New product announcement – October 2014 MODIS-like SEVIRI cloud product: public beta release for evaluation purposes

A new SEVIRI cloud product has been developed in the framework of a joint project between scientists and data experts from NASA, NOAA, LOA, and ICARE. This new dataset, called SEV06-CLD, is derived from the MSG/SEVIRI instrument observations using an algorithm that replicates the retrieval core of the Collection 6 MODIS Level-2 cloud product (MOD06_L2 and MYD06_L2) augmented with NOAA GOES-R cloud height product. Moreover, several ancillary datasets are used to produce SEV06-CLD including the SAFNWC cloud type product.

The project team is pleased to announce the public release of the SEVIRI SEV06-CLD beta product at ICARE for evaluation purposes. Users are invited to provide feedback and comments on product quality. For detailed information on the product, data access and availability, and data use restrictions, please refer to the SEV06-CLD Cloud Product Technical Document. More information will soon be available on the ICARE web site.
The image on the top shows an example of the retrieved cloud top pressure for a SEVIRI slot (e.g. single image).