From: Trusted NESDIS NSOF Sender - NOAA Service Account
Date: 5/12/2020, 12:46 PM
To: espc.notification@noaa.gov
Topic: Visible calibration update for month of May 2020
Date/Time Issued: May 12, 2020 1646Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: All products from channels 1, 2, and 3a
Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 12, 2020 1200Z
Date/Time of Expected End: Until Next Month's Coefficient Update
Length of Outage: N/A
Details/Specifics of Change: On 12 May 2020 at approximately 1200Z, the following update of the calibration coefficients was implemented in the level 1B processing for NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOp-A/2, MetOp-B/1, and MetOp-C/3 for the month of May. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on May 26, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.
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Metop-B/1
Ch_1_lo = 0.05686*count - 2.239, count<500.62
Ch_1_hi = 0.1685*count - 58.11, count>500.62
Ch_2_lo = 0.06397*count - 2.583, count<503.00
Ch_2_hi = 0.1884*count - 65.19, count>503.00
Ch_3_lo = 0.03277*count - 1.377, count<500.85
Ch_3_hi = 0.2282*count - 99.26, count>500.85
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Metop-A/2
Ch_1_lo = 0.05691*count - 2.301, count<501.01
Ch_1_hi = 0.1682*count - 58.04, count>501.01
Ch_2_lo = 0.07145*count - 2.840, count<500.42
Ch_2_hi = 0.2122*count - 73.28, count>500.42
Ch_3_lo = 0.03491*count - 1.434, count<501.94
Ch_3_hi = 0.2424*count - 105.61, count>501.94
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Metop-C/3
Ch_1_lo = 0.05475*count - 2.211, count<498.68
Ch_1_hi = 0.1604*count - 54.91, count>498.68
Ch_2_lo = 0.06317*count - 2.587, count<500.01
Ch_2_hi = 0.1851*count - 63.54, count>500.01
Ch_3_lo = 0.03220*count - 1.306, count<498.72
Ch_3_hi = 0.2265*count - 98.23, count>498.72
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NOAA-18 AVHRR
Ch_1_lo = 0.06294*count - 2.481, count<501.54
Ch_1_hi = 0.1876*count - 64.53, count>501.54
Ch_2_lo = 0.07464*count - 2.941, count<500.40
Ch_2_hi = 0.2239*count - 78.03, count>500.40
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NOAA-19 AVHRR
Ch_1_lo = 0.05513*count - 2.143, count<496.43
Ch_1_hi = 0.1626*count - 55.90, count>496.43
Ch_2_lo = 0.06519*count - 2.528, count<500.37
Ch_2_hi = 0.1942*count - 67.04, count>500.37
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The first 1b files produced with the updated CPIDS were:
NSS.HRPT.NN.D20133.S1327.E1336.B7719494.MI
NSS.GHRR.NN.D20133.S1311.E1501.B7719495.WI
NSS.HRPT.NP.D20133.S1144.E1157.B5803232.MI
NSS.GHRR.NP.D20133.S1133.E1305.B5803233.SV
For M3, M2 & M1 the first orbits processed will be the one running after orbit:
NSS.HRPT.M1.D20133.S0902.E0912.B3969090.GC
NSS.FRAC.M1.D20133.S1003.E1059.B3969091.SV
NSS.HRPT.M2.D20133.S0414.E0419.B7037474.MO
NSS.FRAC.M2.D20133.S0944.E1124.B7037778.SV
NSS.HRPT.M3.D20133.S0813.E0825.B0784747.GC
NSS.FRAC.M3.D20133.S0830.E1012.B0784748.SV
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Dejiang.Han Dejiang.Han@noaa.gov
Xiangqian Wu Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov
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
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