Topic:M-BM-B Visible calibration update for month of February 2020

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Date/Time Issued:M-B 11 February 2020 1621Z

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

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Date/Time of Initial Impact:M-B 11 February 2020 M-B1338Z

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

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Length of Outage:M-BM-B N/A

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Details/Specifics of Change:

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On 11 February 2020 at approximately 13:38 UTC, the following update of the calibration coefficients was implemented in the level 1B processing for NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOp-A/2, MetOp-B/1, and MetOp-C/3 for the month of February. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on February 25, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.

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Metop-B/1

M-B Ch_1_lo = 0.05684*count -M-B 2.239, count<500.62

M-B Ch_1_hi =M-B 0.1684*count -M-B 58.09, count>500.62

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M-B Ch_2_lo = 0.06380*count -M-B 2.576, count<503.00

M-B Ch_2_hi =M-B 0.1879*count -M-B 65.02, count>503.00

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M-B Ch_3_lo = 0.03274*count -M-B 1.376, count<500.85

M-B Ch_3_hi =M-B 0.2280*count -M-B 99.19, count>500.85M-B

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Metop-A/2
M-B Ch_1_lo = 0.05680*count -M-B 2.297, count<501.01

M-B Ch_1_hi =M-B 0.1679*count -M-B 57.93, count>501.01

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M-B Ch_2_lo = 0.07103*count -M-B 2.823, count<500.42

M-B Ch_2_hi =M-B 0.2110*count -M-B 72.85, count>500.42

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M-B Ch_3_lo = 0.03483*count -M-B 1.431, count<501.94

M-B Ch_3_hi =M-B 0.2419*count - 105.38, count>501.94M-B

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Metop-C/3
M-B Ch_1_lo = 0.05487*count -M-B 2.215, count<498.68

M-B Ch_1_hi =M-B 0.1608*count -M-B 55.02, count>498.68

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M-B Ch_2_lo = 0.06307*count -M-B 2.583, count<500.01

M-B Ch_2_hi =M-B 0.1848*count -M-B 63.44, count>500.01

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M-B Ch_3_lo = 0.03199*count -M-B 1.298, count<498.72

M-B Ch_3_hi =M-B 0.2251*count -M-B 97.60, count>498.72

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NOAA-18 AVHRR

M-BCh_1_lo = 0.06269*count -M-B 2.472, count<501.54

M-BCh_1_hi =M-B 0.1869*count -M-B 64.28, count>501.54

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M-BCh_2_lo = 0.07428*count -M-B 2.927, count<500.40

M-BCh_2_hi =M-B 0.2229*count -M-B 77.66, count>500.40

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NOAA-19 AVHRR

M-BCh_1_lo = 0.05501*count -M-B 2.138, count<496.43

M-BCh_1_hi =M-B 0.1623*count -M-B 55.78, count>496.43

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M-BCh_2_lo = 0.06494*count -M-B 2.519, count<500.37

M-BCh_2_hi =M-B 0.1934*count -M-B 66.78, count>500.37

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

NSS.HRPT.NN.D20042.S1432.E1437.B7591010.MI

NSS.GHRR.NN.D20042.S1235.E1427.B7590910.WI

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NSS.HRPT.NP.D20042.S1415.E1426.B5674949.GC

NSS.GHRR.NP.D20042.S1232.E1413.B5674849.GC

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For M3, M2 & M1 the first orbits processed will be the one running after orbit:

NSS.HRPT.M1.D20042.S0844.E0855.B3839797.GC

NSS.FRAC.M1.D20042.S1127.E1221.B3839899.SV

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NSS.HRPT.M2.D20042.S0541.E0543.B6908282.MO

NSS.FRAC.M2.D20042.S1106.E1247.B6908586.SV

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NSS.HRPT.M3.D20042.S1322.E1333.B0655757.WI

NSS.FRAC.M3.D20042.S1134.E1314.B0655657.SV

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Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for 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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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

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