USGS MIPS Cycle Documentation

USGS MIPS Cycle Documentation

This program determines when one or two satellites will/has pass(ed) over the same point within a given delta time (in days). It can do this using a starting and ending date, or by using a starting date and a number of times from that day on.

Parameters

SDATE: This parameter is used to select the starting date.
EDATE or TIMES: These options are used to either select an ending date or a number of times since the specified starting date. The format of date and times are YYYYMMDD and HHMMSS.S respectively.
CYCLE and DATE: These parameters are used to select the cycle in days and the know overflight date of a satellite. In this case, information for only one satellite will be produced.
CYCLE1 and CYCLE2: These parameters are used to select the cycles in days for the two satellites. Cycle1 is the cycle for the first satellite and Cycle2 for the second. The default cycle for Cycle1 is 16 days and 26 days for Cycle2.
DATE1, DATE2 and DTIME: These parameters are used to select the known overflight dates for two satellites. A delta time in days can also be specified if one wants the days of overflight as close as possible. The default delta time is 3 days.

Uses

This program can be used to determine past and future satellite cycles.

Examples

Below is a sample

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