Subject: Administrative: Weekly_Operations_Schedule, Issued: April 18, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090102050600030600020309 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Weekly_Operations_Schedule *Date/Time**Issued:*April 18, 2013 1418 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*METOP** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*April 18, 2013 13:43:28 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 18/04/13 at 13:43:28 Seq Nr: 1 Planned activities for week 17/2013: 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") 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 22 April 2013 08:53 UTC orbit 33765 ASCAT Gain Compression A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected. 23 April 2013 ? 12:51:41 Orbit 3095 Metop-B In-plane manoeuvre SEM and GOME data will be unavailable. A temporary degradation of the quality of GRAS Level 1 products is to be expected starting at the time of the manoeuvre. All AMSU-A, ASCAT, ATOVS, AVHRR, HIRS, IASI and MHS products may have temporarily degraded quality geo-location data after the time of the manoeuvre. 26 April 2013 19:14 ? 19:57 UTC Orbit 33828 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 AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE 24 April 2013 Start of new EARS-NWC service on EUMETCast For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/831587?l=en METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL AND REGIONAL DATA SERVICE 24 April 2013 12:00 UTC Metop-B becomes operational. The enhanced data timeliness currently available for Metop-A, through the Antarctic Data Acquisition (ADA), will stop for Metop-A and will be transferred to Metop-B. All product filenames will change on this date. For further details on filenames, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/831919?l=en METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT For current information please see:http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17 SAF PRODUCTS 26 April 2013 19:14 ? 19:57 UTC Orbit 33828 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 30 April 2013 09:00 UTC - 1 May 2013 09:00 UTC Monthly RSS interruption Rapid Scanning Service will be suspended for scheduled Full Earth Scanning and Ground Segment Maintenance. Parallel Rapid Scanning Service from Meteosat-8 will still continue during that timeframe. METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 29 April 2013 - 2 June 2013 Improvement of the timeliness of EPS operational services. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/831836?l=en 10-27 May 2013 Metop-B IASI External Calibration, in support to an airborne campaign. Risk of outage to IASI GDS Level 1C of 30 minutes every day during this period. More details to follow. THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS May 2013 (exact date to be confirmed in due course) Oceansat-2 - Update of processing software to version 1.4: - Change in the correction factor for brightness temperature - Change in rain water flagging algorithm based on noise Test files are available at:ftp://ftp.eumetsat.int/pub/EUM/out/OPS/User/Oceansat-2_Test_Data_April_2013/ 01 May 2013 Stop of McArthur Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI) from CSIR. For full details, please seehttp://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/830206?l=en 06 May 2013 Stop of the PHENOLOGY products from VITO. For full details, please seehttp://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/830204?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:*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. ** ** --------------090102050600030600020309 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Weekly_Operations_Schedule

Date/Time Issued: April  18, 2013  1418  UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  METOP

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  April  18, 2013  13:43:28  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 18/04/13 at 13:43:28

Seq Nr: 1

Planned activities for week 17/2013:

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")


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

22 April 2013  08:53 UTC orbit 33765
ASCAT Gain Compression
A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected.

23 April 2013 ? 12:51:41 Orbit 3095
Metop-B In-plane manoeuvre
SEM and GOME data will be unavailable.
A temporary degradation of the quality of GRAS Level 1 products is
to be expected starting at the time of the manoeuvre.
All AMSU-A, ASCAT, ATOVS, AVHRR, HIRS, IASI and MHS products may
have temporarily degraded quality geo-location data after the time
of the manoeuvre.

26 April 2013  19:14 ? 19:57 UTC Orbit 33828
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 AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE
24 April 2013
Start of new EARS-NWC service on EUMETCast
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe


METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL AND REGIONAL DATA SERVICE
24 April 2013 12:00 UTC
Metop-B becomes operational.
The enhanced data timeliness currently available for Metop-A, through
the Antarctic Data Acquisition (ADA), will stop for Metop-A and will
be transferred to Metop-B.
All product filenames will change on this date. For further
details on filenames, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe


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

SAF PRODUCTS
26 April 2013  19:14 ? 19:57 UTC Orbit 33828
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
30 April 2013  09:00 UTC - 1 May 2013  09:00 UTC
Monthly RSS interruption
Rapid Scanning Service will be suspended for scheduled Full Earth
Scanning and Ground Segment Maintenance.
Parallel Rapid Scanning Service from Meteosat-8 will still continue
during that timeframe.


METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
29 April 2013 - 2 June 2013
Improvement of the timeliness of EPS operational services.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

10-27 May 2013
Metop-B IASI External Calibration, in support to an airborne campaign.
Risk of outage to IASI GDS Level 1C of 30 minutes every day during
this period.
More details to follow.


THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS
May 2013 (exact date to be confirmed in due course)
Oceansat-2 - Update of processing software to version 1.4:
- Change in the correction factor for brightness temperature
- Change in rain water flagging algorithm based on noise

Test files are available at: ftp://ftp.eumetsat.int/pub/EUM/out/OPS/User/Ocea

01 May 2013
Stop of McArthur Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI) from CSIR.
For full details, please see http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

06 May 2013
Stop of the PHENOLOGY products from VITO.
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: Email: ops@eumetsat.int   www.eumetsat.int

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