Subject: Administrative: Update on the MSPPS Snowfall Rate Algorithm, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090208050506000703030905 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Updates on the MSPPS Snowfall Rate Algorithm* ** Date/Time**Issued:*** February 7, 2012, 1720 UTC* **Satellite(s) Involved:* NOAA-18, NOAA-19 and Metop-A *Instrument(s) Involved:* AMSU-A and MHS *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*MSPPS Snowfall Rate products** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*February 8, 2012, 1400 UTC* * *Date/Time of Expected End:*N/A** *Length of Outage:*N/A* * *Details/Specifics of Change:*The updated snowfall rate algorithm is more physically based with improvements to the following aspects: snowfall detection, dynamic range of snowfall rate, and snowfall rate retrieval.* * *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 and/or other contacts as necessary** *Web Site(s) for applicable information:*Enter applicable web site address/es as necessary This message was sent from 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 make take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --------------090208050506000703030905 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Updates on the MSPPS Snowfall Rate Algorithm

Date/Time
Issued:     February 7, 2012, 1720  UTC

Satellite(s) Involved: NOAA-18, NOAA-19 and Metop-A

Instrument(s) Involved: AMSU-A and MHS

Product(s) or Data Impacted:   MSPPS Snowfall Rate products

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  February 8, 2012, 1400 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:  N/A

Length of Outage:  N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:   The updated snowfall rate algorithm is more physically based with improvements to the following aspects: snowfall detection, dynamic range of snowfall rate, and snowfall rate retrieval.

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

Web Site(s) for applicable information: Enter applicable web site address/es as necessary

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