Subject: Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, Metop-B/1, Metop-A/2, Metop-C/3 AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 13 August 2019- Issued: August 13, 2019 1506 UTC
From: ESPCOperations
Date: 8/13/2019, 11:07 AM
To: _NESDIS OSPO ESPC OUTAGE Notification
Topic: Visible Calibration update for month of August 2019
Date/Time Issued: August 13, 2019 1506 UTC
Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 13, 2019 1226 UTC
Date/Time of Expected End: Until Next Month's Coefficient Update
Length of Outage: N/A
Details and Specifics of Change: On August 13,2019 at approximately 1226 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 August. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on August 27, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.
Metop-B/1
# Ch_1_lo = 0.05665*count - 2.231, count<500.62
# Ch_1_hi = 0.1678*count - 57.90, count>500.62
# Ch_2_lo = 0.06345*count - 2.562, count<503.00
# Ch_2_hi = 0.1869*count - 64.66, count>503.00
# Ch_3_lo = 0.03262*count - 1.371, count<500.85
# Ch_3_hi = 0.2272*count - 98.83, count>500.85
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Metop-A/2
# Ch_1_lo = 0.05658*count - 2.288, count<501.01
# Ch_1_hi = 0.1672*count - 57.70, count>501.01
# Ch_2_lo = 0.07055*count - 2.804, count<500.42
# Ch_2_hi = 0.2095*count - 72.35, count>500.42
# Ch_3_lo = 0.03465*count - 1.424, count<501.94
# Ch_3_hi = 0.2407*count - 104.84, count>501.94
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Metop-C/3
# Ch_1_lo = 0.05413*count - 2.185, count<498.68
# Ch_1_hi = 0.1586*count - 54.28, count>498.68
# Ch_2_lo = 0.06179*count - 2.530, count<500.01
# Ch_2_hi = 0.1810*count - 62.15, count>500.01
# Ch_3_lo = 0.03156*count - 1.280, count<498.72
# Ch_3_hi = 0.2220*count - 96.28, count>498.72
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NOAA-18 AVHRR
# Ch_1_lo = 0.06221*count - 2.453, count<501.54
# Ch_1_hi = 0.1855*count - 63.79, count>501.54
# Ch_2_lo = 0.07359*count - 2.899, count<500.40
# Ch_2_hi = 0.2208*count - 76.94, count>500.40
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NOAA-19 AVHRR
# Ch_1_lo = 0.05479*count - 2.130, count<496.43
# Ch_1_hi = 0.1616*count - 55.55, count>496.43
# Ch_2_lo = 0.06445*count - 2.499, count<500.37
# Ch_2_hi = 0.1920*count - 66.27, count>500.37
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The first 1b files produced with the updated CPIDS were:
NSS.GHRR.NN.D19225.S1118.E1313.B7333940.WI
NSS.HRPT.NN.D19225.S1319.E1328.B7334040.WI
NSS.GHRR.NP.D19225.S1102.E1233.B5417879.SV
NSS.HRPT.NP.D19225.S1252.E1305.B5417979.MO
NSS.LHRR.NP.D19225.S1413.E1417.B5418080.GC
For M3, M2 & M1 the first orbits processed will be the one running after orbit:
NSS.HRPT.M1.D19225.S0951.E0959.B3581212.GC
NSS.FRAC.M1.D19225.S1146.E1237.B3581313.MM
NSS.HRPT.M2.D19225.S0502.E0507.B6647878.MO
NSS.FRAC.M2.D19225.S0850.E1032.B6649899.SV
NSS.HRPT.M3.D19225.S0917.E0926.B0396969.GC
NSS.FRAC.M3.D19225.S0933.E1113.B0396970.SV
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Dejiang.Han Dejiang.Han@noaa.gov
Xiangqian Wu Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov
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 and 301-817-3880
Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A
Product(s) or Data Impacted: All products from channels 1, 2, & 3a
ppp@nesdis.noaa.gov
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