Topic:
Gross filtering of MHS Channel 3 Data
Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
27 August 2009, 2215 UTC
Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-19
Instrument(s) Involved:
MHS
Product(s) Involved/Affected:
Channel 3
Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
27 August 2009, Time 2002 UTC
Details/Specifics of Change:
After the channel 3/18/H3 recovered on the NOAA-19 MHS, the level 1B preprocessing upper limit for space view counts needed to be adjusted to accept the data. The instrument scientist authorized the adjustments below. This change was implemented around 2002 UTC beginning with these passes. I
NSS.HRPT.NP.D09239.S2054.E2108.B0285454.GC
NSS.GHRR.NP.D09239.S1855.E2050.B0285254.GC
NSS.LHRR.NP.D09239.S1937.E1948.B0285353.GC
Cold Counts Warm Counts
Ch. Low limit High limit Low limit High limit
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16 8000 25000 20000 65520
17 8000 30000 20000 65520
18 1000 56000 10000 65520
19 1000 40000 10000 65520
20 8000 40000 20000 65520
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Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Vincent Tabor Vincent.Tabor@noaa.gov 301-817-4552 operations support
Tsan Mo Tsan.Mo@noaa.gov 301-763-8136 x 137 AMSU-A 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