Subject: Administrative: Weekly_Operations_Schedule, Issued: May 2, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------010809090303030504080306 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Weekly_Operations_Schedule *Date/Time**Issued:*May 2, 2013 1810 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*METOP** *Date/Time of Initial Impact: *May 2,** 2013 13:51:45 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 02/05/13 at 13:51:45 Seq Nr: 1 Planned activities for week 19/2013: 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 07 May 2013 09:00 UTC Meteosat-8 RSS parallel dissemination will be stopped. METEOSAT IODC 10 May 2013 13:00 - 14:23 UTC Meteosat-7 moon eclipse Slots 25 to 30 may not be available. 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 04 May 2013 22:30 UTC - 05 May 03:30 UTC 06 May 2013 01:00 UTC - 03:30 UTC Essential ground segment maintenance. During this maintenance period there is possibility of a GRAS POD reset, for Metop-A and Metop-B. This would cause GRAS data to be degraded for approximately 4 hours. 06 May 2013 09:58 UTC orbit 3278 Metop-B - ASCAT Gain Compression A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected. 07 May 2013 05:13 - 09:12 UTC Metop-B - IASI External Calibration IASI GDS Level 1C products will not be available. 7 May 2013 GOME-2 level-1 data for Metop-A and B will be updated with new instrument calibration key-data to prepare for the forthcoming tandem operation phase of both instruments. Test data is available at:ftp://ftp.eumetsat.int/pub/EUM/out/OPS/User/GOME-2_Test_Data_April_2013/ For more information, please refer to the latest GOME-2 Newsletter:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/Metop/Instruments/sp_2011011017745548 7 May 2013 Upgrade of GOME-2 Metop-B level-1 data to operational status. METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT For current information please see:http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17 THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS 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 FUTURE EVENTS METEOSAT IODC 14 May 2013 Cloud Mask and Cloud Analysis products available on EUMETCast For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/832345?l=en METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 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. 16 May 2013 New ASCAT Level 1 products become operational For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/832545?l=en METOP AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE 15 May 2013 Start of new EARS-ATMS and EARS-CrIS services on EUMETCast For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/832338?l=en 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/ * * *Contact Information for Further Information**:*ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 or please contact the EUMETSAT User Service Helpdesk at Tel: +49 6151 807 366 or Fax: +49 6151 807 379 *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. ** ** --------------010809090303030504080306 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Weekly_Operations_Schedule

Date/Time Issued: May  2, 2013  1810  UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  METOP

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  May 2,  2013  13:51:45  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 02/05/13 at 13:51:45

Seq Nr: 1

Planned activities for week 19/2013:

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
07 May 2013 09:00 UTC
Meteosat-8 RSS parallel dissemination will be stopped.

METEOSAT IODC
10 May 2013 13:00 - 14:23 UTC
Meteosat-7 moon eclipse
Slots 25 to 30 may not be available.

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

04 May 2013  22:30 UTC - 05 May 03:30 UTC
06 May 2013  01:00 UTC - 03:30 UTC
Essential ground segment maintenance.
During this maintenance period there is possibility of a GRAS POD
reset, for Metop-A and Metop-B. This would cause GRAS data to be
degraded for approximately 4 hours.

06 May 2013  09:58 UTC orbit 3278
Metop-B - ASCAT Gain Compression
A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected.

07 May 2013 05:13 - 09:12 UTC
Metop-B - IASI External Calibration
IASI GDS Level 1C products will not be available.

7 May 2013
GOME-2 level-1 data for Metop-A and B will be updated with
new instrument calibration key-data to prepare for the
forthcoming tandem operation phase of both instruments. Test
data is available at: ftp://ftp.eumetsat.int/pub/EUM/out/OPS/User/GOME-2_T
For more information, please refer to the latest
GOME-2 Newsletter: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellit

7 May 2013
Upgrade of GOME-2 Metop-B level-1 data to operational status.

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


THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS
06 May 2013
Stop of the PHENOLOGY products from VITO.
For full details, please see http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe


FUTURE EVENTS
METEOSAT IODC
14 May 2013
Cloud Mask and Cloud Analysis products available on EUMETCast
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
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.

16 May 2013
New ASCAT Level 1 products become operational For full
details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

METOP AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE
15 May 2013
Start of new EARS-ATMS and EARS-CrIS services on EUMETCast
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe


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

Contact Information for Further Information:ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 or
please contact the EUMETSAT User Service Helpdesk at Tel: +49 6151 807 366 or Fax: +49 6151 807 379


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

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