Subject: Administrative: Weekly_Operations_Schedule, Issued: May 23, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070502090306030700080900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Weekly_Operations_Schedule *Date/Time**Issued:* May 23, 2013 1435 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*METOP** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*May 23, 2013 13:55:29 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 23/05/13 at 13:55:29 Seq Nr: 1 Planned activities for week 22/2013: GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION 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 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 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 27 May 2013 to 13 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 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 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/ 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. 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. 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 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. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. ** ** --------------070502090306030700080900 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Weekly_Operations_Schedule

Date/Time Issued:  May 23, 2013  1435  UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  METOP

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   May 23, 2013  13:55:29  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 23/05/13 at 13:55:29

Seq Nr: 1

Planned activities for week 22/2013:

GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION
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 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
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

27 May 2013 to 13 June 2013
Improvement of the timeliness of EPS operational services.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

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


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


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.


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.



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 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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