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Subject: NOAA-16, AMSU-A, Gross Limits update, Implementation Date 19 January 2005- Issued: Date 19 January 2005; time issued 1845 UTC
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Topic:
Update to the Gross Limits for NOAA-16 AMSU-A Instrument
Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
19 January 2005 1845 UTC
Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-16
Instrument(s) Involved:
AMSU-A
Product(s) Involved/Affected:
All products (affects all channels).
Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
19 January 2005 /1755 UTC
Details/Specifics of Change:
In an effort to alleviate some of the problems with the NOAA-16 AMSU-A, the
instrument scientist has asked that we update the warm and cold target gross
limits. This update was put into NOAA operations at 1755 UTC on January19,
2005. The first passes to be processed are listed below.
NSS.GHRR.NL.D05019.S1548.E1721.B2231011.WI
NSS.LHRR.NL.D05019.S1637.E1643.B2231010.WI
NSS.HRPT.NL.D05019.S1859.E1914.B2231212.WI
New gross filter limits are:
Ch Cold counts Warm counts
Min Max Min max
1 11850 12300 16100 16800
2 11800 12400 16000 16800
3 11400 12000 15400 16200
4 13100 13800 17200 18000
5 11300 11900 15600 16500
6 12500 13100 16800 17600
7 13000 13700 17600 18300
8 11000 12000 15400 16600
9 12200 13500 16400 17400
10 12000 12800 16000 16800
11 13600 14500 18000 19000
12 13800 14600 17600 18600
13 14600 15400 19050 20200
14 14100 15000 19000 21000
15 13700 14500 15800 16600
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Dr. Tsan Mo, Tsan.Mo@noaa.gov, 301-763-8136 ext 137 - AMSU-A Instrument
Scientist
Robert Levin, Robert.Levin@noaa.gov, 301-457-5247 ext 124 - Operations
Support 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/poesstatus/ - SOCC polar satellites status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/daily-news/index.htm - SOCC morning reports
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