Administrative: NOAA-16, 18, 19, MetOp-A/2 & MetOp-B/1, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 09 July 2013 - Issued: July 09, 2013 1726 UTC

Subject: Administrative: NOAA-16, 18, 19, MetOp-A/2 & MetOp-B/1, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 09 July 2013 - Issued: July 09, 2013 1726 UTC

Topic: Visible calibration update for month of July 2013

Date/Time Issued: July 09, 2013 17:26 UTC

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: July 09, 2013 11:49 UTC

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

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

On 09 July 2013 at approximately 11:49 UTC, the following update of the calibration coefficients was implemented in the level 1B processing for NOAA-16, NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOp-A/2 and MetOp-B/1 for the month of July. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on July 27, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.

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MetOp-B

Ch_1_lo=0.05176*count -2.039, count< 500.62
Ch_1_lo=0.15335*count -52.899, count< 500.62

Ch_2_lo=0.05678*count -2.293, count< 503.00
Ch_2_lo=0.16727*count -57.869, count< 503.00

Ch_3_lo=0.02919*count -1.226, count< 500.85
Ch_3_lo=0.20328*count -88.417, count< 500.85
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Metop-A/2

Ch_1_lo = 0.05520*count - 2.232, count<501.01

Ch_1_hi = 0.1631*count - 56.29, count>501.01

Ch_2_lo = 0.06635*count - 2.637, count<500.42
Ch_2_hi = 0.1970*count - 68.04, count>500.42

Ch_3_lo = 0.03311*count - 1.361, count<501.94
Ch_3_hi = 0.2300*count - 100.18, count>501.94
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NOAA-19 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05192*count - 2.018, count<496.43
Ch_1_hi = 0.1532*count - 52.65, count>496.43

Ch_2_lo = 0.05891*count - 2.285, count<500.37
Ch_2_hi = 0.1755*count - 60.58, count>500.37

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NOAA-18 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05676*count - 2.238, count<501.54
Ch_1_hi = 0.1692*count - 58.20, count>501.54

Ch_2_lo = 0.06584*count - 2.594, count<500.40
Ch_2_hi = 0.1976*count - 68.84, count>500.40

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NOAA-16 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.06045*count - 2.331, count<498.96
Ch_1_hi = 0.1764*count - 59.96, count>498.96

Ch_2_lo = 0.06752*count - 2.551, count<500.16
Ch_2_hi = 0.1989*count - 68.28, count>500.16

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For NL/NN/NP the first orbits processed are:

NSS.HRPT.NL.D13190.S1402.E1417.B6597474.WI
NSS.GHRR.NL.D13190.S1201.E1214.B6597273.WI

NSS.HRPT.NN.D13190.S1135.E1149.B4192020.MO
NSS.GHRR.NN.D13190.S1121.E1316.B4192021.GC

NSS.GHRR.NP.D13190.S1014.E1200.B2276364.GC
NSS.LHRR.NP.D13190.S1113.E1119.B2276363.GC
NSS.HRPT.NP.D13190.S1201.E1214.B2276464.GC

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

NCS.FRAC.M1.D13134.S0926.E____.B03391__.SV
NCS.FRAC.M2.D13134.S0926.E____.B34078__.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 (where applicable):
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