NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Class

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

1970

NOAA's CLASS (Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System) is a web-based data repository that archives and distributes environmental data collected by various NOAA satellites and missions. CLASS provides access to a variety of data types, including:Environmental satellite data, weather data, other datasets. CLASS archives data from various NOAA satellite missions and instruments, including the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), which captures global cloud cover, sea surface temperatures, and vegetation indices; the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), which provide real-time weather monitoring and forecasting data; and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), which offers global environmental data for weather forecasting and climate monitoring. A key feature of CLASS is its role in long-term data preservation, ensuring that environmental information remains accessible for climate research and historical analyses. The system also provides user-friendly access, offering search and retrieval capabilities that allow users to locate and download specific datasets efficiently. The temporal coverage of datasets within CLASS varies by instrument and mission. AVHRR data is available from the late 1970s to the present, GOES data coverage starts from the 1970s and continues to current operations, and JPSS data has been available since 2011.