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    <gmi:MI_CoverageDescription>
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        <gco:RecordType xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/getRecordDescription/gov.noaa.class:GSIP" xlink:actuate="onRequest" />
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                <gmi:MI_CoverageDescription>
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                <gco:CharacterString>Every hour, GOES Imager AREA files are transferred to a local LINUX workstation. Next, a clear composite image is created by comparing every 1-km pixel of the current visible (channel 1) image to corresponding pixels in the images from the previous 28 days, and by selecting the darkest (with the lowest digital count) pixel from the sequence. In addition to the satellite data, forecast model data from the NCEP GFS server is transferred to the local LINUX workstation
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									identified are flagged. The pixel-level radiances in all five channels are then averaged into 1/8 x 1/8 degree grid cells, the cloud fraction, the dominant cloud type and cloud liquid water/ice path in each cell is determined. This is followed by the estimation of radiative fluxes and skin temperature in each grid cell; the gridded results are then written out into a file.</gco:CharacterString>
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                            <gco:CharacterString>(301) 899-9196</gco:CharacterString>
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              <gmd:source xlink:href="#src_NCEP_GFS" />
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                <gco:CharacterString>GOES-East and ?West Imager data for each of the five channels as McIDAS (Man-computer Interactive Data Access System) AREA files from the OSDPD Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) (formerly SATEPS) Family of Services (FOS) McIDAS/ADDE Servers for GOES</gco:CharacterString>
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                  <gmd:title>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Data</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gco:CharacterString>Disclaimer - While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.</gco:CharacterString>
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