Status of Processing of Backlog of GOES8 Data Tapes from EC
Tape No./ Period Covered Copy Exists/ Tape Sent Label where to Peter Minnett ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1 94349-95013 EC 941216-950113 (processed) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2 95013-95039 EC 950113-950208 (processed) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3 95039-95045 EC 950208-950214 (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 95045-95053 EC 950214-950221 (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 95053-95055 EC (950222-950224) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 95055-95063 EC (950224-950304) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 95062-95069 EC (950303-950310) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 95069-95073 XDC (950310-950314) (processed) (checked contents of tape because EC had trouble copying; tape contains days 69, 70 and 73, missing 71,72) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 95074-95079 EC (950315-950320) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 95079-95086 EC (950320-950327) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 95086-95091 EC (950327-950401) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 95091-95098 EC 950401-950408 (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13 95098-95105 EC 950410-950415 (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14 95106-95110 EC 950416-950420 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 15 95110-95116 EC 950420-950426 (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 16 95116-95121 EC 950426-950501 (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 17 95120-95126 EC 950430-950506 (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 18 95126-95130 EC 950506-950510 (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 19 95130-95137 EC and XDC (EC and XDC had problems copying this tape -request replacement) received replacement.The first file seemed to have nothing on it. The second file has what is the first listed file on the SeaSpace printout (named g8_pnl_t19.05) The seventh file - the sixth containing data - has a tape read error in the middle of it. The SeaSpace printout calls it g8_pnl_tp19.10. According to the SeaSpace printout, we lose 13 files for day 132 because of the tape read error. Therefore we end up with data for day 132 ending at 1615. The other files on the tape were read uneventfully. (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 20 95137-95145 XDC Y (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 21 95145-95149 XDC Y (6/18/96) (needed to use 120m tape to copy) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 22 95149-95154 XDC Y (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 23 95154-95159 XDC Y short first block on this tape - read error and then data duplicated in next block. all data then readable. will send new copy to Peter Minnett 970418 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 24 95159-95165 XDC Y (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 25 95165-95171 XDC Y (6/18/96) (needed to use 120m tape to copy) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 26 95172-95177 EC Y (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 27 95177-95183 EC Y (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 28 95182-95188 EC Y (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 29 95189-95194 EC Y (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 30 95194-95200 XDC Y (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 31 95200-95205 XDC Y (6/18/96) (needed to use 120m tape to copy) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 32 95205-95210 XDC Y (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 33 95211-95216 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) (needed to use 120m tape to copy) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 34 95216-95221 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) (needed to use 120m tape to copy) Peter Minnett had problems reading copy - made another copy and sent to him 2/24/97 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 35 95222-95228 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) (needed to use 120m tape to copy) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 36 95228-95233 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 37 95234-95236 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 38 95236-95246 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 39 95247-95251 XDC Y (6/18/96) SeaSpace was unable to read this tape, which was sent to them after unsuccessful attempts to read it by EC and XDC. Therefore these data are lost. 970331 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 40 95258-95265 XDC Y (sent copy to Bill Smith Jr 5/9/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 41 95266-95270 XDC Y (sent copy to Bill Smith Jr 5/9/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 42 95271-95277 XDC Y (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 43 95277-95284 XDC Y (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 44 95284-95291 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) (sent Bill Smith Jr data for days 285,286,290 6/7/96) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 45 95291-95296 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 46 95297-95302 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) (needed to use 120m tape to copy) 970418 - first two blocks on tape are null - skip past them to data files. sent new copy to Peter Minnett ----------------------------------------------------------------- 47 95302-95307 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 48 95307-95313 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 49 95313-95319 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 50 95319-95325 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 51 95325-95331 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) "tar t" of tape shows 95327 - 95331. First two blocks on tape are identical and contents are subset of third block. There is a tape error after the first block but can read past it 970321 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 52 95331-95338 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 53 95338-95345 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 54 95346-95352 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 55 95353-95359 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) 970226 - in listing contents got message "directory checksum error" after file 3 and after file 4 - but could continue on to later files. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 56 95359-95363 XDC Y (6/18/96) (processed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Last Modified on: Wednesday, 29-Nov-2006 23:11:48 UTC