Update #1: This is a reminder that the products in the table below will be retired. Please note the retirement dates have been updated in the table below.


Topic: Legacy Products Retirement


Date/Time Issued: March 26, 2024 2007 UTC


Product(s) or Data Impacted: See details below


Date/Time of Initial Impact: April 3, 2024 


Date/Time of Expected End: Permanent 

Details/Specifics of Change: 


ESPC plans to terminate the legacy satellite capabilities for the following products (see table below).  


Algorithms/Products

Data Source to be Retired

Existing Missions /Mitigation

PALs (POC)

Anticipated Retirement Date

Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS)

NOAA 19, DMSP 17/18

SNPP and N20 , N21, Metop-B/C and GPM MIRS Products

liqin.ma@noaa.gov

July 23, 2024

Blended Hydrometorological Products - Blended Rain Rate & Blended TPW

NOAA 19, DMSP 17/18 MIRS

SNPP, N20, N21, Metop-B/C, GPM, GCOM-W1

liqin.ma@noaa.gov



July 23, 2024

Ensemble Tropical Rainfall Potential (eTRaP)

NOAA 19, DMSP 17/18 MIRS

MetOp-B/C, GOES-16, GOES-17/18, METEOSAT-9/11,Himawari-8/9, S-NPP, NOAA-20,GCOM-W,GPM

Aiwu.Li@noaa.gov

September, 2024

AVHRR Cloud Drift Polar Winds

NOAA 15/18/19

SNPP and N20 VPW (NDE)

Metop-B/C AVHRR Winds (NCCF)

Hongming.Qi@noaa.gov

April 3, 2024

AMSU TC

NOAA 19 MIRS

MetOp-B/C AMSU

Aiwu.Li@noaa.gov

July 31, 2024

Ocean Heat Content

SARAL

JASON-CS/MF Sentinel-6A Poseidon 4

David.Donahue@noaa.gov

September, 2024





Contact Information for Further Information and Feedback: 

SPSD User Services (spsd.userservices@noaa.gov) and PALs (please see the table above)

 

Web Site(s) for applicable information:

Please reference the following link for all legacy retirements: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/retirements.html


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