Administrative, NOAA-16, 17, 18, 19, & MetOp-2/A, AVHRR, Monthly Visible Calibration Update, 9 March 2010 - Issued: 9 March 2010 1500 UTC

Topic:

Visible calibration update for month of March 2010

Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
9 March 2010, 1600 UTC

Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-16, 17, 18, 19, & MetOp-2/A

Instrument(s) Involved:
AVHRR

Product(s) Involved/Affected:
All Products from channels 1, 2, and 3a.

Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
9 March 2010, Time 1234 UTC

Details/Specifics of Change:
On 9 March 2010 at approximately 1234 UTC, the following calibration coefficients were updated in the level 1B processing for NOAA-16/17/18/19 and METOP-A/2 for the month of March. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on 26 March, in the middle of the two scheduled updates.

NOAA-16 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05771*count - 2.225, count<498.96
Ch_1_hi = 0.1684*count - 57.24, count>498.96

Ch_2_lo = 0.06337*count - 2.394, count<500.16
Ch_2_hi = 0.1867*count - 64.08, count>500.16

NOAA-17 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05690*count - 2.277, count<501.12
Ch_1_hi = 0.1671*count - 57.47, count>501.12

Ch_2_lo = 0.06855*count - 2.691, count<500.73
Ch_2_hi = 0.2041*count - 70.65, count>500.73

Ch_3_lo = 0.03343*count - 1.409, count<501.37
Ch_3_hi = 0.2344*count - 102.32, count>501.37

NOAA-18 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05420*count - 2.137, count<501.54
Ch_1_hi = 0.1616*count - 55.57, count>501.54

Ch_2_lo = 0.06216*count - 2.449, count<500.40
Ch_2_hi = 0.1865*count - 64.99, count>500.40

NOAA-19 AVHRR

Ch_1_lo = 0.05095*count - 1.980, count<496.43
Ch_1_hi = 0.1503*count - 51.66, count>496.43

Ch_2_lo = 0.05465*count - 2.119, count<500.37
Ch_2_hi = 0.16277*count - 56.19, count>500.37

Metop-A/2

Ch_1_lo = 0.05400*count - 2.183, count<501.01
Ch_1_hi = 0.1596*count - 55.07, count>501.01

Ch_2_lo = 0.06369*count - 2.532, count<500.42
Ch_2_hi = 0.1892*count - 65.32, count>500.42

Ch_3_lo = 0.03231*count - 1.328, count<501.94
Ch_3_hi = 0.2244*count - 97.76, count>501.94

For NL/NM/NN/NP, the first orbits processed will be:

NSS.HRPT.NL.D10068.S1227.E1241.B4877676.MI
NSS.GHRR.NL.D10068.S1036.E1222.B4877576.WI

NSS.HRPT.NM.D10068.S1614.E1626.B4005454.MO
NSS.GHRR.NM.D10068.S1613.E1746.B4005455.GC

NSS.GHRR.NN.D10068.S0843.E1018.B2473536.GC
NSS.HRPT.NN.D10068.S1212.E1227.B2473737.EB

NSS.GHRR.NP.D10068.S0924.E1111.B0558384.GC
NSS.LHRR.NP.D10068.S1058.E1102.B0558484.GC
NSS.HRPT.NP.D10068.S1253.E1307.B0558585.GC

For M2, the first orbit processed will be the one running after orbit:

NCS.FRAC.M2.D10068.S0829.E1011.B1756970.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 301-763-8136 x 138 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