Abstract
Himawari
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8/9
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region
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03
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observations
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in
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the
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Himawari
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Standard
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Data
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(HSD)
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data
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format
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distributed
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by
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the
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Japan
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Meteorological
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Agency
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to
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other
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national
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meteorological
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agencies,
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such
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as
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the
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Bureau
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of
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Meteorology.
This
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product
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contains
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the
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uncalibrated
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digital
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numbers
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as
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retreived
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by
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the
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Advanced
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Himawari
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Imager
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instrument.
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Calibration
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coefficients
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must
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be
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applied
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to
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create
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physically
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meaningful
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units.
Intended
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for
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expert
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users
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only.
Higher
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level
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products
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derived
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from
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this
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data
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can
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be
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found
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in
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the
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Bureau
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of
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Meteorology
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-
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Satellite
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Observations
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(ra22)
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and
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Bureau
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of
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Meteorology
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-
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Satellite
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Derived
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Products
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(rv74)
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data
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collections.
Data
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older
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than
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three
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months
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can
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be
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found
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on
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tape/MDSS
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on
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the
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Bureau
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of
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Meteorology
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- Satellite
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Archive
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(pc59)
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project.
Format
Himawari Standard Data (HSD)
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