Subject: Administrative (Declaration of the blended TPW products This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030908050602040909030003 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit **Topic:* * The AMSU, SSM/I, GPS and GOES blended Total Precipitable Water (TPW) products are operational available **Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:* * March 9, 2009/ 2000 UTC **Satellite(s) Involved:* * NOAA-15, -16, -18, MetOp-A and DMSP F13, GOES-11&-12, GPS **Product(s) Involved/Affected:* * Blended TPW and TPW anomaly products **Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:* * March 9, 2009/2000 UTC **Details/Specifics of Change:** The blended TPW and TPW anomaly products developed at Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) have been successfully transitioned into NESDIS ESPC operations. Previously, the blended TPW products were available experimentally at CIRA and were operationalized in order to provide the user community with up-to-date, accurate, and reliable information. These products are available in both data and image formats, and supported on a 24/7 basis at the NEDSIS ESPC. The operational blended TPW data products are available to real-time users through the NESDIS ESPC Data Distribution Server (DDS), McIDAS ADDE server and National Weather Service AWIPS Network Control Facility (ANCF). The data file name conventions are as follows: Global data file in HDF-EOS format: /NPR.COMP.TPW.Syydddhhmm.Eyydddhhmm.Thhmmss.he4/ /NPR.COMP.PCT. Syydddhhmm.Eyydddhhmm.Thhmmss.he4/ Global data file in McIDAS format: /PLR/BLTPW_GPS/ PLR/BLTPW_PCT Regional data files in AWIPS format: /BLEND_AKNatl_TPW.IMG_yyddd_hhmm/ /BLEND_AKNatl_TPWPCT.IMG_yyddd_hhmm/ /BLEND_HINatl_TPW.IMG_yyddd_hhmm/ /BLEND_HINatl_TPWPCT.IMG_yyddd_hhmm/ /BLEND_PRNatl_TPW.IMG_yyddd_hhmm/ /BLEND_PRNatl_TPWPCT.IMG_yyddd_hhmm/ /BLEND_SUNatl_TPW.IMG_yyddd_hhmm/ /BLEND_SUNatl_TPWPCT.IMG_yyddd_hhmm/ Images products for Science on Sphere users: /ftp://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/BLTPW/SOS// The operational blended TPW images products including the animation loops are available on the Internet: /http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/bTPW/ **Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:* * Limin Zhao (limin.zhao@noaa.gov), 301-763-8142 ext 125 *Web site(s) that contain other relevant information (where applicable):* http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/bTPW - Blended TPW operational page http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html - All user notices http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poesstatus/ - SOCC polar satellites status --------------030908050602040909030003 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

*Topic:*

The AMSU, SSM/I, GPS and GOES blended Total Precipitable Water (TPW) products are operational available

*Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:*

March 9, 2009/ 2000 UTC

*Satellite(s) Involved:*

NOAA-15, -16, -18, MetOp-A and DMSP F13, GOES-11&-12, GPS

*Product(s) Involved/Affected:*

Blended TPW and TPW anomaly products

*Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:*

March 9, 2009/2000 UTC

*Details/Specifics of Change:*

The blended TPW and TPW anomaly products developed at Cooperative Institute for Research
in the Atmosphere (CIRA) have been successfully transitioned into NESDIS ESPC operations.
Previously, the blended TPW products were available experimentally at CIRA and were
operationalized in order to provide the user community with up-to-date, accurate, and
reliable information. These products are available in both data and image formats,
and supported on a 24/7 basis at the NEDSIS ESPC. The operational blended
TPW data products are available to real-time users through the NESDIS ESPC
Data Distribution Server (DDS), McIDAS ADDE server and National Weather Service
AWIPS Network Control Facility (ANCF). The data file name conventions are as follows:

Global data file in HDF-EOS format:

NPR.COMP.TPW.Syydddhhmm.Eyydddhhmm.Thhmmss.he4

NPR.COMP.PCT. Syydddhhmm.Eyydddhhmm.Thhmmss.he4

Global data file in McIDAS format:

PLR/BLTPW_GPS

PLR/BLTPW_PCT

Regional data files in AWIPS format:

BLEND_AKNatl_TPW.IMG_yyddd_hhmm

BLEND_AKNatl_TPWPCT.IMG_yyddd_hhmm

BLEND_HINatl_TPW.IMG_yyddd_hhmm

BLEND_HINatl_TPWPCT.IMG_yyddd_hhmm

BLEND_PRNatl_TPW.IMG_yyddd_hhmm

BLEND_PRNatl_TPWPCT.IMG_yyddd_hhmm

BLEND_SUNatl_TPW.IMG_yyddd_hhmm

BLEND_SUNatl_TPWPCT.IMG_yyddd_hhmm

Images products for Science on Sphere users:

ftp://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/BLTPW/SOS/

The operational blended TPW images products including the animation loops are available on the Internet: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/bTPW

*Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:*

Limin Zhao (limin.zhao@noaa.gov), 301-763-8142 ext 125

*Web site(s) that contain other relevant information (where applicable):*

http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/bTPW - Blended TPW operational page

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html - All user notices

http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poesstatus/ - SOCC polar satellites status

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