Administrative, NOAA-16, 17, 18, 19, & MetOp-2/A, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 8 June 2010 - Issued: 8 June 2010 1525 UTC

Topic:
Visible calibration update for month of June 2010

Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
8 June 2010, 1525 UTC

Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-16, 17, 18, 19, & MetOp-2/A

Instrument(s) Involved:
AVHRR

Product(s) Involved/Affected:
All products from channels 1, 2, and 3a.

Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
8 June 2010, Time 1200 UTC

Details/Specifics of Change:
On 8 June 2010 at approximately 1200 UTC, the following update of the calibration coefficients was implemented in the level 1B processing for NOAA-16/17/18/19 and METOP-A/2 for the month of June. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on 26 June, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.

NOAA-16 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05790*count - 2.232, count<498.96
Ch_1_hi = 0.1690*count - 57.44, count>498.96

Ch_2_lo = 0.06366*count - 2.405, count<500.16
Ch_2_hi = 0.1876*count - 64.37, count>500.16

NOAA-17 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05707*count - 2.284, count<501.12
Ch_1_hi = 0.1676*count - 57.64, count>501.12

Ch_2_lo = 0.06873*count - 2.699, count<500.73
Ch_2_hi = 0.2046*count - 70.84, count>500.73

Ch_3_lo = 0.03353*count - 1.413, count<501.37
Ch_3_hi = 0.2350*count - 102.61, count>501.37

NOAA-18 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05430*count - 2.141, count<501.54
Ch_1_hi = 0.1619*count - 55.67, count>501.54

Ch_2_lo = 0.06221*count - 2.451, count<500.40
Ch_2_hi = 0.1867*count - 65.04, count>500.40

NOAA-19 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05086*count - 1.977, count<496.43
Ch_1_hi = 0.1500*count - 51.57, count>496.43

Ch_2_lo = 0.05521*count - 2.141, count<500.37
Ch_2_hi = 0.16445*count - 56.77, count>500.37

Metop-A/2

Ch_1_lo = 0.05405*count - 2.185, count<501.01
Ch_1_hi = 0.1597*count - 55.12, count>501.01

Ch_2_lo = 0.06388*count - 2.539, count<500.42
Ch_2_hi = 0.1897*count - 65.51, count>500.42

Ch_3_lo = 0.03231*count - 1.328, count<501.94
Ch_3_hi = 0.2244*count - 97.76, count>501.94

For NL/NM/NN/NP, the first orbits processed were:

N1A.HRPT.NL.D10159.S1252.E1259.B5006161.WI
N1A.GHRR.NL.D10159.S1105.E1251.B5006061.WI

N1A.HRPT.NM.D10159.S1140.E1152.B4134646.CF
N1A.GHRR.NM.D10159.S1027.E1222.B4134647.WI

N1A.HRPT.NN.D10159.S1113.E1121.B2602020.EB
N1A.HRPT.NN.D10159.S1254.E1305.B2602121.EB

N1A.HRPT.NP.D10159.S1219.E1232.B0686868.GC
N1A.GHRR.NP.D10159.S1028.E1218.B0686768.GC
N1A.LHRR.NP.D10159.S1201.E1213.B0686868.GC

For M2, the first orbit processed was the one running after orbit:

NCS.FRAC.M2.D10159.S0844.E1027.B1886263.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 301-763-8136 x 138 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