Subject: Administrative: Weekly_Operations_Schedule, Issued: March 07, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070203010309050103010101 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Weekly_Operations_Schedule *Date/Time**Issued:*March 07, 2013 1450 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*METOP** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*March 07, 2013 13:26:02 UTC ** *Date/Time of Expected End:*See table in detail for on and off switch times ** *Length of Outage:*N/A *Details/Specifics of Change:* Weekly Operations Schedule Issued on 07/03/13 at 13:26:02 Seq Nr: 1 Planned activities for week 11/2013: GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION 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 RSS 5 March 2013 Start of RSS parallel dissemination on EUMETCast of SEVIRI image data and meteorological products from Meteosat-9. For full details please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/SP_2012113011418367?l=en Users wishing to receive the parallel data stream should register with the User Service Helpdesk (ops@eumetsat.int). METEOSAT IODC 01 February 2013 - 27 March 2013 Meteosat-7 Spring 2013 eclipse season Slots 38 to 43 may not be available. 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 - 19 March 2013 Metop-B - GRAS Parameters Optimisation Outage of GRAS GDS Level 1 products during this period. 4 March 2013 - 14 March 2013 GOME-2 Metop-A/B tandem operation test: 4 March 2013 - 11 March 2013 Metop-B - GOME-2 reduced swath mode configuration (960km). 7 March 2013 - 14 March 2013 Metop-A - GOME-2 reduced swath mode configuration (960km). 11 March 2013 Metop-B - GOME-2 back to nominal configuration (1920km). 14 March 2013 Metop-A - GOME-2 back to nominal configuration (1920km). This will not affect level 1 product quality but will reduce the daily spatial coverage for Metop-A and B GOME-2 data during the indicated reduced swath configuration periods. 11 March 2013 - 15 March 2013 Communication lines tests Risk of Metop-B data outage during this period. 11 March 2013 02:24 UTC orbit 2478 Metop-B - ASCAT Gain Compression A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected. 12 March 2013 NPP CrIS Sensor Data Records with collocated VIIRS Cloud Data available on EUMETCast and GTS. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/829393?l=en 14 March 2013 - 27 March 2013 Metop-B - GOME-2 signal level test period. Level 1 data will be unavailable. METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT For current information please see:http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17 FUTURE EVENTS METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL AND REGIONAL DATA SERVICE 20 March 2013 07:00 UTC - 21 March 2013 12:00 UTC METOP-A - An out-of-plane manoeuvre is scheduled between the above times. All products from AMSU-A, ASCAT, ATOVS, GOME-2, GRAS, IASI, MHS, SEM, in the Metop Global Data Service and Regional Data Service, will not be available. The AVHRR GDS Level 1 products and AVHRR regional data from Metop-A will be temporarily degraded. * * *Contact Information for Further Information**:*ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 *Web Site(s) for applicable information:*Email: ops@eumetsat.int www.eumetsat.int 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. ** ** --------------070203010309050103010101 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Weekly_Operations_Schedule

Date/Time Issued: March 07,  2013   1450 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  METOP

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  March 07,  2013  13:26:02  UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:  See table in detail for on and off switch times

Length of Outage:  N/A

Details/Specifics of Change: 

Weekly Operations Schedule

Issued on 07/03/13 at 13:26:02

Seq Nr: 1

Planned activities for week 11/2013:

GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION
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 RSS
5 March 2013
Start of RSS parallel dissemination on EUMETCast of SEVIRI image data
and meteorological products from Meteosat-9.
For full details please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/SP_2012113
Users wishing to receive the parallel data stream should register
with the User Service Helpdesk (ops@eumetsat.int).


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


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

4 March 2013 - 14 March 2013
GOME-2 Metop-A/B tandem operation test:

4 March 2013 - 11 March 2013
Metop-B - GOME-2 reduced swath mode configuration (960km).
7 March 2013 - 14 March 2013
Metop-A - GOME-2 reduced swath mode configuration (960km).
11 March 2013
Metop-B - GOME-2 back to nominal configuration (1920km).
14 March 2013
Metop-A - GOME-2 back to nominal configuration (1920km).

This will not affect level 1 product quality but will reduce the
daily spatial coverage for Metop-A and B GOME-2
data during the indicated reduced swath configuration periods.


11 March 2013 - 15 March 2013
Communication lines tests
Risk of Metop-B data outage during this period.

11 March 2013	02:24 UTC orbit 2478
Metop-B - ASCAT Gain Compression
A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected.

12 March 2013
NPP CrIS Sensor Data Records with collocated VIIRS Cloud Data available
on EUMETCast and GTS.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

14 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
Metop-B - GOME-2 signal level test period. Level 1 data will be
unavailable.


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


FUTURE EVENTS
METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL AND REGIONAL DATA SERVICE
20 March 2013  07:00 UTC - 21 March 2013  12:00 UTC
METOP-A - An out-of-plane manoeuvre is scheduled between the above
times.
All products from AMSU-A, ASCAT, ATOVS, GOME-2, GRAS, IASI, MHS,
SEM, in the Metop Global Data Service and Regional Data Service,
will not be available.
The AVHRR GDS Level 1 products and AVHRR regional data from Metop-A
will be temporarily degraded.

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

Web Site(s) for applicable information: Email: ops@eumetsat.int   www.eumetsat.int

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.



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