Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, Metop-B/1, Metop-A/2 AVHRR Monthly Visible Calibration Updates, 9 Feb 2016 - Issued: Feb. 9, 2016 2145Z

Subject: Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, Metop-B/1, Metop-A/2 AVHRR Monthly Visible Calibration Updates, 9 Feb 2016 - Issued: Feb. 9, 2016 2145Z
From: ESPCOperations
Date: 2/9/2016 4:42 PM
To: _NESDIS OSDPD ESPC OUTAGE Notification

Topic: Visible calibration update for month of February 2016

Date/Time Issued: February 9, 2016 2145Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All products from channels 1, 2, and 3a

Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 9, 2016 1739Z

Date/Time of Expected End: Until Next Month's Coefficient Update

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change: On February 9, 2016 at approximately 17:39Z, the following update of the calibration coefficients was implemented in the level 1B processing for NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOp-A/2 and MetOp-B/1 for the month of February. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on Feb. 23, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.

Metop-B/1

Ch_1_lo = 0.05497*count - 2.165, count<500.62

Ch_1_hi = 0.1629*count - 56.18, count>500.62

Ch_2_lo = 0.06096*count - 2.462, count<503.00

Ch_2_hi = 0.1796*count - 62.13, count>503.00

Ch_3_lo = 0.03163*count - 1.329, count<500.85

Ch_3_hi = 0.2203*count - 95.82, count>500.85

Metop-A/2

Ch_1_lo = 0.05575*count - 2.254, count<501.01

Ch_1_hi = 0.1647*count - 56.86, count>501.01

Ch_2_lo = 0.06811*count - 2.707, count<500.42

Ch_2_hi = 0.2023*count - 69.85, count>500.42

Ch_3_lo = 0.03372*count - 1.385, count<501.94

Ch_3_hi = 0.2342*count - 102.01, count>501.94

NOAA-18 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05903*count - 2.328, count<501.54

Ch_1_hi = 0.1760*count - 60.53, count>501.54

Ch_2_lo = 0.06904*count - 2.720, count<500.40

Ch_2_hi = 0.2072*count - 72.18, count>500.40

NOAA-19 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05288*count - 2.056, count<496.43

Ch_1_hi = 0.1560*count - 53.62, count>496.43

Ch_2_lo = 0.06065*count - 2.352, count<500.37

Ch_2_hi = 0.1807*count - 62.37, count>500.37

The first 1b files produced with the updated CPIDS were:

NSS.HRPT.NP.D16040.S1730.E1739.B3610101.CF

NSS.GHRR.NP.D16040.S1653.E1824.B3610102.WI

NSS.LHRR.NP.D16040.S1808.E1820.B3610102.WI

NSS.GHRR.NN.D16040.S1657.E1836.B5526061.GC

NSS.HRPT.NN.D16040.S1837.E1850.B5526161.GC

For M2 & M1 the first orbits processed will be the one running after orbit:

NSS.HRPT.M1.D16040.S1701.E1713.B1761717.MO

NSS.FRAC.M1.D16040.S1556.E1650.B1761617.SV

NSS.HRPT.M2.D16040.S1611.E1620.B4830303.MI

NSS.FRAC.M2.D16040.S1417.E1557.B4830203.SV

Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:

Dejiang.Han Dejiang.Han@noaa.gov 301-817-4119 operations support

Xiangqian Wu Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov 301-683-3601 instrument scientist

Web site(s) that contain other relevant information:

http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/PPP.html - History of level 1B notices

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html - All user notices

http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/index.htm - SOCC polar satellite status

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880