Topic: DMSP F-16 / F-17 / F-18 SSMI/S Data Record Filename Changes and Product Discontinuation 

Date/Time Issued: September 1, 2026 1930 UTC

 

Product(s) or Data Impacted: 


Product Short NameProduct Filename Patterns (Old)Product Filename Patterns (New)
SSM-IS_EDRNPR\.EDRN\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$US058SORB-RAWspp.envis_f16_d{8}_s{6}_e{6}_r{5}_cfnoc.raw
SSM-IS_SDRNPR\.SDRN\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$US058SORB-RAWspp.sdris_f16_d{8}_s{6}_e{6}_r{5}_cfnoc.raw
SSM-IS_TDR_Unified_Prep-processorNPR\.TDUP\.\w{2}\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$US058SORB-RAWspp.tdrcr_f16_d{8}_s{6}_e{6}_r{5}_cfnoc.bfr
SSM-IS_TDRNPR\.TDRN\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$US058SORB-RAWspp.tdris_f16_d{8}_s{6}_e{6}_r{5}_cfnoc.raw
SSM-IS_EDRNPR\.EDRN\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$US058SORB-RAWspp.envis_f17_d{8}_s{6}_e{6}_r{5}_cfnoc.raw
SSM-IS_SDRNPR\.SDRN\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$US058SORB-RAWspp.sdris_f17_d{8}_s{6}_e{6}_r{5}_cfnoc.raw
SSM-IS_TDR_Unified_Prep-processorNPR\.TDUP\.\w{2}\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$US058SORB-RAWspp.tdrcr_f17_d{8}_s{6}_e{6}_r{5}_cfnoc.bfr
SSM-IS_TDRNPR\.TDRN\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$US058SORB-RAWspp.tdris_f17_d{8}_s{6}_e{6}_r{5}_cfnoc.raw
SSM-IS_EDRNPR\.EDRN\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$US058SORB-RAWspp.envis_f18_d{8}_s{6}_e{6}_r{5}_cfnoc.raw
SSM-IS_SDRNPR\.SDRN\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$US058SORB-RAWspp.sdris_f18_d{8}_s{6}_e{6}_r{5}_cfnoc.raw
SSM-IS_TDR_Unified_Prep-processorNPR\.TDUP\.\w{2}\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$US058SORB-RAWspp.tdrcr_f18_d{8}_s{6}_e{6}_r{5}_cfnoc.bfr
SSM-IS_TDRNPR\.TDRN\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$US058SORB-RAWspp.tdris_f18_d{8}_s{6}_e{6}_r{5}_cfnoc.raw
SSM-IS_EDR_Environmental_Scan_BUFRNPR\.EDEB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_EDR_Environmental_Scan_HDFNPR\.EDEB\.S\w\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}\.hdf$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_SDR_Environmental_Scan_BUFRNPR\.SDEB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_SDR_Environmental_Scan_HDFNPR\.SDEB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}\.hdf$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_SDR_Imager_Scan_BUFRNPR\.SDIB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_SDR_Imager_Scan_HDFNPR\.SDIB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}\.hdf$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_SDR_Lower_Atmosphere_BUFRNPR\.SDLB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_SDR_Lower_Atmosphere_HDFNPR\.SDLB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}\.hdf$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_SDR_Upper_Atmosphere_BUFRNPR\.SDUB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_SDR_Upper_Atmosphere_HDFNPR\.SDUB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}\.hdf$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_TDR_Environmental_Scan_BUFRNPR\.TDEB\.\w{2}\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_TDR_Imager_Scan_BUFRNPR\.TDIB\.\w{2}\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_TDR_Lower_Atmosphere_BUFRNPR\.TDLB\.\w{2}\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_TDR_Upper_Atmosphere_BUFRNPR\.TDUB\.\w{2}\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-17)
SSM-IS_EDR_Environmental_Scan_BUFRNPR\.EDEB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_EDR_Environmental_Scan_HDFNPR\.EDEB\.S\w\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}\.hdf$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_SDR_Environmental_Scan_BUFRNPR\.SDEB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_SDR_Environmental_Scan_HDFNPR\.SDEB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}\.hdf$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_SDR_Imager_Scan_BUFRNPR\.SDIB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_SDR_Imager_Scan_HDFNPR\.SDIB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}\.hdf$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_SDR_Lower_Atmosphere_BUFRNPR\.SDLB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_SDR_Lower_Atmosphere_HDFNPR\.SDLB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}\.hdf$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_SDR_Upper_Atmosphere_BUFRNPR\.SDUB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_SDR_Upper_Atmosphere_HDFNPR\.SDUB\.S[A-Z]\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}\.hdf$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_TDR_Environmental_Scan_BUFRNPR\.TDEB\.\w{2}\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_TDR_Imager_Scan_BUFRNPR\.TDIB\.\w{2}\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_TDR_Lower_Atmosphere_BUFRNPR\.TDLB\.\w{2}\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-18)
SSM-IS_TDR_Upper_Atmosphere_BUFRNPR\.TDUB\.\w{2}\.D\d{5}\.S\d{4}\.E\d{4}\.B\d{7}\.[A-Z]{2}$Discontinued Product (F-18)


Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 1, 2026 1500 UTC

 

Date/Time of Expected End: N/A (permanent filename change and product discontinuation)

 

Length of Impact: N/A

 

Details/Specifics of Change: On October 1, 2026 the listed SSMI/S Data Record products for DMSP F-16/F-17/F-18 provided by FNMOC will undergo permanent filename changes. This change coincides with the termination of PolarProd which previously supported DMSP delivery. FNMOC will send the DMSP xDR files highlighted in green directly to NCCF under the new listed product filename patterns. F-17 and F-18 Environmental Scan, Imager Scan, Lower Atmosphere, and Upper Atmosphere products in BUFR and HDF formats are highlighted in red and will be discontinued effective October 1, 2026.


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