Subject: Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, Metop-B/1, Metop-A/2, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 8 November 2016 - Issued: Nov. 8, 2016 1637Z
From: ESPCOperations
Date: 11/8/2016 11:37 AM
To: _NESDIS OSDPD ESPC OUTAGE Notification
Topic: Visible calibration update for month of November 2016
Date/Time Issued: November 8, 2016 1637Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: All products from channels 1, 2, and 3a
Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 8, 2016 1341Z
Date/Time of Expected End: Until Next Month's Coefficient Update
Length of Event: N/A
Impacts on Users and Significance: N/A
User Actions: none
Details/Specifics of Change: On November 8, 2016 at approximately 1341Z, the following update of the calibration coefficients was implemented in the level 1B processing for NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOp-A/2 and MetOp-B/1 for the month of November. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on Nov. 26, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.
Metop-B/1
Ch_1_lo = 0.05546*count - 2.184, count<500.62
Ch_1_hi = 0.1643*count - 56.68, count>500.62
Ch_2_lo = 0.06174*count - 2.493, count<503.00
Ch_2_hi = 0.1819*count - 62.92, count>503.00
Ch_3_lo = 0.03189*count - 1.340, count<500.85
Ch_3_hi = 0.2221*count - 96.62, count>500.85
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Metop-A/2
Ch_1_lo = 0.05588*count - 2.259, count<501.01
Ch_1_hi = 0.1651*count - 56.99, count>501.01
Ch_2_lo = 0.06875*count - 2.733, count<500.42
Ch_2_hi = 0.2042*count - 70.51, count>500.42
Ch_3_lo = 0.03381*count - 1.389, count<501.94
Ch_3_hi = 0.2348*count - 102.28, count>501.94
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NOAA-18 AVHRR
Ch_1_lo = 0.05969*count - 2.354, count<501.54
Ch_1_hi = 0.1780*count - 61.21, count>501.54
Ch_2_lo = 0.06998*count - 2.757, count<500.40
Ch_2_hi = 0.2100*count - 73.16, count>500.40
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NOAA-19 AVHRR
Ch_1_lo = 0.05327*count - 2.071, count<496.43
Ch_1_hi = 0.1572*count - 54.02, count>496.43
Ch_2_lo = 0.06141*count - 2.382, count<500.37
Ch_2_hi = 0.1829*count - 63.15, count>500.37
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The first 1b files produced with the updated CPIDS were:
NSS.HRPT.NN.D16313.S1439.E1453.B5911212.MO
NSS.GHRR.NN.D16313.S1438.E1612.B5911213.GC
NSS.HRPT.NP.D16313.S1354.E1408.B3995252.GC
NSS.GHRR.NP.D16313.S1204.E1353.B3995152.GC
NSS.LHRR.NP.D16313.S1337.E1349.B3995252.GC
For M2 & M1 the first orbits processed will be the one running after orbit:
NSS.HRPT.M1.D16313.S0907.E0917.B2149191.GC
NSS.FRAC.M1.D16313.S1148.E1244.B2149293.SV
NSS.HRPT.M2.D16313.S0622.E0626.B5215858.MO
NSS.FRAC.M2.D16313.S1008.E1150.B5217879.SV
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
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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