From: ESPCOperations
Date: 11/12/2019, 12:48 PM
To: _NESDIS OSPO ESPC OUTAGE Notification
Topic: Visible calibration update for month of November 2019
Date/Time Issued: November 12, 2019 1747Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: All products from channels 1, 2, and 3a
Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 12, 2019 1350Z
Date/Time of Expected End: Until Next Month's Coefficient Update
Length of Outage: N/A
Details/Specifics of Change:
On November 12, 2019 at approximately 13:50 UTC, 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 November. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on November 26, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.
Metop-B/1
Ch_1_lo = 0.05680*count - 2.237, count<500.62
Ch_1_hi = 0.1683*count - 58.05, count>500.62
Ch_2_lo = 0.06371*count - 2.573, count<503.00
Ch_2_hi = 0.1877*count - 64.93, count>503.00
Ch_3_lo = 0.03270*count - 1.374, count<500.85
Ch_3_hi = 0.2277*count - 99.05, count>500.85
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Metop-A/2
Ch_1_lo = 0.05671*count - 2.293, count<501.01
Ch_1_hi = 0.1676*count - 57.83, count>501.01
Ch_2_lo = 0.07080*count - 2.814, count<500.42
Ch_2_hi = 0.2103*count - 72.61, count>500.42
Ch_3_lo = 0.03476*count - 1.428, count<501.94
Ch_3_hi = 0.2414*count - 105.16, count>501.94
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Metop-C/3
Ch_1_lo = 0.05447*count - 2.199, count<498.68
Ch_1_hi = 0.1596*count - 54.62, count>498.68
Ch_2_lo = 0.06302*count - 2.581, count<500.01
Ch_2_hi = 0.1846*count - 63.38, count>500.01
Ch_3_lo = 0.03176*count - 1.288, count<498.72
Ch_3_hi = 0.2234*count - 96.88, count>498.72
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NOAA-18 AVHRR
Ch_1_lo = 0.06245*count - 2.462, count<501.54
Ch_1_hi = 0.1862*count - 64.04, count>501.54
Ch_2_lo = 0.07394*count - 2.913, count<500.40
Ch_2_hi = 0.2218*count - 77.30, count>500.40
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NOAA-19 AVHRR
Ch_1_lo = 0.05490*count - 2.134, count<496.43
Ch_1_hi = 0.1620*count - 55.67, count>496.43
Ch_2_lo = 0.06469*count - 2.509, count<500.37
Ch_2_hi = 0.1927*count - 66.53, count>500.37
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The first 1b files produced with the updated CPIDS were:
NSS.HRPT.NN.D19316.S1351.E1406.B7462525.WI
NSS.GHRR.NN.D19316.S1157.E1351.B7462425.WI
NSS.HRPT.NP.D19316.S1337.E1351.B5546464.MO
NSS.GHRR.NP.D19316.S1324.E1510.B5546465.GC
For M3, M2 & M1 the first orbits processed will be the one running after orbit:
NSS.HRPT.M1.D19316.S0825.E0837.B3710404.GC
NSS.FRAC.M1.D19316.S1204.E1254.B3710606.MM
NSS.HRPT.M2.D19316.S0520.E0525.B6778989.MO
NSS.FRAC.M2.D19316.S1048.E1230.B6779293.SV
NSS.HRPT.M3.D19316.S1317.E1329.B0526464.WI
NSS.FRAC.M3.D19316.S1130.E1310.B0526364.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