How to use
ADEOS/OCTS SST Global Map TIFF Data

  If you have any difficulty to use SST's TIFF data on your computer,
by reason of lack of memory, please try to use a computer which have
larger V-RAM than usual or try to use another graphic software such
as Photoshop Ver.4, GraphicConverter(Share ware) etc.
GraphicConverter can be download from as follow address or others.
http://www.lemkesoft.de/us_gcdownload.html

  The data format of ADEOS/OCTS GAC L3BM, Global Map, Ocean Color's
(OCC's) Monthly and Weekly data are TIFF, and using TIFF 8-bit palette
format.The data's specifications are size 4240 x 2597, TIFF 8-bit mode
and can get 204 colors include 1 color for annotation.

  On the contrary, the data format of ADEOS/OCTS GAC L3BM, Global Map,
SST Monthly and Weekly data are TIFF, but using TIFF 8-bit RGB format.
The data's specifications are size 4240 x 2597, TIFF 24-bit mode and 
using True Color visual. This data use 256 colors originally, but appended
1 color for annotation, so it need 24-bit for visualization.

  So, we are very sorry, sometimes SST's TIFF data cause difficulties
to handle usual PCs.