Administrative: Implementation of GOES-16 and GOES-17 Reduced Level Soundings (Legacy Vertical Temperature and Moisture Profile Products on November 18, 2021, Issued: October 22, 2021 1925 UTC
Update #1: Correction: The file names will be provided soon with a second update
Topic: Implementation of GOES-16 and GOES-17 Reduced Level Soundings Products
Date/Time Issued: October 22, 2021 1925 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: Legacy Vertical Temperature and Moisture Sounding Profile Products
Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 18, 2021 TBD UTC
Details/Specifics of Change:
The implementation of GOES-16 and GOES-17 Reduced Level Soundings Products (legacy vertical temperature and moisture profiles) from 100 levels to 34 levels will be implemented on November 22, 2021 at TBD UTC.
NWS 34 SOUNDINGS LEVELS
link to Skew-T comparisons between 101 and 30 Level configuration:
The resolution will still be at 10 km, and the cadence will be every hour for the Full Disc, every 30 minutes for CONUS, and every 5 minutes for MESOs. This is a GOES-R Level 2 Product update.
Short Names:
ABI-L2-LVMPRF
ABI-L2-LVMPRC
ABI-L2-LVMPRM
ABI-L2-LVTPRF
ABI-L2-LVTPRC
ABI-L2-LVTPRM
Example file name: TBD
Cadence: 1 hour Full Disc, 30 minutes CONUS, 5 Minutes MESO
Resolution: 10 km
Please note: This upgrade will not be performed during Critical Weather Day (CWD).
Contact Information: For information on the status of this work, please contact SPSD.Userservices@noaa.gov and ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or 301-817-3880
Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A
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