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Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, MetOp-B/1, & MetOp-C/3 AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 8 March 2022 - Issued: March 8, 2022 1707Z

Subject: Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, MetOp-B/1, & MetOp-C/3 AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 8 March 2022 - Issued: March 8, 2022 1707Z

Issued: March 8, 2022 1707Z

From: Trusted NESDIS NSOF Sender - NOAA Service Account

Date: 3/8/2022, 12:06 PM

To: espc.notification@noaa.gov

Topic:   Visible calibration update for month of March 2022

Date/Time Issued:  March 8, 2022 1707Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  March 8, 2022 1200Z

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

Length of Outage:   N/A

Details/Specifics of Change: On 8 March 2022 at approximately 12:00 UTC, the following update of the calibration coefficients was implemented in the level 1B processing for NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOp-B/1, and MetOp-C/3 for the month of March. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on March 22, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.

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Metop-B/1

# Ch_1_lo = 0.05749*count -  2.264, count<500.62

# Ch_1_hi =  0.1703*count -  58.76, count>500.62

# Ch_2_lo = 0.06448*count -  2.604, count<503.00

# Ch_2_hi =  0.1899*count -  65.71, count>503.00

# Ch_3_lo = 0.03297*count -  1.385, count<500.85

# Ch_3_hi =  0.2296*count -  99.88, count>500.85

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Metop-C/3

# Ch_1_lo = 0.05550*count -  2.240, count<498.68

# Ch_1_hi =  0.1626*count -  55.65, count>498.68

# Ch_2_lo = 0.06400*count -  2.621, count<500.01

# Ch_2_hi =  0.1875*count -  64.37, count>500.01

# Ch_3_lo = 0.03288*count -  1.334, count<498.72

# Ch_3_hi =  0.2313*count - 100.30, count>498.72

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NOAA-18 AVHRR

# Ch_1_lo = 0.06158*count -  2.428, count<501.54

# Ch_1_hi =  0.1836*count -  63.14, count>501.54

# Ch_2_lo = 0.07520*count -  2.963, count<500.40

# Ch_2_hi =  0.2256*count -  78.62, count>500.40

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NOAA-19 AVHRR

# Ch_1_lo = 0.05598*count -  2.176, count<496.43

# Ch_1_hi =  0.1651*count -  56.76, count>496.43

# Ch_2_lo = 0.06710*count -  2.602, count<500.37

# Ch_2_hi =  0.1999*count -  69.00, count>500.37

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

NSS.HRPT.NN.D22067.S1412.E1420.B8658383.MI

NSS.GHRR.NN.D22067.S1210.E1404.B8658283.WI

NSS.HRPT.NP.D22067.S1209.E1223.B6742020.WI

NSS.GHRR.NP.D22067.S1007.E1202.B6741920.WI

 
For M3, M1 the first orbits processed will be the one running after orbit:

NSS.HRPT.M1.D22067.S0946.E0953.B4913838.GC

NSS.GHRR.M1.D22067.S1000.E1050.B4913838.MM

NSS.HRPT.M3.D22067.S0856.E0906.B1729595.GC

NSS.GHRR.M3.D22067.S0911.E1053.B1729596.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


ppp@nesdis.noaa.gov

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