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Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, MetOp-A/2 & MetOp-B/1, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 13 June 2017 - Issued: June 13, 2017 1515Z

Subject: Administrative: NOAA-18, 19, MetOp-A/2 & MetOp-B/1, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 13 June 2017 - Issued: June 13, 2017 1515Z
From: ESPCOperations
Date: 6/13/2017 11:15 AM
To: _NESDIS OSDPD ESPC OUTAGE Notification

Topic: Visible calibration update for month of June 2017


Date/Time Issued: June 13, 2017 1515Z


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


Date/Time of Initial Impact: June 13, 2017 1226Z

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


Length of Outage: N/A


Details/Specifics of Change:


On June 13, 2017 at approximately 12:26 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 June. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on June 27, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.


Metop-B/1

Ch_1_lo = 0.05572*count - 2.195, count<500.62

Ch_1_hi = 0.1651*count - 56.95, count>500.62


Ch_2_lo = 0.06222*count - 2.512, count<503.00

Ch_2_hi = 0.1833*count - 63.40, count>503.00


Ch_3_lo = 0.03211*count - 1.349, count<500.85

Ch_3_hi = 0.2236*count - 97.28, count>500.85

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Metop-A/2

Ch_1_lo = 0.05605*count - 2.266, count<501.01

Ch_1_hi = 0.1656*count - 57.17, count>501.01


Ch_2_lo = 0.06924*count - 2.752, count<500.42

Ch_2_hi = 0.2057*count - 71.02, count>500.42


Ch_3_lo = 0.03398*count - 1.396, count<501.94

Ch_3_hi = 0.2360*count - 102.81, count>501.94


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NOAA-18 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.06021*count - 2.374, count<501.54

Ch_1_hi = 0.1795*count - 61.74, count>501.54


Ch_2_lo = 0.07071*count - 2.786, count<500.40

Ch_2_hi = 0.2122*count - 73.93, count>500.40

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NOAA-19 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05358*count - 2.083, count<496.43

Ch_1_hi = 0.1581*count - 54.33, count>496.43


Ch_2_lo = 0.06201*count - 2.405, count<500.37

Ch_2_hi = 0.1847*count - 63.76, count>500.37

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

NSS.HRPT.NN.D17164.S1253.E1307.B6217474.MI

NSS.GHRR.NN.D17164.S1103.E1249.B6217374.WI


NSS.HRPT.NP.D17164.S1246.E1258.B4301414.GC

NSS.GHRR.NP.D17164.S1058.E1245.B4301314.GC

NSS.LHRR.NP.D17164.S1232.E1236.B4301414.GC


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

NSS.HRPT.M1.D17164.S0918.E0927.B2457474.GC

NSS.FRAC.M1.D17164.S1018.E1114.B2457475.SV


NSS.FRAC.M2.D17164.S0837.E1019.B5526061.SV

NSS.HRPT.M2.D17164.S0450.E0454.B5524040.MO


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


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