Administrative: NOAA-16, 18, 19, MetOp-A/2 & MetOp-B/1, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update for Month of June 2013, Issued: June 11, 2013 1635 UTC

Subject: Administrative: NOAA-16, 18, 19, MetOp-A/2 & MetOp-B/1, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update for Month of June 2013, Issued: June 11, 2013 1635 UTC

Topic: Visible Calibration Update for the Month of June 2013

Date/Time Issued: June 11, 2013 1635 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: All products from channel 1, 2, and 3a

Date/Time of Initial Impact: June 11, 2013 11:49 UTC

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

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:
On 11 June 2013 at approximately 11:49 UTC, the following update of the calibration coefficients was implemented in the level 1B processing for NOAA-16, NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOp-A/2 and MetOp-B/1 for the month of June. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on June 25, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.

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MetOp-B

Ch_1_lo=0.05165*count -2.034, count< 500.62
Ch_1_lo=0.15304*count -52.791, count< 500.62

Ch_2_lo=0.05673*count -2.291, count< 503.00
Ch_2_lo=0.16711*count -57.812, count< 503.00

Ch_3_lo=0.02914*count -1.224, count< 500.85
Ch_3_lo=0.20295*count -88.274, count< 500.85
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Metop-A/2

Ch_1_lo = 0.05519*count - 2.232, count<501.01
Ch_1_hi = 0.1631*count - 56.29, count>501.01

Ch_2_lo = 0.06635*count - 2.637, count<500.42
Ch_2_hi = 0.1971*count - 68.05, count>500.42

Ch_3_lo = 0.03310*count - 1.360, count<501.94
Ch_3_hi = 0.2299*count - 100.14, count>501.94
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NOAA-19 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05192*count - 2.018, count<496.43
Ch_1_hi = 0.1532*count - 52.64, count>496.43

Ch_2_lo = 0.05902*count - 2.289, count<500.37
Ch_2_hi = 0.1758*count - 60.69, count>500.37

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NOAA-18 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05664*count - 2.233, count<501.54
Ch_1_hi = 0.1689*count - 58.08, count>501.54

Ch_2_lo = 0.06575*count - 2.591, count<500.40
Ch_2_hi = 0.1973*count - 68.74, count>500.40
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NOAA-16 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.06037*count - 2.328, count<498.96
Ch_1_hi = 0.1762*count - 59.89, count>498.96

Ch_2_lo = 0.06741*count - 2.546, count<500.16
Ch_2_hi = 0.1986*count - 68.16, count>500.16

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For NL/NN/NP the first orbits processed are:

NSS.GHRR.NL.D13162.S0726.E0921.B6557576.WI
NSS.HRPT.NL.D13162.S1445.E1500.B6557979.MI

NSS.GHRR.NN.D13162.S1002.E1137.B4152425.GC
NSS.HRPT.NN.D13162.S1331.E1346.B4152626.EB

NSS.GHRR.NP.D13162.S1014.E1201.B2236869.GC
NSS.LHRR.NP.D13162.S1114.E1120.B2236868.GC
NSS.HRPT.NP.D13162.S1202.E1215.B2236969.GC

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

NCS.FRAC.M1.D13134.S0926.E____.B03391__.SV
NCS.FRAC.M2.D13134.S0926.E____.B34078__.SV

Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Dejiang.Han Dejiang.Han@noaa.gov 301-817-4119 operations support
Xiangqian Wu Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov 301-683-3601 instrument 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/poes/index.htm - SOCC polar satellite status

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 and/or other contacts as necessary