Subject: Administrative: Weekly_Operations_Schedule, Issued: May 17, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090201060408040806020007 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Weekly_Operations_Schedule *Date/Time**Issued:* May 17, 2013 1350 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*METOP** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*May 17, 2013 12:19:23 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 17/05/13 at 12:19:23 Seq Nr: 2 Planned activities for week 21/2013: 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") The EUMETCast Europe service will be upgraded from DVB-S to the DVB-S2 standard in August 2014. For detailed information, please seehttp://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/EUMETCast/SP_2013041693924407?l=en METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE 22 May 2012 02:13 UTC Meteosat-10 East West Station Keeping Manoeuvre Users may experience degraded image quality for up to 3 hours following the manoeuvre. Users may experience degraded meteorological product quality for up to 3 hours following the manoeuvre. 23 May 2013 08:00 - 15:00 UTC Essential ground segment maintenance. During this maintenance period there is a risk of a short interruption to the mission data. METEOSAT RSS 22 May 2013 Rapid Scan Active Fire Monitoring Product available on EUMETCast For more details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/833150?l=en 22 May 2013 09:00 - 13:00 UTC Essential ground segment maintenance. During this maintenance period there is a risk of interruption to the Rapid Scan Service. METEOSAT IODC (***** UPDATE ****) 21 May 2013 09:28 UTC Infrared Channel gain change from 12 to 11. METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 11 May 2013 -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. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/832852?l=en 15 May 2013 - 30 May 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 20 May 2013 - 07:40 UTC orbit 34162 Metop-A - ASCAT Gain Compression A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected. 23 May 2013 07:00 - 15:00 UTC 24 May 2013 07:00 - 15:00 UTC Essential ground segment maintenance During this maintenance period there is a risk of short interruption or delay of all METOP and NOAA products. 25 May 2013 19:14 UTC orbit 34240 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). 28 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 AHRPT DIRECT READOUT For current information please see:http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17 SAF PRODUCTS 25 May 2013 19:14 UTC orbit 34240 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 0 DEG SERVICE 4 June 2013 Change in dissemination time of the Divergence Product (DIV) The product will be disseminated five minutes earlier. METEOSAT RSS 27 May 2013 09:00 UTC - 29 May 2013 09:00 UTC Monthly RSS interruption Meteosat-9 Rapid Scanning Service will be suspended for scheduled Full Earth Scanning. As a test in view of future operational implementation, Meteosat-8 RSS SEVIRI image data will be provided in place of the Meteosat-9 RSS image data during this timeframe (no meteorological products from Meteosat-8 will be disseminated). An outage of 15 minutes (or slightly more) can be expected when switching to and from Meteosat-8. METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 13 June 2013 The update of Metop-A GOME-2 level-1 data with new instrument calibration key-data has been shifted from the originally planned 7 May 2013 to 13 June 2013. The update is in preparation for the forthcoming tandem operation phase of both instruments on Metop-A and Metop-B. THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS 28 May 2013 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/ INFORMATION: * * *Contact Information for Further Information**:*ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 or EUMETSAT User Services Helpdesk Tel: +49 6151 807 366 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. 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Date/Time Issued:  May 17, 2013  1350  UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  METOP

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   May 17, 2013  12:19:23  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 17/05/13 at 12:19:23

Seq Nr: 2

Planned activities for week 21/2013:

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")

The EUMETCast Europe service will be upgraded from DVB-S to the DVB-S2
standard in August 2014.
For detailed information, please see http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/


METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE
22 May 2012  02:13 UTC
Meteosat-10 East West Station Keeping Manoeuvre
Users may experience degraded image quality  for up to 3 hours
following the manoeuvre.
Users may experience degraded meteorological product quality  for up
to 3 hours following the manoeuvre.

23 May 2013  08:00 - 15:00 UTC
Essential ground segment maintenance.
During this maintenance period there is a risk of a short interruption
to the mission data.


METEOSAT RSS
22 May 2013
Rapid Scan Active Fire Monitoring Product available on EUMETCast
For more details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

22 May 2013  09:00 - 13:00 UTC
Essential ground segment maintenance.
During this maintenance period there is a risk of interruption to
the Rapid Scan Service.


METEOSAT IODC  (***** UPDATE ****)
21 May 2013   09:28 UTC
Infrared Channel gain change from 12 to 11.


METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
11 May 2013 -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.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

15 May 2013 - 30 May 2013
Improvement of the timeliness of EPS operational services.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe
20 May 2013 - 07:40 UTC orbit 34162
Metop-A - ASCAT Gain Compression
A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected.

23 May 2013 07:00 - 15:00 UTC
24 May 2013 07:00 - 15:00 UTC
Essential ground segment maintenance
During this maintenance period there is a risk of short interruption
or delay of all METOP and NOAA products.

25 May 2013  19:14 UTC orbit 34240
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).

28 May 2013
New ASCAT Level 1 products become operational For full
details, 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
25 May 2013  19:14 UTC orbit 34240
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 0 DEG SERVICE
4 June 2013
Change in dissemination time of the Divergence Product (DIV)
The product will be disseminated five minutes earlier.


METEOSAT RSS
27 May 2013  09:00 UTC - 29 May 2013  09:00 UTC
Monthly RSS interruption
Meteosat-9 Rapid Scanning Service will be suspended for scheduled
Full Earth Scanning.
As a test in view of future operational implementation, Meteosat-8
RSS SEVIRI image data will be provided in place of the Meteosat-9
RSS image data during this timeframe (no meteorological products from
Meteosat-8 will be disseminated).
An outage of 15 minutes (or slightly more) can be expected when
switching to and from Meteosat-8.


METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
13 June 2013
The update of Metop-A GOME-2 level-1 data with new instrument
calibration key-data has been shifted from the originally planned 7 May
2013 to 13 June 2013. The update is in preparation for the forthcoming
tandem operation phase of both instruments on Metop-A and Metop-B.


THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS
28 May 2013
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
INFORMATION:

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

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

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