Dear Colleagues,
The University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) is pleased to announce the release of the Community Satellite Processing Package (CSPP) Sensor Data Record (SDR) Software Version 4.1 in support of NOAA-21, NOAA-20 and Suomi-NPP VIIRS, CrIS, ATMS and OMPS instruments. SSEC has packaged the Algorithm Development Library (ADL) versions of the NOAA-21, NOAA-20 and SNPP algorithms so they can run from the Linux command line in real-time direct broadcast mode, but we have not changed the underlying processing software, algorithms, or data formats. The output files from the CSPP SDR processing software are identical in naming, format, and structure to the corresponding files from NOAA/NESDIS.
What is new in CSPP SDR Version 4.1:
• Updated code base: Block 2.3 Mx10 (ADL 5.3_I2.3.10.00).
• The target operating system is Rocky Linux 8.
• New Look-Up-Table (LUT) external distribution site:
JPSS_REMOTE_LUT_DIR=http://jpssdb.ssec.wisc.edu/cspp_luts_v_7_0/
• Removed RDR Spacecraft Diary Filtering.
The CSPP SDR Version 4.1 Software Supports Unique Features:
• Optional multi-core processing to reduce wait times while the SDR data are created (supported for VIIRS, CrIS, and ATMS),
• Optional aggregation and compression of SDR output files,
• Automated download of required ancillary data at runtime, plus offline scripted downloads,
• Offline scripted downloads of calibration lookup tables (LUTS).
System requirements for CSPP SDR Version 4.1:
• 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU with 8 cores (minimum);
• 32 GB RAM (minimum), plus an additional 4GB of RAM for every core that is used for CSPP VIIRS SDR processing;
• Rocky Linux 8.10 (the software has also been tested on Rocky Linux 9.4);
• 150 GB disk space (minimum);
• Internet connection (for downloading ancillary data).
Note: For routine real-time processing of NOAA-21, NOAA-20, and S-NPP High Rate Data (HRD), a Linux server running Rocky Linux 8 with 64 cores, 256 GB RAM, and 8 TB hard drive space is recommended.
CSPP SDR Software development is led at SSEC by Scott Mindock.
Software, test data and installation instructions are available at the CSPP download site. Please use the 'Contact Us' form from our website to submit any questions or comments to CSPP.
https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/cspp/jpss_sdr_v4.1.shtml
Kathy Strabala (For the UW-Madison/SSEC/CIMSS CSPP Team)