Subject: Administrative: Suomi-NPP VIIRS Emissive Band Calibration This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------020801010500020805090508 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: * Suomi-NPP VIIRS Emissive Band Calibration scheduled for March 17-19, 2014 *Date/Time Issued**:*March 14, 2014 2005 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*Suomi-NPP VIIRS Sensor Data** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*March 17**, 2014 0600 UTC ** *Date/Time of Expected End:***March 19**, 2014 0300 UTC****** *Length of Outage:*N/A *Details/Specifics of Change:*The VIIRS sensor on Suomi-NPP will be conducting its quarterly emissive band calibration on March 17-19th. Due to the VIIRS blackbody temperature changes during the calibration the VIIRS science data quality may be affected for certain applications, but the data is expected to remain within specification. See below for scheduled blackbody temperature changes. VIIRS Blackbody Set Point(K) Time (UTC) 297.5 3/17 06:00:00 302.5 3/17 09:00:00 307.5 3/17 12:00:00 312.5 3/17 15:00:00 315.0 3/17 18:00:00 OFF 3/17 21:00:00 272.5 3/18 21:00:00 282.5 3/19 00:00:00 292.5 3/19 03:00:00 *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A ** **This message was sent by ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. * * --------------020801010500020805090508 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic:  Suomi-NPP VIIRS Emissive Band Calibration scheduled for March 17-19, 2014

Date/Time Issued: March 14,  2014  2005 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  Suomi-NPP VIIRS Sensor Data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  March 17, 2014   0600 UTC 

Date/Time of Expected End:  March 19, 2014   0300 UTC

Length of Outage:  N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:The VIIRS sensor on Suomi-NPP will be conducting its quarterly emissive band calibration on March 17-19th.
Due to the VIIRS blackbody temperature changes during the calibration the VIIRS science data quality may be affected for certain applications,
but the data is expected to remain within specification.
See below for scheduled blackbody temperature changes.


VIIRS Blackbody Set Point(K)           Time (UTC)
                   297.5                    &nb 3/17 06:00:00
                   302.5                               3/17 09:00:00
                   307.5                               3/17 12:00:00
                   312.5                               3/17 15:00:00
                   315.0                               3/17 18:00:00
                   OFF                                  3/17 21:00:00
                   272.5                               3/18 21:00:00
                   282.5                               3/19 00:00:00
                   292.5                               3/19 03:00:00

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A


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