JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY (JMA)

Introduction Guide for SATAID

1

1. Download SATAID software2

Click SATAID Application -> Download in the menu

http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/cms/sataid/app/download/ Click gmslpd.tar on the Download page and

decompress the file.http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/sataid/GMSLPD/gmslpd.tar

2. Click file link to gmslpd.tar

2. Click file link to gmslpd.tar 3.

Decompress the file

3. Decompress

the file

1. Click this in the menu 1. Click this in the menu

2. Install SATAID software3

Double-click GSETUP.EXE that installs the SATAID software

Press Exec Button if the directory for SATAID installation is acceptable

1. Double-click

1. Double-click

2. Press Exec if the directory is acceptable

2. Press Exec if the directory is acceptable

This directory for SATAID installed

This directory for SATAID installed

3. Press Yes to make directory

3. Press Yes to make directory

4. Press OK4. Press OK

3. Start SATAID software4

SATAID is started by either of the following Double-click Gmslpw.exe on Windows desktop Start from the Windows start menu

start -> Programs -> GMS TC analysis-> TC analysis Gmslpd

or

2. Start from Windows menu

2. Start from Windows menu

1. Double-click

1. Double-click

4-1. Download SATAID data5

Access SATAID Service page at http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/cms/sataid/

Select data area from menu bar and click area name.

1. Select area and click area

name from menu bar

1. Select area and click area

name from menu bar

4-2. Download SATAID data6

Each data kind is displayed in rows Satellite (IR1, IR2, IR4, WV, VIS) NWP--- Observation data (SYNOP, METAR, SHIP, TEMP A,/B,

ASCAT)

Arranged in order of time (Upper is the latest)

Latest

4-3. Download SATAID data7

File name is decided as follows: Satellite file name: XXYYYYMMDD.Zhhmm XX=IR: IR1, I2: IR2, I4: IR4, WV: Water Vapor, VS: Visible NWP file name: XXYYMMDD.Zhh XX=GS: GSM (Global Spectrum Model) Observation file name (SYNOP, SHIP, TEMP A/B):

XX_YYYYMMDDhh.TXT XX=SY: SYNOP, SH: SHIP, UA: TEMP A, UB: TEMP B Observation file name (METAR): METARYYYYMMDDhh.TXT Observation file name (ASCAT): WINXMMDD.TXT

Note: Each part represents parameter as follows: XX: type of data; YYYY: year; MM: month; DD: day; hh: hour; mm: minute;

5-1. Display data by SATAID8

Select downloaded SATAID data which you want to display by Ctrl key + Left Click

Drag these files and drop on SATAID softwareSatellite image will be displayed

[Notice] To display the satellite image and the NWP products together1. Select data to display

1. Select data to display

2. Drag these files

2. Drag these files

3. Drop on SATAID

3. Drop on SATAID

5-2. Display the NWP products9

Check the NWP box to show NWP dataPress the GSM radio buttonCheck level and elementsPress the Exec button

1. Check the NWP

box

1. Check the NWP

box2. Press the GSM radio

button

2. Press the GSM radio

button

4. Press the Exec button4. Press the Exec button

3. Check the box for level and

elements

3. Check the box for level and

elements