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--- data_access [2022/06/14 09:35] – [Generalities] moreelsj
+++ data_access [2025/03/31 08:23] (current) – pdebuyl
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 This page provides the minimal information needed to access the near real time data from the GERB instruments.
+===== Current status =====
+We provide near real time access to the GERB 3 and GERB 1 instruments as well as some data releases at the locations listed below. The edition 1 release can be found at CEDA: https://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/gerb/
+  * Anonymous HTTP and FTP access:
+    * You can find G3 NRT data (unvalidated and should //not// be used for quantitative scientific studies) [[https://gerb.oma.be/public/GERB/NRT_G3/|here]] and with anonymous FTP (server gerb.oma.be).
+    * You can find G1 NRT data (unvalidated and should //not// be used for quantitative scientific studies) [[https://gerb.oma.be/public/GERB/NRT_G1/|here]] and with anonymous FTP (server gerb.oma.be).
+    * The GERB 4 V100 dataset (2018-2023) can be found [[https://gerb.oma.be/public/GERB/V100/|here]] and with anonymous FTP (server gerb.oma.be). Please read the [[this>/Documents/RMIB-GERB-RN-0045-V01.pdf|Release information for the GERB 4 V100 dataset]].
+  * Registered FTP (ROLSS): The data of our registered FTP is currently not available.
+**Following a severe outage of our storage systems in 2023, there is currently no
+data available in our registered FTP server.**
 ===== Generalities =====
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 ===== Data access =====
-The use of the data is subject to a careful reading of the [[https://gerb.oma.be/Documents/gerbdatapolicy.pdf|GERB Data Policy]], the [[https://gerb.oma.be/Documents/GERBED1_ARG_QS.pdf|GERB Edition-1 Quality Summary]], and the [[http://gerb.oma.be/people/gerb/JASR9203.pdf|GERB Edition-1 Release Paper]]. To access to the near real-time data using FTP, follow these steps:
+The use of the data is subject to a careful reading of the [[this>/Documents/gerbdatapolicy.pdf|GERB Data Policy]], the [[this>/Documents/GERBED1_ARG_QS.pdf|GERB Edition-1 Quality Summary]], and the [[this>/people/gerb/JASR9203.pdf|GERB Edition-1 Release Paper]]. To access to the near real-time data using FTP, follow these steps:
-  - [[https://gerb.oma.be/mailman/listinfo/rolss/|Register to the ROLSS mailing list]].
+  - [[this>/mailman/listinfo/rolss/|Register to the ROLSS mailing list]].
   - Keep the username (email address in lower case) and password submitted.
   - Wait for the confirmation email of the list.
-  - Access the data through FTP on "gerb.oma.be" or through HTTPS at https://gerb.oma.be/gerb_data/ using your username and password.
+  - Access the data through FTP on "gerb.oma.be" or through HTTPS at [[this>/gerb_data/|https://gerb.oma.be/gerb_data/]] using your username and password.
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 ===== Currently available "archive" data =====
-In the directory "Archive" you will find the full data record of GERB level 2. The data are provided in subdirectories
+In the directory "Archive" you will find the full data record of GERB level 2. The data are provided in subdirectories (for the 0° GERB service):
-     Archive/G2/SEV1            (from 1st Feb. 2004 to 30 Apr. 2007)
+     Archive/G2/SEV1            (GERB2 on MSG1 from  1 Feb. 2004 to 30 Apr. 2007)
-     Archive/G1/SEV2            (from 1st May  2007 to 19 Feb. 2013)
+     Archive/G1/SEV2            (GERB1 on MSG2 from  1 May. 2007 to 19 Feb. 2013)
+     Archive/G3/SEV3            (GERB3 on MSG3 from 24 Apr. 2015 to 11 Feb. 2018)
+     Archive/G4/SEV4            (GERB4 on MSG4 from 11 Jan. 2018 to present)
-of the ROLSS FTP site [[https://gerb.oma.be/gerb_data|gerb.oma.be]].
+of the ROLSS FTP site [[this>/gerb_data|gerb.oma.be]]. The IODC data are not yet available on this FTP.
 We strongly recommend using a FTP command-like client.
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      G1_SEV2_L20_BARG_SGEO_M15_R50  Geolocation    GERB-res/15'      (BARG)
-     G1_SEV2_L20A_HR_SOL_TH         Archive        High-Resolution   (SHI full disk)
+     G1_SEV2_L20A_HR_SOL_TH         Archive        High-Resolution   (HR full disk)
-     G1_SEV2_L20_HR_GEO             Geolocation    High-Resolution   (SHI full disk)
+     G1_SEV2_L20_HR_GEO             Geolocation    High-Resolution   (HR full disk)
-     G1_SEV2_L20_HR_STATION         Stations       High-Resolution   (SHI stations)
+     G1_SEV2_L20_HR_STATION         Stations       High-Resolution   (HR stations)
-     G1_SEV2_L20_HR_SOL_EUROPE      Shortwave      High-res Europe   (SHI Europe)
-     G1_SEV2_L20_HR_TH_EUROPE       Longwave       High-res Europe   (SHI Europe)
-     G1_SEV2_L20_HR_GEO_EUROPE      Geolocation    High-res Europe   (SHI Europe)
-For GERB2, just change G1_SEV2 into G2_SEV1.
+     G1_SEV2_L20_HR_SOL_EUROPE      Shortwave      High-res Europe   (HR Europe)
+     G1_SEV2_L20_HR_TH_EUROPE       Longwave       High-res Europe   (HR Europe)
+     G1_SEV2_L20_HR_GEO_EUROPE      Geolocation    High-res Europe   (HR Europe)
-For GERB3, the prefix should be G3_SEV3 as this instrument is processed using SEVIRI data from MSG3 (thus SEV3). Note that currently we do not provide any GERB3 data (still in calibration/validation stage).
+For GERB2/3/4, just change the prefix into G2_SEV1, G3_SEV3 or G4_SEV4.
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   * [[gerb_formats|GERB data format web page]]
-  * MSG-RMIB-GE-UG : L2 RMIB products user guide [[https://gerb.oma.be/Documents/GERB_userguide_V2_3.pdf|GERB L2 User Guide]]
+  * MSG-RMIB-GE-UG : L2 RMIB products user guide [[this>/Documents/GERB_userguide_V2_3.pdf|GERB L2 User Guide]]
   * Data format: web pages for [[http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/|HDF5]]
 For more information contact the GERB team at <gerb@meteo.be>