Topic:
Change of Warm Black Body (WBB) Lower Limit
Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
12 May 2006, 1600 UTC
Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-15
Instrument(s) Involved:
AMSU-B
Product(s) Involved/Affected:
No Impact
Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
12 May 2006, Time 1600 UTC
Details/Specifics of Change: \
NOAA-15 AMSU-B Channel 18 WBB is being gross filtered causing some good data to be flagged as unusable. The current Low limit of 22000 will be changed to 21000. This change will go into effect on May 12, 2006 around 1600 UTC. The first NOAA-15 passes to be processed after the change are:
NSS.HRPT.NK.D06132.S1706.E1719.B4156767.GC
NSS.GHRR.NK.D06132.S1518.E1704.B4156667.GC
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Robert Levin Robert.Levin@noaa.gov 301-457-5247 ext. 124
Tsan Mo Tsan.Mo@noaa.gov 301-763-8136 ext 137
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
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/index.htm - SOCC geostationary satellite status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/daily-news/index.asp - SOCC morning reports
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* Emily D. Harrod
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