Subject: Administrative: Weekly_Operations_Schedule_20130221151018.txt, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------010802050509060704070608 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Weekly Operations Schedule Issued on 21/02/13 at 15:10:18 Seq Nr: 1 Planned activities for week 09/2013: GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION 25 February 2013 - 06 March 2013 Sun interference may affect the EUMETCast broadcast satellites. Users might experience lower signal margin or outages on EUMETCast. The exact times and durations of the signal degradation or outages depend on the reception location. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/828756?l=en Meteosat Straylight Predictions for Winter/Spring 2013 available on EUMETSAT Website: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/ServiceStatus/index.htm?l=en (See Section "Operational Schedules") METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE 28 February 2013 - 09 March 2013 Sun Co-linearity Repeat cycles 12:00 and 12:15 UTC may be interrupted or not available. METEOSAT RSS 31 January 2013 07:30 UTC - 5 March 2013 09:00 UTC Meteosat-8 RSS yearly 1-month interruption. METEOSAT IODC 01 February 2013 - 27 March 2013 Meteosat-7 Spring 2013 eclipse season Slots 38 to 43 may not be available. 26 February 2013 - 16:28 UTC Meteosat-7 East West Station Keeping Manoeuvre Users may observe degraded image quality for up to 6 hours following the manoeuvre. 28 February 2013 Meteorological products from Meteosat First Generation available on EUMETCast. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/829111?l=en METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE New ASCAT Level 1 products currently available on EUMETCast, in parallel to the operational ASCAT Level 1 products. Users wishing to receive the parallel data stream should register with the User Service Helpdesk (ops@eumetsat.int). For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/829109?l=en 15 February 2013 - 4 March 2013 Metop-B - GRAS Parameters Optimisation Outage of GRAS GDS Level 1 products during this period. 25 February 2013 02:59 - 03:06 UTC orbit 32980 Metop-A - ASCAT Gain Compression A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected. 27 February 2013 18:55 - 19:45 orbit 33004 Metop-A - GOME2 monthly measurements of GOME-2 polarisation (PMD) data in raw readout mode (PMDRAW). Near real-time products from O3M SAF (L2 NTO) will be affected (see SAF PRODUCTS below). METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT For current information please see:http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17 SAF PRODUCTS 27 February 2013 18:55 - 19:45 UTC orbit 33004 Metop-A - GOME2 operations (see above), O3M SAF Near Real Time Total Column products (Total Column Ozone, the Total Column NO2, and the Tropospheric NO2) will be unavailable. FUTURE EVENTS METEOSAT RSS 5 March 2013 Start of RSS parallel dissemination on EUMETCast of SEVIRI image data from Meteosat-9. Details to follow. METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 7 March 2013 - 13 March 2013 Metop-A - GOME-2 reduced swath mode configuration (960km) This will not affect level 1 product quality but will reduce the spatial coverage for Metop-A GOME-2 data during this period. THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS 7 March 2013 Southern Hemisphere Low Resolution Sea Ice Drift product from OSI-SAF available on EUMETCast. For full details, please seehttp://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/829215?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 *Web Site(s) for applicable information:*N/A 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. ** ** --------------010802050509060704070608 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 
Weekly Operations Schedule

Issued on 21/02/13 at 15:10:18

Seq Nr: 1

Planned activities for week 09/2013:
GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION
25 February 2013 - 06 March 2013
Sun interference may affect the EUMETCast broadcast satellites.
Users might experience lower signal margin or outages on EUMETCast.
The exact times and durations of the signal degradation or outages
depend on the reception location.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

Meteosat Straylight Predictions for Winter/Spring 2013 available on
EUMETSAT Website:
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/ServiceStatus/index.htm?l=en
(See Section "Operational Schedules")

METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE
28 February 2013 - 09 March 2013
Sun Co-linearity
Repeat cycles 12:00 and 12:15 UTC may be interrupted or not available.

METEOSAT RSS
31 January 2013  07:30 UTC - 5 March 2013  09:00 UTC
Meteosat-8 RSS yearly 1-month interruption.

METEOSAT IODC
01 February 2013 - 27 March 2013
Meteosat-7 Spring 2013 eclipse season
Slots 38 to 43 may not be available.

26 February 2013 - 16:28 UTC
Meteosat-7 East West Station Keeping Manoeuvre
Users may observe degraded image quality for up to 6 hours following
the manoeuvre.

28 February 2013
Meteorological products from Meteosat First Generation available
on EUMETCast.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
New ASCAT Level 1 products currently available on EUMETCast, in
parallel to the operational ASCAT Level 1 products.
Users wishing to receive the parallel data stream should register
with the User Service Helpdesk (ops@eumetsat.int).
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

15 February 2013 - 4 March 2013
Metop-B - GRAS Parameters Optimisation
Outage of GRAS GDS Level 1 products during this period.

25 February 2013    02:59 - 03:06 UTC orbit 32980
Metop-A - ASCAT Gain Compression
A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected.

27 February 2013 18:55 - 19:45 orbit 33004
Metop-A - GOME2 monthly measurements of GOME-2 polarisation (PMD)
data in raw readout mode (PMDRAW).
Near real-time products from O3M SAF (L2 NTO) will be affected (see
SAF PRODUCTS below).

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

SAF PRODUCTS
27 February 2013 18:55 - 19:45 UTC orbit 33004
Metop-A - GOME2 operations (see above),
O3M SAF Near Real Time Total Column products (Total Column Ozone,
the Total Column NO2, and the Tropospheric NO2) will be unavailable.


FUTURE EVENTS
METEOSAT RSS
5 March 2013
Start of RSS parallel dissemination on EUMETCast of SEVIRI image data
from Meteosat-9.
Details to follow.

METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
7 March 2013 - 13 March 2013
Metop-A - GOME-2 reduced swath mode configuration (960km)
This will not affect level 1 product quality but will reduce the
spatial coverage for Metop-A GOME-2 data during this period.

THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS
7 March 2013
Southern Hemisphere Low Resolution Sea Ice Drift product from OSI-SAF
available on EUMETCast.
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 Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A

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