FAQ

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About Shikisai Near Realtime Product.
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Near real-time products are a type of product that prioritize real-time rather than data accuracy. The products are provided approximately 6 hours after observation and are available only for 7 days.
You can obtain Near Real-time products from one of the following sources:
Provides two types of data: global and Japan area in HDF5 format. Available via SFTP. Provides near real-time products for the Japan area in netCDF format (JASMES user registration is required).

Near real-time products are created for the L1B product and a part of L2 product. Please see below for the details.
Regarding the difference between standard and near real-time products, please see Differences between each product (SG/SN/SL).
Last update: 2025/04/01