Subject: Administrative: Retirement (Termination) of the 4km Southern This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090108070102070300080500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit * Topic: *Retirement (Termination) of the 4km Southern Hemisphere Automated Snow and Ice Cover Product* Date/Time Issued:* August 6, 2013 1905 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*4km Southern Hemisphere Automated Snow and Ice Cover Product *Satellite (s) Involved:* Metop-1/A, MeteoSat, DMSP *Instrument(s) Involved:* AVHRR, SEVIRI, SSMI/S *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*November 15, 2013 0000 UTC * Date/Time of Expected End:*TBD * Length of Event:* N/A ** *Details/Specifics of Change: * The current production of the 4km Hemisphere Automated Snow and Ice (SH ASI) is being replaced by a higher resolution 2km Hemisphere SH ASI. Multisensor data products from 2km will be operationally available to its users from the Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) on August 7th. In order to optimize resources a decision is being announced by NESDIS to terminate the 4km SH ASI products generation and dissemination on Nov 15, 2013. The 4km SH ASI will continue to be generating and distributed in its current formats until the termination data, unless user requirements for preserving the lower resolution are submitted and vetted in the next 90 days. This period will also allow users to prepare for the 4km SH ASI retirement retirement. The 4 km products currently are currently provided from its website(http://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/southern_hemisphere_multisensor.html), the Satepsdistribution servers and Data Distribution System (DDS). *Contact Information for Further Information:***ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 *Web Site(s) for applicable information:* N/A This message was sent from 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. --------------090108070102070300080500 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Topic: Retirement (Termination) of the 4km Southern Hemisphere
Automated Snow and Ice Cover Product

Date/Time Issued: August 6, 2013 1905 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: 4km Southern Hemisphere Automated Snow and Ice Cover Product

Satellite (s) Involved: Metop-1/A, MeteoSat, DMSP

Instrument(s) Involved: AVHRR, SEVIRI, SSMI/S

Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 15, 2013 0000 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Event: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

The current production of
    the 4km Hemisphere Automated Snow and Ice
(SH ASI) is being replaced by a higher resolution 2km Hemisphere SH
ASI.   Multisensor data products from 2km will be operationally
available to its users from the Environmental Satellite Processing
Center (ESPC) on August 7th.  In order to optimize resources a
decision is being announced by NESDIS to terminate the 4km SH ASI
products generation and dissemination on Nov 15, 2013.	The 4km SH ASI
will continue to be generating and distributed in its current formats
until the termination data, unless user requirements for preserving
the lower resolution are submitted and vetted in the next 90 days.
This period will also allow users to prepare for the 4km SH ASI
retirement retirement.	The 4 km products currently are currently
provided from its
website(http://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/southern_hemispher
the Satepsdistribution servers and Data Distribution System (DDS).

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

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

This message was sent from 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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