MADIS Satellite Wind Variables
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Code Name Units Max Notes Database
QC Level* FSL AWIPS
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All Wind Products 1
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DD wind direction deg 1 2 X X
FF wind speed m/s 1 2 X X
U u wind component m/s 1 2 X X
V v wind component m/s 1 2 X X
HT pressure altitude m 0 3 X X
RFF CIMMS/NESDIS recursive filter flag 0 4 X
QINM EUMETSAT quality indicator, no model 0 4 X **
QIWM EUMETSAT quality indicator, with model 0 4 X **
LSM Land/sea mask code 0 5 X ** X
LEVTYPE level type code 0 6 X X
Infrared Cloud-Drift 1
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DDIR wind direction deg 1 2 X X
FFIR wind speed m/s 1 2 X X
UIR u wind component m/s 1 2 X X
VIR v wind component m/s 1 2 X X
HTIR pressure altitude m 0 3 X X
RFFIR CIMMS/NESDIS recursive filter flag 0 4 X
QINMIR EUMETSAT quality indicator, no model 0 4 X **
QIWMIR EUMETSAT quality indicator, with model 0 4 X **
LSMIR Land/sea mask code 0 5 X ** X
Visible Cloud-Drift 1
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DDVIS wind direction deg 1 2 X X
FFVIS wind speed m/s 1 2 X X
UVIS u wind component m/s 1 2 X X
VVIS v wind component m/s 1 2 X X
HTVIS pressure altitude m 0 3 X X
RFFVIS CIMMS/NESDIS recursive filter flag 0 4 X
QINMVIS EUMETSAT quality indicator, no model 0 4 X **
QIWMVIS EUMETSAT quality indicator, with model 0 4 X **
LSMVIS Land/sea mask code 0 5 X ** X
Water Vapor Motion 1
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DDWV wind direction deg 1 2 X X
FFWV wind speed m/s 1 2 X X
UWV u wind component m/s 1 2 X X
VWV v wind component m/s 1 2 X X
HTWV pressure altitude m 0 3 X X
RFFWV CIMMS/NESDIS recursive filter flag 0 4 X
QINMWV EUMETSAT quality indicator, no model 0 4 X **
QIWMWV EUMETSAT quality indicator, with model 0 4 X **
LSMWV Land/sea mask code 0 5 X ** X
Sounder Channel 10 (7.4 um) Water Vapor Motion 1
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DDS10 wind direction deg 1 2 X X
FFS10 wind speed m/s 1 2 X X
US10 u wind component m/s 1 2 X X
VS10 v wind component m/s 1 2 X X
HTS10 pressure altitude m 0 3 X X
RFFS10 CIMMS/NESDIS recursive filter flag 0 4 X
QINMS10 EUMETSAT quality indicator, no model 0 4 X **
QIWMS10 EUMETSAT quality indicator, with model 0 4 X **
LSMS10 Land/sea mask code 0 5 X ** X
Sounder Channel 11 (7.0 um) Water Vapor Motion 1
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DDS11 wind direction deg 1 2 X X
FFS11 wind speed m/s 1 2 X X
US11 u wind component m/s 1 2 X X
VS11 v wind component m/s 1 2 X X
HTS11 pressure altitude m 0 3 X X
RFFS11 CIMMS/NESDIS recursive filter flag 0 4 X
QINMS11 EUMETSAT quality indicator, no model 0 4 X **
QIWMS11 EUMETSAT quality indicator, with model 0 4 X **
LSMS11 Land/sea mask code 0 5 X ** X
*The QC information is only available with the FSL database.
**The QI's and the LSM (for the FSL database) aren't yet
available (as of 10/03) in the data files. These are expected to be added
sometime in the next several months. When they are added, no MADIS API
changes will be needed -- you will just start seeing non-missing data when
you ask for these variables.
Last updated 16 March 2017
