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NOAA-15 and 16, AMSU-B, Gross filtering changes, Implementation Date 08 February 2005 1700 UTC- Issued: Date issued 09 February 2005; time 1700 UTC

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Subject: NOAA-15 and 16, AMSU-B, Gross filtering changes, Implementation Date 08 February 2005 1700 UTC- Issued: Date issued 09 February 2005; time 1700 UTC
Resent-From: nesdis.osdpd.ipd.Level-1B.notices@noaa.gov,
nesdis.osdpd.ipd.contractors@noaa.gov

Topic:
updates in the spaceview and warm blackbody limits

Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
09 February 2005 1700 UTC

Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-15, and NOAA-16

Instrument(s) Involved:
AMSU-B

Product(s) Involved/Affected:
All Products using channels 20 for NOAA-15

All Products using channels 18 and 19 for NOAA-16

Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
08 February 2005 1700 UTC

Details/Specifics of Change:
The following changes were made to the specified satellite:

NOAA-15
Warm blackbody lower limit changed from 17000 to 16000 for channel 20

Space view upper lower limit changed from 13000 to 12000 for channel 20

NOAA-16

Warm blackbody lower limit changed from 22000 to 21000 for channel 18
Warm blackbody lower limit changed from 19000 to 18000 for channel 19

Space view lower limit changed from 17000 to 16000 for channel 18

The first orbits processed utilizing these changes were:

NSS.HRPT.NK.D05039.S1812.E1826.B3504747.GC
NSS.GHRR.NK.D05039.S1625.E1811.B3504647.GC

NSS.GHRR.NL.D05039.S1700.E1830.B2259394.WI
NSS.LHRR.NL.D05039.S1804.E1813.B2259393.WI
NSS.HRPT.NL.D05039.S1831.E1845.B2259494.WI

NSS.GHRR.NM.D05039.S1635.E1830.B1365657.GC
NSS.LHRR.NM.D05039.S1753.E1802.B1365757.GC
NSS.HRPT.NM.D05039.S1958.E2010.B1365858.GC
NSS.HRPT.NM.D05039.S1824.E1838.B1365757.MO

Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Dr. Tsan Mo
301-763-8136 ext 137
tsan.mo@noaa.gov

Cecil Paris
Physical Scientist
301-457-5247 ext 129
cecil.paris@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/poesstatus/ - SOCC polar satellites status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/daily-news/index.htm - SOCC morning reports

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