Himawari-8/9 Atmospheric Motion Vector (AMV)

Abstract:
AMV is a product derived by tracing the movement of individual cloud patterns in successive Himawari images. The product includes information on wind speed and direction. The dataset is provided in BUFR.

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Metadata Information

General

General information section
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    dateStamp 2015-09-18T04:22:30Z
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