Subject: Administrative: HIRS Level 1B data from Metop-B is available --e89a8fb1f3be88a36e04d5947592 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Topic: HIRS Level 1B data from Metop-B is available as pre-operational service for release to all current users of Metop-A HIRS Level 1B data Date/Time Issued: February 13, 2013 0530 UTC Product(s) or Data Impacted: Metop-B HIRS Level 1B data Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 13, 2013 1230 UTC Date/Time of Expected End: Permanent change Length of Outage: N/A Details/Specifics of Change:, Starting February 13, 2013, HIRS Level 1B data from Metop-B will also be available as pre-operational service for release to all current users of Metop-A HIRS Level 1B data on Data Distribution Server (DDS). This means HIRS now joins the other Metop-B Level 1B data sets that became available January 15, 2013. Level 2 and 3 products made from Metop-B data will be available gradually over the next few months as each product becomes operational. The products from Metop-Bshall be declared operational at the end of Metop-B commissioning. If you are a user who has been receiving Metop-B HIRS 1B datasets already, you will not see any changes on February 13, 2013. Please note: Metop-B is pre-operational. That data are currently of the same quality as those from Metop-A. The data is of operational quality but the level of service is not operational. Data may be interrupted due to higher priorities. Metop-A is the operational Metop satellite at this time. Contact for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.govand (301) 817-3880 Web Site(s) for applicable information: See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and other satellite related messages. See http://www.eumetsat.int/metop-b/ for more information about Metop-B See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Organization/About/access.html for policy on access and distribution of environmental satellite data and products 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. --e89a8fb1f3be88a36e04d5947592 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Topic:= HIRS Lev= el 1B data from Metop-B is available as pre-operational service for release to all current use= rs of Metop-A HIRS Level 1B data<= /font>

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Date/Time Issued:=A0 February 13, 2013=A00530 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: Metop-B HIRS Level 1B data
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Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 13, 2013 1230 UTC

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Date/Time of Expected End: Permanent change
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Length of Outage: N/A

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Details/Specifics of Change:, Sta= rting February 13, 2013, HIRS Level 1B data from Metop-B will also=A0be available as pre-operational service fo= r release to all current users of Metop-A HIRS Level 1B data on Data Distribution Server (DDS= ).=A0=A0This means=A0HIRS now joins the other Metop-B Level 1B data sets th= at became available January 15, 2013.=A0 Level 2 and 3 products made from <= span style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Metop-B data will be available grad= ually over the next few months as each product becomes operational. The pr= oducts from Metop-= B shall be declare= d operational at the end of Metop-B = commissioning.

If you are a user who has been receiving Metop-B HIRS 1B datasets already, you will not see any changes on = February 13, 2013.

Please note: Metop-B is pre-oper= ational. That data are currently of the same quality as those from Metop-A. The data is of op= erational quality but the level of service is not operational. Data may be = interrupted due to higher priorities. Metop-A is the operational Metop satellite at this time.
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Contact for Further Information:=A0 ESPC Operati= ons at ESPCOpe= rations@noaa.gov and (301) 817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information:

See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.ht= ml for this and other satellite = related messages.
See
http://www.eumetsat.int/metop-b/ for more information about Metop-B
See
http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Orga= nization/About/access.html for p= olicy on access and distribution of environmental satellite data and produc= ts
This messa= ge 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, y= ou wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov= or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two busine= ss days to process your unsubscribe request.

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