Topic: Visible calibration update for month of January 2024 
Date/Time Issued:
January 09, 2024 2014 UTC Product(s) or Data Impacted: All products from channels 1, 2, and 3a
Date/Time of Initial Impact: January 09, 2024 12:00 UTC
Date/Time of Expected End: Until Next Month's Coefficient Update
Length of Outage: N/A Details/Specifics of Change:

On 9 January 2024 at approximately 12:00 UTC, the following update of the calibration coefficients was implemented in the level 1B processing for NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOp-B/1, and MetOp-C/3 for the month of January. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on January 27, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.


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Metop-B/1

# Ch_1_lo = 0.05794*count -  2.282, count<500.62

# Ch_1_hi =  0.1716*count -  59.21, count>500.62

# Ch_2_lo = 0.06520*count -  2.633, count<503.00

# Ch_2_hi =  0.1921*count -  66.45, count>503.00

# Ch_3_lo = 0.03321*count -  1.395, count<500.85

# Ch_3_hi =  0.2313*count - 100.61, count>500.85

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Metop-C/3

# Ch_1_lo = 0.05602*count -  2.262, count<498.68

# Ch_1_hi =  0.1641*count -  56.18, count>498.68

# Ch_2_lo = 0.06594*count -  2.700, count<500.01

# Ch_2_hi =  0.1932*count -  66.32, count>500.01

# Ch_3_lo = 0.03336*count -  1.354, count<498.72

# Ch_3_hi =  0.2347*count - 101.78, count>498.72

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NOAA-18 AVHRR

# Ch_1_lo = 0.06132*count -  2.418, count<501.54

# Ch_1_hi =  0.1828*count -  62.88, count>501.54

# Ch_2_lo = 0.07547*count -  2.973, count<500.40

# Ch_2_hi =  0.2265*count -  78.90, count>500.40

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NOAA-19 AVHRR

# Ch_1_lo = 0.05661*count -  2.201, count<496.43

# Ch_1_hi =  0.1670*count -  57.40, count>496.43

# Ch_2_lo = 0.06824*count -  2.647, count<500.37

# Ch_2_hi =  0.2033*count -  70.18, count>500.37

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

NSS.HRPT.NN.D24009.S1147.E1151.B9607171.SV

NSS.GHRR.NN.D24009.S1000.E1151.B9607071.SV


NSS.HRPT.NP.D24009.S1146.E1150.B7690808.SV

NSS.GHRR.NP.D24009.S0959.E1150.B7690708.SV


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

NSS.HRPT.M1.D24009.S0938.E0946.B5868585.GC

NSS.GHRR.M1.D24009.S1039.E1134.B5868586.SV


NSS.HRPT.M3.D24009.S0850.E0901.B2684242.GC

NSS.GHRR.M3.D24009.S0906.E1048.B2684243.SV


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


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


Contact Information for Further Information:  ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880


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