Topic: Visible Calibration update for the month of
December 2018
Date/Time Issued: December 11, 2018 1605Z
Details and
Specifics of Change: On December 11, 2018 at approximately 13:33Z,
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 December. These coefficients are intended to be
optimal on December
25, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.
Metop-B/1
Ch_1_lo
= 0.05630*count
- 2.217,
count<500.62
Ch_1_hi
= 0.1668*count - 57.54, count>500.62
Ch_2_lo
= 0.06302*count
- 2.545,
count<503.00
Ch_2_hi
= 0.1856*count - 64.22, count>503.00
Ch_3_lo
= 0.03242*count
- 1.362,
count<500.85
Ch_3_hi
= 0.2258*count - 98.20, count>500.85
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Metop-A/2
Ch_1_lo
= 0.05640*count
- 2.280,
count<501.01
Ch_1_hi
= 0.1666*count - 57.52, count>501.01
Ch_2_lo
= 0.07019*count
- 2.790,
count<500.42
Ch_2_hi
= 0.2085*count - 71.99, count>500.42
Ch_3_lo
= 0.03444*count
- 1.415,
count<501.94
Ch_3_hi
= 0.2392*count -
104.20, count>501.94
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NOAA-18 AVHRR
Ch_1_lo
= 0.06158*count
- 2.428,
count<501.54
Ch_1_hi
= 0.1836*count - 63.14, count>501.54
Ch_2_lo
= 0.07267*count
- 2.863,
count<500.40
Ch_2_hi
= 0.2181*count - 75.98, count>500.40
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Ch_1_lo
= 0.05448*count
- 2.118,
count<496.43
Ch_1_hi
= 0.1607*count - 55.25, count>496.43
Ch_2_lo
= 0.06379*count
- 2.474,
count<500.37
Ch_2_hi =
0.1900*count - 65.60,
count>500.37
NSS.HRPT.NN.D18345.S1408.E1411.B6988282.MI
NSS.GHRR.NN.D18345.S1552.E1721.B6988384.GC
NSS.GHRR.NP.D18345.S1137.E1318.B5072021.GC
NSS.LHRR.NP.D18345.S1253.E1305.B5072121.GC
NSS.HRPT.M1.D18345.S1302.E1311.B3233333.WI
NSS.FRAC.M1.D18345.S1113.E1254.B3233233.SV
NSS.FRAC.M2.D18345.S1008.E1149.B6301819.SV
NSS.HRPT.M2.D18345.S0439.E0443.B6299797.MO
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Questions:
Dejiang.Han Dejiang.Han@noaa.gov
<mailto:Dejiang.Han@noaa.gov> 301-817-4119 operations
support
Xiangqian Wu Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov
<mailto:Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov> 301-683-3601 instrument
scientist
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