Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, MetOp-A/2 & MetOp-B/1, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, Issued: July 12, 2016 1535Z

Subject: Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, MetOp-A/2 & MetOp-B/1, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, Issued: July 12, 2016 1535Z
From: ESPCOperations
Date: 7/12/2016 11:38 AM
To: _NESDIS OSDPD ESPC OUTAGE Notification

Topic: Visible calibration update for month of July 2016

Date/Time Issued: July 12, 2016 1535Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All products from channels 1, 2, and 3a

Date/Time of Initial Impact: July 12, 2016 1245 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: Until Next Month's Coefficient Update

Length of Event: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

On July 12, 2016 at approximately 12:45 UTC, the following update of the calibration coefficients was implemented in the level 1B processing for NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOp-A/2 and MetOp-B/1 for the month of July. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on July 26, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.

Metop-B/1

Ch_1_lo = 0.05511*count - 2.171, count<500.62

Ch_1_hi = 0.1633*count - 56.32, count>500.62

Ch_2_lo = 0.06141*count - 2.480, count<503.00

Ch_2_hi = 0.1809*count - 62.58, count>503.00

Ch_3_lo = 0.03175*count - 1.334, count<500.85

Ch_3_hi = 0.2211*count - 96.19, count>500.85

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Metop-A/2

Ch_1_lo = 0.05582*count - 2.257, count<501.01

Ch_1_hi = 0.1649*count - 56.93, count>501.01

Ch_2_lo = 0.06844*count - 2.720, count<500.42

Ch_2_hi = 0.2033*count - 70.19, count>500.42

Ch_3_lo = 0.03374*count - 1.387, count<501.94

Ch_3_hi = 0.2344*count - 102.09, count>501.94

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NOAA-18 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05940*count - 2.342, count<501.54

Ch_1_hi = 0.1771*count - 60.90, count>501.54

Ch_2_lo = 0.06956*count - 2.740, count<500.40

Ch_2_hi = 0.2087*count - 72.72, count>500.40

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NOAA-19 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05308*count - 2.063, count<496.43

Ch_1_hi = 0.1566*count - 53.82, count>496.43

Ch_2_lo = 0.06105*count - 2.368, count<500.37

Ch_2_hi = 0.1818*count - 62.78, count>500.37

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The first 1b files produced with the updated CPIDS were:

NSS.GHRR.NN.D16194.S0844.E1039.B5742930.WI

NSS.HRPT.NN.D16194.S1411.E1424.B5743232.MO

NSS.HRPT.NP.D16194.S1301.E1315.B3827272.GC

NSS.GHRR.NP.D16194.S1114.E1300.B3827172.GC

NSS.LHRR.NP.D16194.S1213.E1219.B3827171.GC

For M2 & M1 the first orbits processed will be the one running after orbit:

NSS.FRAC.M1.D16194.S1109.E1205.B1980102.SV

NSS.HRPT.M1.D16194.S0827.E0837.B1980000.GC

NSS.HRPT.M2.D16194.S0542.E0547.B5048585.MO
NSS.FRAC.M2.D16194.S0930.E1112.B5048788.SV

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