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 This page provides the minimal information needed to access the near real time data from the GERB instruments. This page provides the minimal information needed to access the near real time data from the GERB instruments.
 +
 +===== Current status =====
 +
 +
 +**Following a severe outage of our storage systems in 2023, there is currently no
 +data available in our registered FTP server.**
 +
 +  * Anonymous FTP: 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 - directory GERB).
 +  * Registered FTP (ROLSS): The data of our registered FTP is currently not available.
 +
  
 ===== Generalities ===== ===== Generalities =====
  
-The [[ftp://​gerb.oma.be/|ROLSS]] provides near real-time Level 2.0 (radiances and fluxes) data from the GERB instruments. This FTP site aims to provide data to the user community within less than 4 hours. The data are automatically removed from the site after 40 days. The long term archive of the Edition ARG products is hosted on the [[http://​ggsps.rl.ac.uk|GGSPS]] at RAL and at the British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC).+The [[this>/gerb_data|ROLSS]] provides near real-time Level 2.0 (radiances and fluxes) data from the GERB instruments. This FTP site aims to provide data to the user community within less than 4 hours. The data are automatically removed from the site after 40 days. The long term archive of the Edition ARG products is hosted on the [[http://​ggsps.rl.ac.uk|GGSPS]] at RAL and at the British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC)
 + 
 +The full archive of all GERB level 2 data (all instruments and all formats) is also available on the ROLSS, in the directory "​Archive"​
  
 ===== Data access ===== ===== Data access =====
  
-The use of the data is subject to a careful reading of the [[ftp://​gerb.oma.be/​Documents/​gerbdatapolicy.pdf|GERB Data Policy]], the [[ftp://​gerb.oma.be/​Documents/​GERBED1_ARG_QS.pdf|GERB Edition-1 Quality Summary]], and the [[http://gerb.oma.be/​gerb/​Publications/cospar_gerb.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.   - Keep the username (email address in lower case) and password submitted.
   - Wait for the confirmation email of the list.   - Wait for the confirmation email of the list.
-  - Access the data through FTP on "​gerb.oma.be"​ 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.
  
 +
 + 
 ===== ROLSS Announcement Mailing List ===== ===== ROLSS Announcement Mailing List =====
  
 This mailing list is used to broadcast announcements concerning the ROLSS products and their distribution (such as new product versions, server downtimes) to the registered users. The archives of this list are available [[https://​gerb.oma.be/​pipermail/​rolss/​|here]]. This mailing list is used to broadcast announcements concerning the ROLSS products and their distribution (such as new product versions, server downtimes) to the registered users. The archives of this list are available [[https://​gerb.oma.be/​pipermail/​rolss/​|here]].
  
-===== Currently available data =====+===== Currently available ​NRT data =====
  
-At this time, the site proposes data from the GERB-instrument on Meteosat-(also known as MSG-2). These data are unvalidated and should //not// be used for quantitative scientific studies. The access to these pre-release data is normally restricted to the GERB science team members. For this reason, it is possible that you can log on the FTP site but are not allowed to access the G1 directory. Let us know in case of difficulty (email to the owner of the ROLSS mailing list).+At this time, the site proposes data from the GERB-instrument on Meteosat-10 (also known as MSG-3). These data are unvalidated and should //not// be used for quantitative scientific studies. The access to these pre-release data is normally restricted to the GERB science team members. ​
  
-These GERB-1 data are processed using the SEVIRI-2 imager data (the imager on MSG-2). For this reason, the near-real time data are available in subdirectories of 
  
-     ​G1/​SEV2 
  
-of the ROLSS FTP site [[ftp://gerb.oma.be/​|gerb.oma.be]].+===== 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 (for the 0° GERB service): 
 + 
 +     ​Archive/G2/SEV1            (GERB2 on MSG1 from  1 Feb2004 to 30 Apr2007) 
 +     ​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 [[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. 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_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 ​  (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 GERB2/3/4, just change the prefix into G2_SEV1, G3_SEV3 or G4_SEV4. ​
  
-     ​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) 
  
 ===== Related documentation ===== ===== Related documentation =====
  
   * [[gerb_formats|GERB data format web page]]   * [[gerb_formats|GERB data format web page]]
-  * MSG-RMIB-GE-UG : L2 RMIB products user guide [[ftp://​gerb.oma.be/Documents/userguide.pdf]]+  * 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]]   * Data format: web pages for [[http://​www.hdfgroup.org/​HDF5/​|HDF5]]
  
-For more information contact the GERB team at <gerb@oma.be>+For more information contact the GERB team at <gerb@meteo.be>
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