Specification of Direct Readout Stations

update: 28 November 2023
Station Kiyose Syowa Station*1)
Owner Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR)
Location Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC)
Kiyose, Tokyo		 Syowa Station, Antarctica
Latitude, Longitude 35.78N*3), 139.53E 69.00S, 39.58E
Satellites NOAA-18, 19, 20, 21, S-NPP,
Metop-B, C		 NOAA-18, 19, 20, S-NPP,
Metop-B, C
Acquisition per day about 30 times about 40 times
Processing time*2) within 5 minutes about 10 minutes
BUFR provision start 7 June 2006 21 August 2006
  • *1) NIPR provides JMA with the HRPT data received at Syowa Station.
  • *2) From end of receiving to start of GTS transmission.
  • *3) Replaced on 27 July 2010.

AAPP upgrade at JMA/MSC

  • 25 Jul 2023, upgrade from v8.7 to v8.11
  • 2 Jun 2021, upgrade from v8.2 to v8.7
  • 11 Dec 2018, upgrade from v8.1 to v8.2
  • 5 Jun 2018, upgrade from v7.14 to v8.1
  • 10 January 2017, upgrade from v7.13 to v7.14
  • 4 August 2016, upgrade from v7.12 to v7.13
  • 19 July 2016, upgrade from v7.11 to v7.12
  • 12 December 2015, upgrade from v7.10 to v7.11
  • 7 October 2015, upgrade from v7.9 to v7.10
  • 17 March 2015, upgrade from v7.5 to v7.6, v7.7, v7.8 and v7.9
  • 24 July 2013, upgrade from v7.4 to v7.5
  • 13 June 2013, upgrade amsua_clparams.dat for Metop-B
  • 20 December 2012, upgrade from v7.3 to v7.4
  • 17 October 2012, upgrade from v7.2 to v7.3
  • 12 September 2012, upgrade from v7.1 to v7.2
  • 18 July 2012, upgrade from v6.15 to v7.1
  • 23 June 2011, upgrade from v6.14 to v6.15
  • 1 December 2010, upgrade from v6.13 to v6.14
  • 14 July 2010, upgrade from v6.12 to v6.13
  • 23 March 2010, upgrade from v6.11 to v6.12
  • 19 November 2009, upgrade from v6.10 to v6.11
  • 24 June 2009, upgrade from v6.8 to v6.10
  • 5 March 2009, upgrade from v6.7 to v6.8
  • 15 July 2008, upgrade from v6.6 to v6.7
  • 4 March 2008, upgrade from v6.5 to v6.6
  • 3 October 2007, upgrade from v6.4 to v6.5
  • 30 May 2007, upgrade from v6.3 to v6.4
  • 28 March 2007, upgrade from v5.3 to v6.3
  • 7 February 2006, upgrade from v5.2 to v5.3
  • 15 September 2004, start of operational use of AAPP at v4.3