded profile retrieval algorithms, for the
last 24 hours.  The AniS java animation allows for toggling between the
different panels noted below, where the DPI panels show the different
versions for one type of product while the Sounder radiance imagery 
panels show simple, more traditional satellite imagery.

 http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/realtime/compare/anilatestdpicomp.html

First four panel:  Total Precipitable Water (TPW)    [ADDE source]

 UL -- CIMSS "legacy" SFOV                         [CIMSSP/GEPW]
 UR -- NESDIS/OSDPD/SSD/IPB "operational" 5x5 FOV  [DPD/GE-SDPI-PWX]
 LL -- NESDIS/ORA/SMCD/OPDB (OpDev) "merged" SFOV  [DPI/GE-SDPI-TPW]
 LR -- CIMSS "merged" SFOV                         [EDWARD/1X1_RCO-EPW]

Second four panel:  Cloud Top Pressure (CTP)         [ADDE source]

 UL -- CIMSS "legacy" SFOV                         [CIMSSP/GECTP]
 UR -- NESDIS/OSDPD/SSD/IPB "operational" FOV      [DPD/GE-SDPI-CTPX]
 LL -- NESDIS/ORA/SMCD/OPDB (OpDev) "merged" SFOV  [DPI/GE-SDPI-CTP]
 LR -- CIMSS "merged" SFOV                         [EDWARD/1X1_RCO_ETP]

Third four panel:  Lifted Index (stability) (LI)     [ADDE source]

 UL -- CIMSS "legacy" SFOV                         [CIMSSP/GELI]
 UR -- NESDIS/OSDPD/SSD/IPB "operational" 5x5 FOV  [DPD/GE-SDPI-LIX]
 LL -- NESDIS/ORA/SMCD/OPDB (OpDev) "merged" SFOV  [DPI/GE-SDPI-LI]
 LR -- CIMSS "merged" SFOV                         [EDWARD/1X1_RCO_ELI]

Fourth four panel:  Sounder Radiance Imagery         [ADDE source]

 UL -- Band 19 -  0.7 um - visible                 [VERN/GESC]
 UR -- Band 12 -  6.5 um - upr lvl water vapor     [   " "   ]
 LL -- Band 17 -  4.0 um - shortwave IR window     [   " "   ]
 LR -- Band  8 - 11.0 um - longwave IR window      [   " "   ]


1.  All images are currently from GOES-East (-12), over eastern half of US.

2.  Contacts for different data sets:
   CIMSS:  J. Nelson, T. Schmit, T. Schreiner, G.S. Wade
   ORA OPDB:  J. Daniels, G. Gray
   OSDPD IPB:  C. Holland

3.  Some acronyms:
   ADDE - McIDAS Abstract Data Distribution Environment
   SFOV - Single field-of-view
   ORA - NESDIS Office of Research and Applications
    ASPT - Advanced Satellite Products Team (Branch)
    OPDB - Operational Products Development Branch    "OPDev"
   OSDPD - NESDIS Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution
    IPB  - Interactive Processing Branch               "Ops"

4.  A closer look is also available, with MAG=2 (over E cen US), at    

  http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/realtime/compare/anilatestdpicomp2.html
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                              [dpicompare-info.txt   gsw   2005-01-12]

                              [ - closer look; LI          2005-01-24]

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