NOAA GOES-R Series Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) Instrument Calibration Data

SUVI-INST-CAL-ENG

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The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) Instrument Engineering Telemetry Data file contains data used to support the generation of SUVI Level 1b products, and monitor and evaluate the health and performance of the instrument. This data is transmitted to the ground in raw digital counts, and subsequently converted into physical units by the ground system. Most of the data pertains to the temperature of components in the instrument. This includes temperatures for the guide telescope, door mechanism, supporting structure, shutter, aperture, filter wheels, mirrors, electronics, and CCD. CCD bias voltages are also included.
The SUVI Dark Frame Data file contains an image produced by the SUVI with the camera’s shutter closed. A dark frame measures the inherent bias and noise in the camera electronics, and is used to identify, track, and monitor permanently bad pixels. Dark frames are collected in the operational imaging epoch of the SUVI, and support the radiometric correction of the solar imagery products. Up to ten dark frames are used to support of radiometrically correcting individual solar images.
The SUVI Miscellaneous Frame Data file contains a special image produced by the SUVI to support several calibration related activities. Specific types of images include glass, flat-field, and light transfer curve.
  • Cite as: GOES-R Calibration Working Group and GOES-R Series Program, (2015): NOAA GOES-R Series Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) Instrument Calibration Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. SUVI-INST-CAL-ENG. Accessed [date].
  • SUVI-INST-CAL-ENG
  • gov.noaa.ncdc:C01532
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Time Period2015-01-01 to Present (time interval: 5-second)
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 90.0
S: -90.0
E: 180.0
W: -180.0
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Processing Documents
  • GOES-R ABI Calibration Working Group
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2015-01-01
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress StatusOngoing - data is continually being updated
Data Update Frequency Continual
PurposeThese instrument calibration data can be used to evaluate, monitor, and trend sensor performance.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: GOES-R Calibration Working Group and GOES-R Series Program, (2015): NOAA GOES-R Series Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) Instrument Calibration Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. SUVI-INST-CAL-ENG. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • GOES-R Calibration Working Group
  • GOES-R Series Program
Principal Investigators
  • GOES-R Calibration Working Group
Resource Providers
  • GOES-R Series Program
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Sensor Counts
  • Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Visible Wavelengths > Sensor Counts
Data Center keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
  • GOES-16 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 16
  • GOES-17 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 17
  • GOES-18 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 18
Instrument keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
  • Solar/Space Observing Instruments > Ultraviolet Instruments > SUVI-GOESR > Solar Ultraviolet Imager on GOES-R Series
Place keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
  • Space > Solar Region
Project keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
  • GOES > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
  • gov.noaa.class:GRIC
  • SUVI-INST-CAL-ENG
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: GOES-R Calibration Working Group and GOES-R Series Program, (2015): NOAA GOES-R Series Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) Instrument Calibration Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. SUVI-INST-CAL-ENG. Accessed [date].
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  • restricted
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Lineage StatementThese data were produced by the NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) and are archived at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Processor
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Processing Steps
  • Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) front-end processing starts on the spacecraft where space packets are multiplexed placing multiple packets in each transfer frame. Forward error correction (FEC) coding (Low-Density Parity Check - LDPC) occurs and the packets are downlinked. The data is received, forward error correction decode is performed. In the event of an uncorrectable error the transfer frame is discarded. Error-free space packets are then extracted from the transfer frames. SUVI science data arrives at the ground system from the spacecraft in a compressed format. The data is decompressed then packaged for delivery to external interfaces.
Processing Documents
    • GOES-R ABI Calibration Working Group
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Last Modified: 2023-12-13
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