Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, Metop-B/1, Metop-A/2, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 11 October 2016, 1815Z

Subject: Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, Metop-B/1, Metop-A/2, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 11 October 2016, 1815Z
From: ESPCOperations
Date: 10/11/2016 2:15 PM
To: _NESDIS OSDPD ESPC OUTAGE Notification

Topic: Visible calibration update for month of October 2016

Date/Time Issued: October 11, 2016 1815Z

Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 11, 2016 14:34Z

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

Length of Outage: N/A

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

Details/Specifics of Change: On October 11, 2016 at approximately 14:34 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 October. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on October 25, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.

Metop-B/1

Ch_1_lo = 0.05530*count - 2.178, count<500.62

Ch_1_hi = 0.1638*count - 56.52, count>500.62

Ch_2_lo = 0.06167*count - 2.490, count<503.00

Ch_2_hi = 0.1817*count - 62.85, count>503.00

Ch_3_lo = 0.03188*count - 1.340, count<500.85

Ch_3_hi = 0.2221*count - 96.59, count>500.85

Metop-A/2

Ch_1_lo = 0.05586*count - 2.258, count<501.01

Ch_1_hi = 0.1651*count - 56.97, count>501.01

Ch_2_lo = 0.06870*count - 2.731, count<500.42

Ch_2_hi = 0.2041*count - 70.46, count>500.42

Ch_3_lo = 0.03380*count - 1.389, count<501.94

Ch_3_hi = 0.2348*count - 102.26, count>501.94

NOAA-18 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05962*count - 2.351, count<501.54

Ch_1_hi = 0.1777*count - 61.13, count>501.54

Ch_2_lo = 0.06987*count - 2.753, count<500.40

Ch_2_hi = 0.2096*count - 73.04, count>500.40


NOAA-19 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05322*count - 2.069, count<496.43

Ch_1_hi = 0.1570*count - 53.97, count>496.43

Ch_2_lo = 0.06132*count - 2.378, count<500.37

Ch_2_hi = 0.1827*count - 63.06, count>500.37

For NP & NN the first 1b files produced with the updated CPIDS were:

NSS.HRPT.NP.D16285.S1553.E1606.B3955858.GC
NSS.GHRR.NP.D16285.S1405.E1552.B3955758.GC
NSS.LHRR.NP.D16285.S1355.E1406.B3955757.GC

NSS.HRPT.NN.D16285.S1456.E1503.B5871717.GC
NSS.GHRR.NN.D16285.S1320.E1455.B5871617.GC

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

NSS.FRAC.M1.D16285.S1308.E1403.B2109596.SV
NSS.HRPT.M1.D16285.S1409.E1423.B2109696.WI

NSS.FRAC.M2.D16285.S1129.E1309.B5178182.SV
NSS.HRPT.M2.D16285.S0600.E0605.B5176060.MO

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): http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/cip.html