Section Name Description
Satellite-based Climate Data - Essential Climate Variables File Satellite based climate data records

General introduction into satellite-based climate data records, and those provided by the CM SAF as well as some applications.

Folder Content of this section as pdf's to download

The most important content of this section "Satellite based climate data" is provided in pdf's for download here.

CM SAF Data File Overview CM SAF Climate Data Records

Page CM SAF Thematic Climate Data Records

Detailed information about the CM SAF (Thematic) Climate Data Records (TCDR's).

Folder Content of this section as pdf to download

Content of this section as pdf to download

Search and Order CM SAF Data

LSA SAF Data for ClimateApplications File About LSA SAF

In this presentation you will learn:

  • what is the LSA SAF
  • who develops the LSA SAF products
  • what products are available from the LSA SAF

To listen to the audio open the pdf, on each slide place your mouse over the  button and start the audio by clicking on the play button .

File LSA SAF Products for African Applications

In this presentation you will learn:

  • what are the most relevant LSA SAF products for African applications
  • main characteristics of these products

Folder Content of this section as pdf to download

Content of this section as pdf to download.

Data Formats, Software Tools and Installation Page The Data Formats HDF5 and NetCDF and Data Viewers

Page CM SAF R TOOLBOX

The CM SAF R toolbox

Page Installing R and R-Studio

Page Install R-Instat
Page R-Instat Tutorials

Information about tutorial

Page Introduction to MSG Toolbox

Here you can find a description about MSG toobox, its purpose and limitations.

 

Page Install MSG Toolbox

Install MSG toobox

 

Page Test MSG Toolbox

Test MSG toolbox

 

Page Install QGIS

Install QGIS

 

Page Prepare your environment

IPrepare your environment

 

Folder Scripts to download

You need to download the following files, before going through the QGIS tutorial:

importa_data_reproj_LST

importa_data_reproj_FVC

importa_data_reproj_FAPAR

importa_data_reproj_ET

importa_data_reproj_METREF

Page QGIS Tutorial

This tutorial gives the instructions on how to open LSA SAF data in QGis software and extract data for give lat, lon locations.

Please note that to be able to open LSA SAF data in QGis you must first unzip the files!

 

Folder Content of this section as pdf's to download

PDF's

Classroom Phase Folder CM SAF R Toolbox Documents

Manual, CM SAF R Package Description, ...

Folder R-Instat Tutorial Documents
Folder LSA SAF Toolbox Documents

MSG Toolbax Manual and test tutorial

Folder QGIS for LSASAF data

Tutorials on how to prepare your Qgis environment before start working and a tutorial on how to import Qgis data into Qgis