Meteosat data

Meteosat data is generated by the Meteosat satellite group in its monitoring of atmospheric conditions. These files contain point-by-point figures of various things being measured, including radiative flux data and cloud type information, which may be converted into a colored map.

.t files hold radiative flux data, and .dat files hold cloud type data.

File format info

 * File format description: radiative flux data (MS Word file)
 * File format description: cloud amount (MS Word file)

Links

 * Meteosat Geostationary Satellites First Generation: Visible, Infra-Red and Water Vapour Images over Europe
 * Meteosat-5 operational programme
 * Wikipedia: Meteosat
 * CEDA Dataset Homepage
 * Satellite and Imagery Information