RTTOV v8 resources

Version 8_7 of RTTOV was released in November 2005. The code is no longer available and it is recommended users upgrade to the latest version of RTTOV which has improved features and accuracy.

• RTTOV v8 documentation
  • RTTOV v8 Users' guide (pdf)
  • RTTOV v8 Science and validation report (pdf)
  • RTTOV v8 Top level design (pdf)
  • RTTOV v7/8 coefficient file formats (pdf)
  • Fortran Compilers tested with RTTOV v8 code (pdf)

• RTTOV v8_5 and RTTOV_8_7 known bugs
  

• RTTOV v8 new or updated coefficients files:
  • Download the following file for Aqua AIRS coeffs (RTTOV v7 optical depth predictors): AIRS (gzipped 20 Mb file)
  • Download the following file for DMSP SSMIS (RTTOV v7 optical depth predictors): SSMIS (gzipped 0.24 Mb file)
  • Download the following file for MTSAT imager (RTTOV v7 optical depth predictors): MTSAT (gzipped 0.05 Mb file)
  • Download the following corrected FASTEM-3 coefficient files: FASTEM-3 (gzipped 0.7 Mb file)
    
  • Download the following file for NOAA-18 HIRS (RTTOV v7 optical depth predictors): HIRS (0.7 Mb)
  • Download the following file for NOAA-18 AMSU-A (RTTOV v7 optical depth predictors): AMSU-A (0.3 Mb)
  • Download the following file for NOAA-18 MHS (RTTOV v7 optical depth predictors): MHS (0.1 Mb)
  • Download the following file for NOAA-18 AVHRR (RTTOV v7 optical depth predictors): AVHRR (0.3Mb)
  • Download the following file for MSG-2 (Meteosat-9) SEVIRI (RTTOV v7 optical depth predictors): SEVIRI (0.2 Mb)
  • Download the following file for METOP-A IASI (RTTOV v7 GENLN2 optical depth predictors) coeffs: IASI (bzipped 58Mb) N.B. this is a large file!         

  The above coeff file is based on GENLN2 and 1996 HITRAN.. 

  • Download the following file for METOP-A IASI (RTTOV v7 K-carta optical depth predictors) coeffs: IASI (bzipped 47Mb) N.B. this is a large file!     

  • Download the following file for GOES-13 sounder coeffs: GOESND (0.9Mb)
  • Download the following file for GOES-13 imager coeffs: GOESIM (0.5Mb)
  • Download the following file for MTSAT-2 imager coeffs: MTSAT (0.3Mb)
  
  
• RTTOV v7 optical depth predictors for microwave sensors based on new microwave LBL spectroscopy on 43 levels:
  • Download the file for all new AMSU/MHS/SSMI/SSMIS coeffs (1.1Mb gzipped tar file)

• RTTOV v8 optical depth predictors for METOP-A and GOES-12 sounder:
  • Download the following file for METOP-A HIRS coeffs: HIRS (0.7Mb)
  • Download the following file for METOP-A AMSU-A coeffs: AMSU-A (0.3Mb)
  • Download the following file for METOP-A MHS coeffs: MHS ( 0.1Mb)
  • Download the following file for METOP-A AVHRR coeffs: AVHRR (0.3Mb)
  • Download the following file for GOES-12 sounder coeffs: GOESND (0.8Mb)

    (note the corresponding RTTOV v7 coeffs are on the RTTOV v7 page

• RTTOVSCATT new or updated scattering coefficient files
  • Download the following file for AMSU-A: AMSU-A (gzipped 30 Mb file)
  • Download the following file for AMSU-B: AMSU-B (gzipped 10 Mb file)
  • Download the following file for AMSR-E: AMSR-E (gzipped 12 Mb file)
  • Download the following file for SSMI: SSMI (gzipped 8Mb file)
  • Download the following file for TMI: TMI (gzipped 10 Mb file)

 

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