Subject: Administrative: METOP_M02_ADMIN, Issued: July 13, 2013 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------040704040509060306090601 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *METOP M02 ADMIN *Date/Time**Issued:*: July 13, 2013 0802 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*METOP *Date/Time of Initial Impact::*July 13, 2013 **07:49:31 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:* METOP M02 ADMIN 2013/07/13 07:49:31 Seq Nr: 1 Message Nr: 170 ** Metop-A status: A-DCS/2: Nominal AMSUA: Channel 7 noise exceeds specifications ASCAT: Nominal AVHRR: Nominal GRAS: Nominal GOME: Nominal HIRS: Nominal IASI: Nominal MHS: Nominal S&R: Nominal SEM: Nominal ** Direct readout status: LRPT: Off A-HRPT: Regional service transmission schedule for each orbit. ** A-HRPT scheduled activities: Satellite,Orbit,Switch ON,Switch OFF Metop-A,34932,2013-07-13 13:13:03,2013-07-13 13:31:30,A Metop-A,34933,2013-07-13 13:55:28,2013-07-13 14:09:10,D Metop-A,34933,2013-07-13 14:54:24,2013-07-13 15:12:52,A Metop-A,34934,2013-07-13 15:40:45,2013-07-13 15:52:56,D Metop-A,34934,2013-07-13 16:35:46,2013-07-13 16:54:14,A Metop-A,34935,2013-07-13 17:22:06,2013-07-13 17:44:32,D Metop-A,34935,2013-07-13 18:12:51,2013-07-13 18:35:35,A Metop-A,34936,2013-07-13 19:03:28,2013-07-13 19:24:39,D Metop-A,34936,2013-07-13 20:01:02,2013-07-13 20:16:57,A Metop-A,34937,2013-07-13 20:44:50,2013-07-13 21:04:45,D Metop-A,34938,2013-07-13 21:48:22,2013-07-13 21:58:18,A Metop-A,34938,2013-07-13 22:26:11,2013-07-13 22:44:57,D Metop-A,34939,2013-07-13 23:31:49,2013-07-13 23:37:11,A Metop-A,34939,2013-07-14 00:05:15,2013-07-14 00:26:00,D Metop-A,34940,2013-07-14 01:12:18,2013-07-14 01:18:10,A Metop-A,34940,2013-07-14 01:46:36,2013-07-14 02:07:21,D Metop-A,34941,2013-07-14 02:51:34,2013-07-14 02:59:32,A Metop-A,34941,2013-07-14 03:30:16,2013-07-14 03:48:43,D Metop-A,34941,2013-07-14 04:30:50,2013-07-14 04:40:53,A Metop-A,34942,2013-07-14 05:10:34,2013-07-14 05:34:22,D Metop-A,34942,2013-07-14 06:04:48,2013-07-14 06:22:45,A Metop-A,34943,2013-07-14 06:50:12,2013-07-14 07:10:16,D ** ASCAT Gain compression ** 2013-07-15 04:44:51 orbit 34956 ** IASI external calibration ** 2013-07-15 05:12:35 - 2013-07-15 09:12:35. Earthviews will not be available during this period. ** Start of GOME-2 tandem operations phase ** Switch of nominal swath width to 960km. This will reduce the ground pixel sizes for measurements at nominal integration times of 0.1875 to 40 by 40km. Polarisation device measurements (PMD) ground pixel sizes will be reduced to 40 by 5km. The monthly narrow swath scanning period will be replaced with one day of scanning using a 320 km swath. *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations atESPCOperations@noaa.gov and301-817-3880 . *Web Site(s) for applicable information:*N/A 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. ** ** --------------040704040509060306090601 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: METOP M02 ADMIN

Date/Time Issued: : July 13, 2013 0802 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: METOP

Date/Time of Initial Impact: : July 13, 2013 07:49:31 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:

METOP M02 ADMIN

2013/07/13 07:49:31

Seq Nr: 1
Message Nr: 170

** Metop-A status:
A-DCS/2: Nominal
AMSUA: Channel 7 noise exceeds specifications
ASCAT: Nominal
AVHRR: Nominal
GRAS: Nominal
GOME: Nominal
HIRS: Nominal
IASI: Nominal
MHS: Nominal
S&R: Nominal
SEM: Nominal
** Direct readout status:
LRPT: Off
A-HRPT: Regional service transmission schedule for each orbit.
** A-HRPT scheduled activities:
Satellite,Orbit,Switch ON,Switch OFF
Metop-A,34932,2013-07-13 13:13:03,2013-07-13 13:31:30,A
Metop-A,34933,2013-07-13 13:55:28,2013-07-13 14:09:10,D
Metop-A,34933,2013-07-13 14:54:24,2013-07-13 15:12:52,A
Metop-A,34934,2013-07-13 15:40:45,2013-07-13 15:52:56,D
Metop-A,34934,2013-07-13 16:35:46,2013-07-13 16:54:14,A
Metop-A,34935,2013-07-13 17:22:06,2013-07-13 17:44:32,D
Metop-A,34935,2013-07-13 18:12:51,2013-07-13 18:35:35,A
Metop-A,34936,2013-07-13 19:03:28,2013-07-13 19:24:39,D
Metop-A,34936,2013-07-13 20:01:02,2013-07-13 20:16:57,A
Metop-A,34937,2013-07-13 20:44:50,2013-07-13 21:04:45,D
Metop-A,34938,2013-07-13 21:48:22,2013-07-13 21:58:18,A
Metop-A,34938,2013-07-13 22:26:11,2013-07-13 22:44:57,D
Metop-A,34939,2013-07-13 23:31:49,2013-07-13 23:37:11,A
Metop-A,34939,2013-07-14 00:05:15,2013-07-14 00:26:00,D
Metop-A,34940,2013-07-14 01:12:18,2013-07-14 01:18:10,A
Metop-A,34940,2013-07-14 01:46:36,2013-07-14 02:07:21,D
Metop-A,34941,2013-07-14 02:51:34,2013-07-14 02:59:32,A
Metop-A,34941,2013-07-14 03:30:16,2013-07-14 03:48:43,D
Metop-A,34941,2013-07-14 04:30:50,2013-07-14 04:40:53,A
Metop-A,34942,2013-07-14 05:10:34,2013-07-14 05:34:22,D
Metop-A,34942,2013-07-14 06:04:48,2013-07-14 06:22:45,A
Metop-A,34943,2013-07-14 06:50:12,2013-07-14 07:10:16,D
** ASCAT Gain compression **
2013-07-15 04:44:51 orbit 34956
** IASI external calibration **
2013-07-15 05:12:35 - 2013-07-15 09:12:35. Earthviews will not be
available during this period.
** Start of GOME-2 tandem operations phase **
Switch of nominal swath width to 960km. This will reduce the ground
pixel sizes for measurements at nominal integration times of 0.1875
to 40 by 40km.
Polarisation device measurements (PMD) ground pixel sizes will be
reduced to 40 by 5km.
The monthly narrow swath scanning period will be replaced with one
day of scanning using a 320 km swath.


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

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A

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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