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NOAA-18 & 19, MetOp-A/2 & MetOp-B/1, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 10 June 2014 - Issued: June 10, 2014 1425UTC

Subject: NOAA-18 & 19, MetOp-A/2 & MetOp-B/1, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 10 June 2014 - Issued: June 10, 2014 1425UTC

Topic: Visible calibration update for month of June 2014

Date/Time Issued: June 10, 2014 1425 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All products from channels 1, 2, and 3a

Date/Time of Initial Impact: June 10, 2014 15:20 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: Until Next Month's Coefficient Update

Length of Outage: N/A

Details and Specifics of Change:

On 10 June 2014 at approximately 15:20 UTC, the following update of the calibration coefficients was implemented in the level 1B processing for NOAA-16, NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOp-A/2 and MetOp-B/1 for the month of August. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on June 27, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.

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Metop-B/1

Ch_1_lo = 0.05381*count - 2.119, count<500.62
Ch_1_hi = 0.1594*count - 55.00, count>500.62

Ch_2_lo = 0.06039*count - 2.439, count<503.00
Ch_2_hi = 0.1779*count - 61.55, count>503.00

Ch_3_lo = 0.03084*count - 1.296, count<500.85
Ch_3_hi = 0.2148*count - 93.44, count>500.85

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Metop-A/2

Ch_1_lo = 0.05548*count - 2.243, count<501.01
Ch_1_hi = 0.1639*count - 56.58, count>501.01

Ch_2_lo = 0.06698*count - 2.662, count<500.42
Ch_2_hi = 0.1989*count - 68.70, count>500.42

Ch_3_lo = 0.03330*count - 1.368, count<501.94
Ch_3_hi = 0.2313*count - 100.74, count>501.94

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NOAA-18 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05763*count - 2.272, count<501.54
Ch_1_hi = 0.1718*count - 59.09, count>501.54

Ch_2_lo = 0.06707*count - 2.642, count<500.40
Ch_2_hi = 0.2012*count - 70.12, count>500.40

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NOAA-19 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05226*count - 2.031, count<496.43
Ch_1_hi = 0.1542*count - 52.99, count>496.43

Ch_2_lo = 0.05931*count - 2.300, count<500.37
Ch_2_hi = 0.1767*count - 60.99, count>500.37

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The first 1b files produced with the updated CPIDS were:

NSS.HRPT.NN.D14161.S1233.E1246.B4666262.MO
NSS.GHRR.NN.D14161.S1421.E1546.B4666364.GC

NSS.LHRR.NP.D14161.S1034.E1040.B2750303.GC
NSS.HRPT.NP.D14161.S1303.E1317.B2750505.GC
NSS.HRPT.NP.D14161.S1317.E1329.B2750505.EB
NSS.GHRR.NP.D14161.S1116.E1302.B2750405.GC

For M2 & M1 the first orbits processed will be the one running after orbit:

NCS.HRPT.M1.D14161.S0633.E0633.B0895959.GC
NCS.FRAC.M2.D14161.S0917.E____.B39647__.SV

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 and

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 :

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


ppp@nesdis.noaa.gov

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