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Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, MetOp-A/2, MetOp-B/1, & MetOp-C/3 AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 14 April 2020 - Issued: 14 April 2020 1540Z

From: Trusted NESDIS NSOF Sender - NOAA Service Account

Date: 4/14/2020, 11:38 AM

To: espc.notification@noaa.gov

Topic:   Visible calibration update for month of April 2020

Date/Time Issued:  April 14, 2020 1540Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  April 14, 2020 12:00Z

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

Length of Outage:   N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

On 14 April 2020 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-A/2, MetOp-B/1, and MetOp-C/3 for the month of April. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on April 28, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.

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Metop-B/1

  Ch_1_lo = 0.05692*count -  2.242, count<500.62

  Ch_1_hi =  0.1686*count -  58.17, count>500.62

 

  Ch_2_lo = 0.06393*count -  2.582, count<503.00

  Ch_2_hi =  0.1883*count -  65.15, count>503.00

 

  Ch_3_lo = 0.03275*count -  1.376, count<500.85

  Ch_3_hi =  0.2281*count -  99.23, count>500.85

 
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Metop-A/2

  Ch_1_lo = 0.05689*count -  2.300, count<501.01

  Ch_1_hi =  0.1681*count -  58.02, count>501.01

 

  Ch_2_lo = 0.07135*count -  2.836, count<500.42

  Ch_2_hi =  0.2119*count -  73.18, count>500.42

 

  Ch_3_lo = 0.03489*count -  1.434, count<501.94

  Ch_3_hi =  0.2423*count - 105.55, count>501.94

 
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Metop-C/3

  Ch_1_lo = 0.05493*count -  2.218, count<498.68

  Ch_1_hi =  0.1610*count -  55.09, count>498.68

 

  Ch_2_lo = 0.06287*count -  2.574, count<500.01

  Ch_2_hi =  0.1842*count -  63.23, count>500.01

 

  Ch_3_lo = 0.03223*count -  1.308, count<498.72

  Ch_3_hi =  0.2268*count -  98.33, count>498.72

 
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NOAA-18 AVHRR

  Ch_1_lo = 0.06286*count -  2.479, count<501.54

  Ch_1_hi =  0.1874*count -  64.45, count>501.54

 

  Ch_2_lo = 0.07453*count -  2.936, count<500.40

  Ch_2_hi =  0.2236*count -  77.92, count>500.40

 
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NOAA-19 AVHRR

  Ch_1_lo = 0.05509*count -  2.141, count<496.43

  Ch_1_hi =  0.1625*count -  55.86, count>496.43

 

  Ch_2_lo = 0.06512*count -  2.525, count<500.37

  Ch_2_hi =  0.1940*count -  66.96, count>500.37

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

NSS.HRPT.NN.D20105.S1349.E1404.B7679999.WI

NSS.GHRR.NN.D20105.S1155.E1349.B7679899.WI

 
NSS.HRPT.NP.D20105.S1205.E1219.B5763737.WI

NSS.GHRR.NP.D20105.S1012.E1205.B5763637.WI

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

NSS.HRPT.M1.D20105.S0841.E0852.B3929292.GC

NSS.FRAC.M1.D20105.S1038.E1129.B3929393.MM

 
NSS.HRPT.M2.D20105.S0535.E0540.B6997777.MO

NSS.FRAC.M2.D20105.S0923.E1104.B6997980.SV

 
NSS.HRPT.M3.D20105.S0935.E0944.B0745050.GC

NSS.FRAC.M3.D20105.S0809.E0950.B0744950.SV

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

Dejiang.Han Dejiang.Han@noaa.gov 301-817-4119 operations support

Xiangqian Wu 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

 


ppp@nesdis.noaa.gov

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