Subject: Weekly_Operations_Schedule_20120622105746.txt Issued: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------010206000001080901000502 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Weekly Operations Schedule Issued on 22/06/12 at 10:57:46 Seq Nr: 2 Planned activities for week 26/2012: GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION 26 June 2012 07:30 UTC + + + + NEW ENTRY + + + + Essential EUMETCast Maintenance EUMETCast African users may experience a short interruption at this time. 01 July 2012 00:00 - 02:00 UTC Due to the introduction of a leap second, there is risk period from 00:00 to 02:00 UTC for all Eumetsat missions. Please note that for GRAS level 1a product a longer period of degraded data is expected (until 04:00 - 06:00 UTC sensing time). METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE 25 June 2012 10:49 UTC Meteosat-9 North-South orbit inclination manoeuvre followed by a spin rate adjustment Users may experience up to 24 hours of degraded quality of Meteosat-9 SEVIRI images and meteorological products. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/820069?l=en 27 June 2012 10:00 UTC - 14:00 UTC Essential ground segment maintenance Risk of delays to Meteosat-9 products METEOSAT RSS 26 June 2012 09:00 UTC - 28 June 2012 09:00 UTC Monthly RSS interruption Rapid Scanning Service will be suspended for scheduled Full Earth Scanning and Ground Segment Maintenance. Full Earth Images, if any, will not be disseminated. Upon resuming the Rapid Scanning Service, most meteorological products may take up to 30 minutes to resume. Note, the Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimate (MPE) may take up to 18 hours to fully resume. 27 June 2012 10:00 UTC - 14:00 UTC Essential ground segment maintenance Risk of delays to Meteosat-8 products Until Further Notice Meteosat-8 is currently operating in Earth Mode due to a problem with the sun sensor data on board. After modifying the image processing system the RSS image quality is currently back to nominal. METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 26 June 2012 - 29 June 2012 ASCAT external calibration. Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global and regional winds products can be expected. 26 June 2012 07:17 UTC orbit 29502 27 June 2012 18:17 UTC orbit 29523 28 June 2012 08:16 UTC orbit 29531 29 June 2012 19:16 UTC orbit 29552 METOP AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE + + + + NEW ENTRY + + + + 27 June 2012 - 03 July 2012: Saint-Denis: Update of processing system. Potential risk of delays for EARS-ATOVS and EARS-ASCAT products from Saint-Denis. METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT For current information please see:http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17 FUTURE EVENTS JASON-2 End of July 2012 Jason-2 processor update to OGDR-D standard, including a product format change for the netCDF products. Additionally, update of the OGDR-BUFR encoding to user version 16 of the ECMWF BUFR libraries. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/819046?l=en INFORMATION: For further information, please contact the EUMETSAT User Services Helpdesk Tel: +49 6151 807 366 Fax: +49 6151 807 379 Email:ops@eumetsat.int www.eumetsat.int *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 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. --------------010206000001080901000502 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Weekly Operations Schedule

Issued on 22/06/12 at 10:57:46

Seq Nr: 2

Planned activities for week 26/2012:

GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION
26 June 2012 07:30 UTC + + + + NEW ENTRY + + + +
Essential EUMETCast Maintenance
EUMETCast African users may experience a short interruption at
this time.

01 July 2012 00:00 - 02:00 UTC
Due to the introduction of a leap second, there is risk period from
00:00 to 02:00 UTC for all Eumetsat missions.
Please note that for GRAS level 1a product a longer period of degraded
data is expected (until 04:00 - 06:00 UTC sensing time).

METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE
25 June 2012 10:49 UTC
Meteosat-9 North-South orbit inclination manoeuvre followed by a spin
rate adjustment
Users may experience up to 24 hours of degraded quality of Meteosat-9
SEVIRI images and meteorological products.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

27 June 2012 10:00 UTC - 14:00 UTC
Essential ground segment maintenance
Risk of delays to Meteosat-9 products

METEOSAT RSS
26 June 2012 09:00 UTC - 28 June 2012 09:00 UTC
Monthly RSS interruption
Rapid Scanning Service will be suspended for scheduled Full Earth
Scanning and Ground Segment Maintenance.
Full Earth Images, if any, will not be disseminated. Upon resuming
the Rapid Scanning Service, most meteorological products may take up
to 30 minutes to resume.
Note, the Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimate (MPE) may take up to
18 hours to fully resume.

27 June 2012 10:00 UTC - 14:00 UTC
Essential ground segment maintenance
Risk of delays to Meteosat-8 products

Until Further Notice
Meteosat-8 is currently operating in Earth Mode due to a problem with
the sun sensor data on board.
After modifying the image processing system the RSS image quality is
currently back to nominal.

METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
26 June 2012 - 29 June 2012
ASCAT external calibration.
Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global and
regional winds products can be expected.
26 June 2012 07:17 UTC orbit 29502
27 June 2012 18:17 UTC orbit 29523
28 June 2012 08:16 UTC orbit 29531
29 June 2012 19:16 UTC orbit 29552

METOP AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE + + + + NEW ENTRY + + + +
27 June 2012 - 03 July 2012:
Saint-Denis: Update of processing system.
Potential risk of delays for EARS-ATOVS and EARS-ASCAT products
from Saint-Denis.

METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT
For current information please see: http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17

FUTURE EVENTS
JASON-2
End of July 2012
Jason-2 processor update to OGDR-D standard, including a product
format change for the netCDF products.
Additionally, update of the OGDR-BUFR encoding to user version 16 of
the ECMWF BUFR libraries.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

INFORMATION:
For further information, please contact the EUMETSAT User Services
Helpdesk
Tel: +49 6151 807 366
Fax: +49 6151 807 379
Email: ops@eumetsat.int
www.eumetsat.int

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

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