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Subject: NOAA-17,AVHRR, Visible Coefficient Update, Implementation Date TBA-Issued: Date issued 07/September 2004; time issued 19:31 UTC
Resent-From: nesdis.osdpd.ipd.Level-1B.notices@noaa.gov,
NESDIS.OSDPD.IPD.all.hands@noaa.gov
Topic:
Visible Calibration Coefficient Update for NOAA-17
Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
07 September 2004/ 19:21UTC
Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-17
Instrument(s) Involved:
AVHRR
Product(s) Involved/Affected:
All Products using channels 1,2,and 3 on AVHRR instrument for NOAA-17
Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
TBA
Details/Specifics of Change:
The following visible coeffiecient updates are for September 2004 for
NOAA-17. Plans are to implement on September 14. These coefficients are
intended to be optimal on September 28, in the middle of the two scheduled
updates.
Ch_1_lo = 0.05450*count - 2.181, count<501.12
Ch_1_hi = 0.1600*count - 55.05, count<501.12
Ch_2_lo = 0.06563*count - 2.577, count<500.73
Ch_2_hi = 0.1954*count - 67.64, count<500.73
Ch_3_lo = 0.03115*count - 1.313, count<501.37
Ch_3_hi = 0.2184*count - 95.33, count<501.37
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Xiangqian Wu (Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov)
Physical Scientist, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA
E/RA2, Office 7214, 5200 Auth Rd.
Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304
Phone: 301-763-8136 ext. 138
FAX: 301-763-8580
Cecil Paris
Physical Scientist
301-457-5247 ext 129
cecil.paris@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/poesstatus/ - SOCC polar satellites status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/daily-news/index.htm - SOCC morning reports