Subject: Administrative: Weekly_Operations_Schedule, Issued: August 06, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------020007060104060405060101 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Weekly_Operations_Schedule *Date/Time**Issued:* August 06, 2013 1415 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*METOP** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*August 06, 2013 14:02:36 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 06/08/13 at 14:02:36 Seq Nr: 2 Planned activities for week 32/2013: 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/website/home/DataNewsletter/EUMETCast/DAT_2043191.html 06 August 2013 07:10 UTC - 07:30 UTC EUMETCast Americas Satellite replacement: Service will be moved from NSS806 to SES6 at the same location. All downlink parameters are unchanged. During this period a service outage of 2 minutes is expected. Users are recommended to restart their reception stations after this period in case of problems. For more information please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/DataNewsletter/EUMETCast/DAT_2056128.html METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE 08 August 2013 Optimal Cloud Analysis (OCA) product available on EUMETCast For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2056269.html METEOSAT IODC 03 August 2013 - 29 September 2013 Meteosat-7 Autumn 2013 eclipse season Slots 37 to 43 may not be available. METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 07 August 2013 13:11:57 UTC orbit 4601 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. METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT For current information please see:http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17 JASON-2 11 August 2013 23:04 UTC Jason-2 Manoeuvre. OGDR, OGDR-SSHA and OGDR- BUFR products may be degraded for 2 hours after the manoeuvre. This will affect the sea surface height, but not the wind and wave content in the products. FUTURE EVENTS METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 20 August 2013 Change in AMSU-A and MHS BUFR products: The antenna correction version number will be set to 2 for Metop-A, 1 for Metop-B and 1 for NOAA-19 (it was previously set to 2 for all satellites). Test data are available on our FTP server:ftp://ftp.eumetsat.int/pub/EUM/out/OPS/User/Test_Files_AMSU-A_and_MHS/ SAF PRODUCTS ***** UPDATE ***** 05 September 2013 New products from the Hydrology SAF available via EUMETCast-Europe: SN-OBS-3 - Effective snow cover by VIS/IR radiometry SN-OBS-4 - Snow water equivalent by MW radiometry For details see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2056498.html 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. ** ** --------------020007060104060405060101 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Weekly_Operations_Schedule

Date/Time Issued:  August 06, 2013    1415  UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  METOP

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  August 06, 2013    14:02:36  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 06/08/13 at 14:02:36

Seq Nr: 2

Planned activities for week 32/2013:

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/website/home/DataNewsl

06 August 2013	07:10 UTC - 07:30 UTC
EUMETCast Americas Satellite replacement: Service will be moved from
NSS806 to SES6 at the same location.
All downlink parameters are unchanged.
During this period a service outage of 2 minutes is expected.
Users are recommended to restart their reception stations after this
period in case of problems.
For more information please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/DataNewsl


METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE
08 August 2013
Optimal Cloud Analysis (OCA) product available on EUMETCast
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2056269.html

METEOSAT IODC
03 August 2013 - 29 September 2013
Meteosat-7 Autumn 2013 eclipse season
Slots 37 to 43 may not be available.

METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
07 August 2013	13:11:57 UTC orbit 4601
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.


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


JASON-2
11 August 2013 23:04 UTC
Jason-2 Manoeuvre.
OGDR, OGDR-SSHA and OGDR- BUFR products may be degraded for 2 hours
after the manoeuvre. This will affect the sea surface height, but
not the wind and wave content in the products.


FUTURE EVENTS
METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
20 August 2013
Change in AMSU-A and MHS BUFR products:
The antenna correction version number will be set to 2 for Metop-A,
1 for Metop-B and 1 for NOAA-19 (it was previously set to 2 for
all satellites).
Test data are available on our FTP
server: ftp://ftp.eumetsat.int/pub/EUM/out/OPS/User/Test_Files

SAF PRODUCTS  ***** UPDATE *****
05 September 2013
New products from the Hydrology SAF available via EUMETCast-Europe:
SN-OBS-3 - Effective snow cover by VIS/IR radiometry
SN-OBS-4 - Snow water equivalent by MW radiometry
For details see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2056498.html


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.


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