Topic: GOES-15 Visible Calibration Update for the
Month of August 2019
Date/Time Issued: August 13, 2019 2053 UTC
Details and Specifics of Change: On 13 August 2019,
the following update of the calibration coefficients, based on
post-launch vicarious calibration at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, was
implemented for the Imager visible channel of GOES-15 at 0930
UTC. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on 27
August, two weeks after the implementation date.
This notification no longer includes updates to the Imager visible channel calibration coefficients for GOES-13, since GOES-13 is no longer GOES-EAST.
GOES-15:
The following update of the calibration coefficients, based on post-launch vicarious calibration at NOAA/NESDIS/Star, is recommended for the currently operational GOES-15 Imager visible channel. These coefficients are expected to be implemented on the second Tuesday of the Update Month listed below and optimal on the fourth Tuesday of the Update Month (in the middle of the two scheduled updates).
Satellite: GOES-15
Update Month: August
Update Year: 2019
Current post-launch calibration
coefficient: 1.61475
Date: 2019211000000000
Previous post-launch calibration
coefficient: 1.60896
Date: 2019176000000000
Initial calibration coefficient:
1.0
Initial calibration date:
2001114000000000
Some Definitions:
The date format is: YYYYDDDHHMMSSmmm, where YYYY = year, DDD = day of the year, HH = hour, MM = minute, SS = seconds, mmm = msec.
The coefficient provided is a gain that is to be applied to the Visible channel counts-to-radiance conversion
Op_R = Coefficient * Pre_R
where Pre_R is pre-launch gain for the channel and Op_R is the new gain -- the gain after the coefficient listed as "Current post-launch calibration coefficient" is applied.
The initial coefficient has been normalized to 1.0 for the purposes of this post-launch calibration.
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for
Questions:
Paul Douglas, jpaul.douglas@noaa.gov, desk phone 301-817-4031operations support
Xiangqian Wu Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov <mailto:Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov> 301-763-8136 x 138 instrument scientist
Web site(s) that contain other relevant information (where applicable):
http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/fwu/homepage/GOES_Imager_Vis_OpCal.php