Data Reception Routes

Data Reception Routes

This page summarises the routes via which data are received at DWD and MetOffice respectively. For some data types different reception routes are available and used at DWD and the MetOffice. The table indicates both main data reception route (in green) and a possible secondary reception route (in blue) through which data may be received. If data arriving via the secondary channel happen to arrive faster than the same data via the main channel (e.g. due to delays), these earlier data will enter the data base and will be used in the monitoring statistics. Threfore, the monitoring statistics do not always reflect the reception conditions via the main channel.

DBNet data: Information on the data reception routes used operationally at the Met Office for DBNet data or additional local reception stations is provided on the DBNet monitoring overview page.

DWD MetOffice
Data type GTS EUMETCast ftp Other GTS EUMETCast ftp Other
MW – T, MW – Humidity & MW – Imager
AMSU-A / NOAA EUMETCast ftp (from MetOffice) EUMETCast PDA
AMSU-A / METOP GTS EUMETCast EUMETCast
ATMS / NPP GTS EUMETCast EUMETCast
MHS / NOAA EUMETCast ftp (from MetOffice) EUMETCast PDA
MHS / METOP GTS EUMETCast EUMETCast
MWHS-2 / FY EUMETCast EUMETCast
MWTS-2 / FY EUMETCast EUMETCast
SAPHIR EUMETCast EUMETCast
SSMIS / DMSP ftp (from MetOffice) PDA
GMI / GPM EUMETCast EUMETCast
AMSR -2 / GCOM-W EUMETCast EUMETCast
MWRI / FY EUMETCast EUMETCast
IR & IR Hyperspectral
HIRS / NOAA ftp (from MetOffice) PDA
HIRS / METOP GTS EUMETCast EUMETCast
AIRS / Aqua https NASA
CrIS / NPP,JPSS EUMETCast EUMETCast
IASI / METOP EUMETCast EUMETCast
GEO – Radiances
CSR, ASR / MSG GTS EUMETCast GTS EUMETCast
CSR / GOES EUMETCast EUMETCast PDA
CSR / Himawari GISC JMA ftp JMA
Lidar winds / Aeolus
ALADIN / Aeolus ftp (ECMWF)
Scatterometer & Altimeter winds
ASCAT / METOP EUMETCast EUMETCast
Poseidon / JASON-2 & 3 GTS EUMETCast EUMETCast
Altika / SARAL GTS EUMETCast EUMETCast
SRAL / Sentinel-3 GTS EUMETCast EUMETCast
DBNet / EARS data
DBNet-HIRS GTS EUMETCast GTS EUMETCast ftp
DBNet-AMSU-A GTS EUMETCast GTS EUMETCast ftp
DBNet-MHS GTS EUMETCast GTS EUMETCast ftp
DBNet-IASI GTS EUMETCast GTS EUMETCast ftp
EARS ASCAT EUMETCast EUMETCast
AMVs – GEO
AMV / MSG GTS GTS EUMETCast
AMV / GOES GTS GTS
AMV / Himawari GTS GTS
AMV / FY GTS GTS
AMV / INSAT GTS GTS
AMV / COMS GTS GTS
AMVs – polar
MODIS / Terra GTS ftp (from CIMSS) ftp (from CIMSS)
AVHRR / METOP GTS EUMETCast EUMETCast
AVHRR / NOAA ftp (from CIMSS) ftp (from CIMSS)
VIIRS / NPP GTS EUMETCast GTS
VIIRS / JPSS GTS EUMETCast GTS