Introduction
This page provides information on the following in relation to calibration for JMA's geostationary satellites:
- Instrument specifications
- Calibration events (geometric and radiometric)
- Data outages
- Instrument monitoring
- Re-calibration
- Relevant Documents
In addition, "JMA's GSICS Calibration page" provides inter-calibration techniques and their monitoring informaion.
Please select satellite.
Himawari-9 / AHI
Instrument specifications
- Spectral response function
- Calibration table (Microsoft Excel format)
- General information
- WMO OSCAR (Satellite, Instrument)
Calibration events
- Schedule
- Report
Data outages
- Operation Log
- Event log (also provided in Monthly Operations Report)
Instrument monitoring
- Image navigation
- GSICS radiometric calibration (IR) (VIS/NIR:RTM, Ray-matching)
Re-calibration
- N/A
Relevant Documents
- Himawari Standard Data User's Guide (v1.3, 3 July 2017) [pdf]
- JMA HRIT Mission Specific Implementation [pdf]
- JMA LRIT Mission Specific Implementation [pdf]
- Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD)
- Processing events
Himawari-8 / AHI
Instrument specifications
- Spectral response function
- Calibration table (Microsoft Excel format)
- Performance at ground test [pdf]
- General information
- WMO OSCAR (Satellite, Instrument)
Calibration events
- Schedule
- Report
Data outages
Instrument monitoring
- Image navigation
- GSICS radiometric calibration (IR) (VIS/NIR:RTM, Ray-matching)
Re-calibration
- N/A
Relevant Documents
- Himawari Standard Data User's Guide (v1.3, 3 July 2017) [pdf]
- JMA HRIT Mission Specific Implementation [pdf]
- JMA LRIT Mission Specific Implementation [pdf]
- Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD)
MTSAT-2 / Imager
Instrument specifications
- Spectral response function [Microsoft Excel (zip file): 255 KB] (Provided by ITT and MELCO)
- Calibration table (Note: The table of MTSAT-2 was updated for ground system modification on March 15, 2010)
- WMO OSCAR (Satellite, Instrument)
Calibration events
- Schedule
- Report
Data outages
- Schedule: Pause of dissemination
- Logs: provided in the Monthly operations report
Instrument monitoring
- Image navigation
- GSICS radiometric calibration (IR) (VIS)
Re-calibration
Relevant Documents
- JMA HRIT Mission Specific Implementation [pdf]
- JMA LRIT Mission Specific Implementation [pdf]
- Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD)
MTSAT-1R / JAMI
Instrument specifications
- Spectral response function
- Calibration table
- WMO OSCAR (Satellite, Instrument)
Calibration events
- Schedule
- Report
Data outages
- Schedule: Pause of dissemination
- Logs: described in the Monthly operations report
Instrument monitoring
- Image navigation
- GSICS radiometric calibration (IR)
Re-calibration
Relevant Documents
- JMA HRIT Mission Specific Implementation [pdf]
- JMA LRIT Mission Specific Implementation [pdf]
- Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD)
GMS-5 / VISSR
Instrument specifications
- Spectral response function [ASCII text]
- WMO OSCAR (Satellite, Instrument)
Calibration events
- Logs: described in the Monthly operations report
Data outages
- Logs: described in the Monthly operations report
Instrument monitoring
N/A
Re-calibration
Relevant Documents
- GMS User's Guide (Third Edition) [pdf]
- VISSR Data Format: GMS and GMS2-4 [pdf] / GMS-5 [pdf]
GMS-4 / VISSR
Instrument specifications
- Spectral response function [ASCII text]
- WMO OSCAR (Satellite, Instrument)
Calibration events
N/A
Data outages
N/A
Instrument monitoring
N/A
Re-calibration
Relevant Documents
- GMS User's Guide (Third Edition) [pdf]
- VISSR Data Format: GMS and GMS2-4 / GMS-5 [pdf]
GMS-3 / VISSR
Instrument specifications
- Spectral response function [ASCII text]
- WMO OSCAR (Satellite, Instrument)
Calibration events
N/A
Data outages
N/A
Instrument monitoring
N/A
Re-calibration
Relevant Documents
- GMS User's Guide (Third Edition) [pdf]
- VISSR Data Format: GMS and GMS2-4 [pdf] / GMS-5 [pdf]
GMS-2 / VISSR
Instrument specifications
- Spectral response function [ASCII text]
- WMO OSCAR (Satellite, Instrument)
Calibration events
N/A
Data outages
N/A
Instrument monitoring
N/A
Re-calibration
Relevant Documents
- GMS User's Guide (Third Edition) [pdf]
- VISSR Data Format: GMS and GMS2-4 [pdf] / GMS-5 [pdf]
GMS / VISSR
Instrument specifications
- Spectral response function [ASCII text]
- WMO OSCAR (Satellite, Instrument)
Calibration events
N/A
Data outages
N/A
Instrument monitoring
N/A
Re-calibration
Relevant Documents
- GMS User's Guide (Third Edition) [pdf]
- VISSR Data Format: GMS and GMS2-4 [pdf] / GMS-5 [pdf]