Subject: Administrative: GOES-13 and GOES-15 Imager Visible Calibration This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060500060406070502060307 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Visible calibration update for month of June 2012 *Date/Time Issued: *June 12, 2012 1930 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted: *All products from visible channel *Date/Time of Initial Impact: *June 12, 2012 0514 UTC *Date/Time of Expected End:* Until Next Month's Coefficient Update *Length of Outage: *N/A * Details and Specifics of Change: * On 12 June 2012, the following update of the calibration coefficients, based on post-launch vicarious calibration at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, was implemented for the Imager visible channel of GOES-13 and GOES-15 at 0514Z and 0930Z, respectively. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on 26 June, two weeks after the implementation date. Satellite: GOES-15 Update Month: June Update Year: 2012 Current post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.22965 Current calibration date: 2012150000000000 Previous post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.22547 Previous calibration date: 2012116000000000 Initial calibration coefficient: 1.0 Initial calibration date: 2001311000000000 Satellite: GOES-13 Update Month: June Update Year: 2012 Current post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.22674 Current calibration date: 2012150000000000 Previous post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.22421 Previous calibration date: 2012116000000000 Initial calibration coefficient: 1.0 Initial calibration date: 2000229000000000 Some definitions: The date format is: YYYYDDDHHMMSSmmm, where YYYY = year, DDD = day of the year, HH = hour, MM = minute, SS = seconds, mmm = msec. The coefficient provided is a gain that is to be applied to the Visible channel counts-to-radiance conversion Op_R = Coefficient * Pre_R where Pre_R is pre-launch gain for the channel and Op_R is the new gain -- the gain after the coefficient listed as "Current post-launch calibration coefficient" is applied. The initial coefficient has been normalized to 1.0 for the purposes of this post-launch calibration. *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.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/fwu/homepage/GOES_Imager_Vis_OpCal.php *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 and/or other contacts 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. --------------060500060406070502060307 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Visible calibration update for month of June 2012

Date/Time Issued: June 12, 2012 1930 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All products from visible channel

Date/Time of Initial Impact: June 12, 2012 0514 UTC

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

Length of Outage: N/A

Details and Specifics of Change: On 12 June 2012, the following update of the calibration coefficients, based on post-launch vicarious calibration at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, was implemented for the Imager visible channel of GOES-13 and GOES-15 at 0514Z and 0930Z, respectively. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on 26 June, two weeks after the implementation date.

Satellite: GOES-15

Update Month: June

Update Year: 2012

Current post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.22965

Current calibration date: 2012150000000000

Previous post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.22547

Previous calibration date: 2012116000000000

Initial calibration coefficient: 1.0

Initial calibration date: 2001311000000000

Satellite: GOES-13
Update Month: June
Update Year: 2012
Current post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.22674
Current calibration date: 2012150000000000
Previous post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.22421
Previous calibration date: 2012116000000000
Initial calibration coefficient: 1.0
Initial calibration date: 2000229000000000
Some definitions:
The date format is: YYYYDDDHHMMSSmmm, where YYYY = year, DDD = day of the year, HH = hour, MM = minute, SS = seconds, mmm = msec.
The coefficient provided is a gain that is to be applied to the Visible channel counts-to-radiance conversion
Op_R = Coefficient * Pre_R
where Pre_R is pre-launch gain for the channel and Op_R is the new gain -- the gain after the coefficient listed as "Current post-launch calibration coefficient" is applied.
The initial coefficient has been normalized to 1.0 for the purposes of this post-launch calibration.

Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Dejiang.Han Dejiang.Han@noaa.gov <mailto:Dejiang.Han@noaa.gov> 301-817-4119 operations support
Xiangqian Wu Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov <mailto:Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov> 301-763-8136 x 138 instrument scientist

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

http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/fwu/

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

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