Topic:  Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 51 Issue 2 (Announcements: Addition of 7682 and 7683)

Date/Time Issued: December 17, 2021 1513Z

 Product(s) or Data Impacted: See list below.

 Date/Time of Initial Impact:  December 17, 2021 1437Z  (from the Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule message)

 Date/Time of Expected End:  See table in detail for on and off switch time

 Length of Outage:  N/A

Message number: 8571
Message creation: Fri Dec 17 14:37:12 UTC 2021


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 7582
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-12-07 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2022-01-31 00:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: ASCAT
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Calibrations to support transponder test.. Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global and regional winds products can be expected, during satellite passes over Turkey.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-11-17 14:58:54.0
Services: ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-C
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 7681
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-12-16 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-12-16 09:00:00.0
Subject: new-product
Detail: Release of ROM SAF atmospheric profile products generated from Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich radio occultation observations. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.romsaf.org/previous_news.php#December16-21_168
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-12-16 15:20:42.0
Services: ROM SAF - Products

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 7683
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-12-17 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-12-17 09:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: Release of a new version of EPS-SG Microwave Sounder (MWS) L1B and L2 test data (V2) for format familiarisation. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/new-version-eps-sg-mws-test-data-released
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-12-17 13:32:14.0
Services:

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 7682
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-12-20 18:26:00.0
End Time: 2021-12-22 00:14:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: data-delayed
Detail: The enhanced timeliness achieved for Metop-B data through the Antarctic Data Acquisition (ADA) system will be impacted. There will be no data available during the following support periods: 20-Dec: 18:26-19:33 UTC and 20:07-21:13 UTC, 21-Dec: 23:11-00:14 UTC.
Orbits: 48035,48036,48052
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-12-17 13:27:56.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-B
AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-B
AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-B
HIRS Level 1 - Metop-B
MHS Level 1 - Metop-B
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-B
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B
ATOVS Sounding products - Metop-B
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B
AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B
Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-B
Multi-Metop Wind Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 7675
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-12-21 08:35:00.0
End Time: 2021-12-21 08:42:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-12-15 14:50:44.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-C
SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 7673
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-12-21 09:24:00.0
End Time: 2021-12-21 09:31:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-12-15 14:49:27.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-B
SEM AHRPT Metop-B

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 7676
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-12-21 19:15:00.0
End Time: 2021-12-21 20:14:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: GOME-2
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: GOME2 monthly measurements of GOME-2 polarisation (PMD) data in raw readout mode (PMDRAW). The AC SAF Near Real Time Total Column products (Total Column Ozone, the Total Column NO2, and the Tropospheric NO2) will be unavailable.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-12-15 14:51:44.0
Services: GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-C
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-C
AC SAF - Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 7674
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-12-21 19:44:00.0
End Time: 2021-12-21 20:43:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: GOME-2
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: GOME2 monthly measurements of GOME-2 polarisation (PMD) data in raw readout mode (PMDRAW). The AC SAF Near Real Time Total Column products (Total Column Ozone, the Total Column NO2, and the Tropospheric NO2) will be unavailable.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-12-15 14:50:07.0
Services: GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-B
AC SAF - Products

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6944
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2022-01-17 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2022-01-17 09:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: Change to DCP messages disseminated on EUMETCast. They will no longer be wrapped into LRIT files and, instead, will be disseminated as individual files. This will also involve a filename change and a change of EUMETCast channels. For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev. 2] Date changed from 9 November 2021 to 17 January 2022. To facilitate user transition, there will be a period of parallel dissemination from 17 January to 17 March 2022. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/change-dcp-messages-disseminated-eumetcast
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-10-18 14:43:13.0
Services: Meteosat 0° DCP
Meteosat IODC DCP

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 7680
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2022-01-17 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2022-01-24 09:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-11
Subject: instrument-decontamination
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEVIRI decontamination. Meteosat-9 will cover the Full Earth Scan service during the decontamination period. Meteosat-9 data will also be disseminated on EUMETCast Europe one week before and one week after Meteosat-11 decontamination, i.e. from 10/01 to 31/01/2022. An outage of up to two repeat cycles can be expected when switching to and from Meteosat-9. Users wishing to receive the parallel Meteosat data streams on EUMETCast should register with our User Helpdesk (ops@eumetsat.int). For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/upcoming-meteosat-11-seviri-decontamination-2022
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-12-16 14:33:33.0
Services: 0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0° Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 7677
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2022-01-18 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2022-01-18 09:00:00.0
Subject: product-change
Detail: Release of new Processing Baselines for Sentinel-3 SLSTR Level 1 and Level 2 SST products. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/new-processing-baselines-slstr-level-1-2-sst
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-12-16 10:07:26.0
Services: SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3B
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 7655
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2022-01-20 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2022-01-20 12:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B,Metop-C
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: general-announcement
Impact: no-impact
Detail: Instrument-calibration – new IASI L1 processing version 8.4.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-12-09 14:20:45.0
Services: IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Level 1 - Metop-C
EARS-IASI

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 7678
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2022-01-23 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2022-01-23 12:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: no-impact
Detail: Update of the on-board coding table for the scan mirror characterisation.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-12-16 11:43:21.0
Services: IASI Level 1 - Metop-C
EARS-IASI

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 7679
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2022-01-23 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2022-01-23 12:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: no-impact
Detail: Update of the on-board coding table for the scan mirror characterisation.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-12-16 11:39:43.0
Services: IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
EARS-IASI

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 7533
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2022-02-01 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2022-03-22 09:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: The EUMETCast Europe Basic Service channels will be reorganised in the first quarter of 2022. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/eumetcast-basic-service-channels-reorganisation
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-11-03 15:27:49.0
Services: EUMETCast-Europe

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 7033
Rev: 3
Start Time: 2022-03-31 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2022-03-31 09:00:00.0
Subject: product-change
Detail: Principal Component (PC) compressed IASI L1C data will be updated in November 2021 (exact date to be announced in due course). For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev. 2]: The update is being deferred to Q1 2022, with exact date to be announced in due course. [Rev. 3]: A live test data stream has been put in place. For details on how to access the data and how to use them, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/changes-pc-compressed-iasi-l1c-data
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-11-25 14:35:01.0
Services: IASI Level 1 - Metop-A
IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Level 1 - Metop-C

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 7329
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2022-07-01 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2022-07-01 09:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: Transponder migration for the EUMETCast Europe High Volume Service planned for Q3 2022. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/eumetcast-europe-service-transponder-migration
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-09-08 16:58:29.0
Services: EUMETCast-Europe

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 7414
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2022-10-01 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2022-10-01 09:00:00.0
Subject: product-change
Detail: File formats of Meteosat meteorological products distributed on EUMETCast are planned to be updated in October 2022. At the same time, there will be a small change in the timestamp of the AMV products distributed on the GTS. For full details and test data, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/change-file-formats-meteosat-meteorological-products
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-09-30 13:23:12.0
Services: 0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products

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