NOAA-16, AMSU-B, WBB Gross Filter Limits Change, 20 July 2005 - Issued: 20 JuLY 2005; 2100 UTC

Topic:
AMSU-B Warm Black Body Gross Filter Limits Change

Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
20 July 2005, 2100 UTC

Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-16

Instrument(s) Involved:
AMSU-B

Product(s) Involved/Affected:
Channel 18

Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
20 July, 2005, Time 1920 UTC

Details/Specifics of Change:
On July 19, IPD detected that we were gross filtering AMSU-B channel 18 data over the past 24 hours. In coordination with the instrument scientist, the calibration parameters were updated to extend the AMSU-B channel 18 warm black body gross filtering limits. The change was made operational around 1920 UTC on July 20. The first orbits processed after the change are listed below.

NSS.HRPT.NL.D05200.S1927.E1943.B2486767.WI
NSS.GHRR.NL.D05200.S1743.E1927.B2486667.WI
NSS.LHRR.NL.D05200.S1913.E1924.B2486667.WI

Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Dr. Tsan Mo, 301-763-8136 ext 137, Tsan.Mo@noaa.gov - AMSU Instrument Scientist
Robert.Levin@noaa.gov 301-457-5247 124 - IPD calibration operations support

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/poesstatus/ - SOCC polar satellites status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/daily-news/index.asp - SOCC morning reports

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