Administrative: NOAA-16,18,19 MetOp-A/2 & MetOp-B/1,AVHRR ,Monthly Visible Calibration Update issued: November 12, 2014 1755 UTC

Topic: Visible calibration update for month of November 2014

Date/Time Issued: November 12, 2014 1755 UTC

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 12, 2014 1458 UTC

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

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

On November 12 2014 at approximately 14:58 UTC, 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 November 25, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.

Metop-B/1

Ch_1_lo = 0.05362*count - 2.112, count<500.62
Ch_1_hi = 0.1589*count - 54.80, count>500.62

Ch_2_lo = 0.05977*count - 2.414, count<503.00
Ch_2_hi = 0.1761*count - 60.91, count>503.00

Ch_3_lo = 0.03085*count - 1.296, count<500.85
Ch_3_hi = 0.2149*count - 93.46, count>500.85

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 = 0.06720*count - 2.671, count<500.42
Ch_2_hi = 0.1996*count - 68.92, count>500.42

Ch_3_lo = 0.03336*count - 1.371, count<501.94
Ch_3_hi = 0.2317*count - 100.92, count>501.94

NOAA-18 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05798*count - 2.286, count<501.54
Ch_1_hi = 0.1729*count - 59.45, count>501.54

Ch_2_lo = 0.06756*count - 2.662, count<500.40
Ch_2_hi = 0.2027*count - 70.63, count>500.40

NOAA-19 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05234*count - 2.035, count<496.43
Ch_1_hi = 0.1544*count - 53.08, count>496.43

Ch_2_lo = 0.05942*count - 2.305, count<500.37
Ch_2_hi = 0.1770*count - 61.11, count>500.37

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

NSS.GHRR.NN.D14316.S1650.E1819.B4885253.GC
NSS.HRPT.NN.D14316.S1512.E1526.B4885151.EB

NSS.GHRR.NP.D14316.S1256.E1443.B2969293.GC
NSS.HRPT.NP.D14316.S1624.E1636.B2969494.GC

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

NCS.FRAC.M1.D14316.S1409.E____.B1116566.SV
NSS.HRPT.M1.D14316.S1510.E1524.B1116666.WI

NCS.FRAC.M2.D14316.S1411.E____.B4185253.SV
NSS.HRPT.M2.D14316.S1604.E1615.B4185353.MI

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 and 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A