Topic:
Gross filtering of AMSU-B Channel 19 Data
Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
20 April 2009, 1615 UTC
Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-16
Instrument(s) Involved:
AMSU-B
Product(s) Involved/Affected:
All Products/channel 19 flagged
Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
20 April 2009, Time 1453 UTC
Details/Specifics of Change:
On 17 April 2009, channel 19 space view counts began exceeding the lower limit causing data to be flagged as unusable beginning with the pass B4416869. The limit was updated from 7000 to 5000 at 1453 UTC today, 20 April 2009. The first orbits processed after the change are:
NSS.HRPT.NL.D09110.S1550.E1604.B4421818.EB
NSS.GHRR.NL.D09110.S1551.E1717.B4421819.GC
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Emily Harrod Emily.Harrod@noaa.gov 301-817-3882 operations support
Tsan Mo Tsan.Mo@noaa.gov 301-763-8136 x 137 AMSU-B instrument scientist
ESPC Operations Crew Leader at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 ESPC helpdesk
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
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/index.htm - SOCC geostationary satellite status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/daily-news/index.asp - SOCC morning reports
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* Emily D. Harrod
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* Pre-Product Processing Group
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