Subject: Administrative: Weekly_Operations_Schedule, Issued: August 22, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------000005050501070106010102 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Weekly_Operations_Schedule *Date/Time**Issued:* August 22, 2013 1340 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*METOP** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*August 22, 2013 13:26:39 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 22/08/13 at 13:26:39 Seq Nr: 1 Planned activities for week 35/2013: 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 Meteosat Straylight. During eclipse seasons, stray light affects the way the spacecraft instrument is commanded. There are periods where the black body calibration is performed after the instrument retrace instead of prior to it. This delays files for the time of the calibration (approximately three minutes) which then affects the data timeliness in the same way. This nominal calibration activity during eclipse seasons will therefore cause periods of noticeable delays to reception of data by Users. Meteosat Straylight Predictions for Autumn/Winter 2013 are available on EUMETSAT Website: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/ServiceStatus/index.htm?l=en (See Section "Straylight Predictions (XML)") 28 August, 2013 15:00 UTC EUMETCast Americas Satellite configuration change. The modulation FEC parameter (Forward Error Corrector) will be changed from FEC 3/4 to FEC 7/8. The quality of service will be maintained. Depending on the initial configuration of the receiving equipment the new FEC will be automatically taken into account, or it will need to be updated manually. 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 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 24 August 2013 19:12 UTC - 26 August 2013 00:06 UTC (Metop-A) 24 August 2013 20:06 UTC - 26 August 2013 01:01 UTC (Metop-B) IASI External Calibration (Moon Intrusion) Short interruptions can be expected to IASI GDS Level 1C, atmospheric temperature and water vapour, cloud parameters, ozone and trace gases and emissivity products. 26 August 2013 09:41 UTC orbit 4869 Metop-B - ASCAT Gain Compression A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected. Metop A and Metop B - ASCAT Extensive Calibration Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1 soil moisture and global and regional winds products can be expected, over Turkey, during these periods: For Metop-A: 27 August - 05 November 2013 For Metop-B: 27 August - 06 September 2013 28 August 2013 09:17 Metop-A IASI on-board parameter update Data will be unavailable for about one hour. METOP AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE 27 August 2013 - 28 August 2013 The Suomi NPP CrIS instrument will be operated in full spectrum mode for 24 hours. This will result in EARS-CrIS data degradation and outage. METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT For current information please see:http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17 THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS 17 August 2013 - 23 October 2013 MTSAT-2 Eclipse Operations The 14:00 and 15:00 images may not be available. 28 August 2013 - 01 September 2013 GOES West Eclipse Season 09:00 UTC image data may be unavailable. 30 August 2013 - 03 September 2013 GOES East Eclipse Season 05:00 UTC image data may be unavailable. FUTURE EVENTS METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 04 September 2013 Metop-A 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. Exact outage times to be announced closer to the day of the manoeuvre. SAF PRODUCTS 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 05 September 2013 High Resolution GOME-2 Vertical Ozone Profiles (NHP) from O3M SAF available via EUMETCast-Europe. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2077553.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. 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Date/Time Issued:  August 22, 2013    1340 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  METOP

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  August 22, 2013    13:26:39  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 22/08/13 at 13:26:39

Seq Nr: 1

Planned activities for week 35/2013:

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

Meteosat Straylight.
During eclipse seasons, stray light affects the way the spacecraft
instrument is commanded.  There are periods where the black body
calibration is performed after the instrument retrace instead
of prior to it. This delays files for the time of the calibration
(approximately three minutes) which then affects the data timeliness
in the same way.
This nominal calibration activity during eclipse seasons will therefore
cause periods of noticeable delays to reception of data by Users.
Meteosat Straylight Predictions for Autumn/Winter 2013	are available
on EUMETSAT Website:
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/ServiceStatus/index.htm?l=en
(See Section "Straylight Predictions (XML)")

28 August, 2013  15:00 UTC
EUMETCast Americas Satellite configuration change.
The modulation FEC parameter (Forward Error Corrector) will be
changed from FEC 3/4 to FEC 7/8. The quality of service will be
maintained. Depending on the initial configuration of the receiving
equipment the new FEC will be automatically taken into account,
or it will need to be updated manually.
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 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
24 August 2013 19:12 UTC - 26 August 2013 00:06 UTC  (Metop-A)
24 August 2013 20:06 UTC - 26 August 2013 01:01 UTC  (Metop-B)
IASI External Calibration (Moon Intrusion)
Short interruptions can be expected to IASI GDS Level 1C, atmospheric
temperature and water vapour, cloud parameters, ozone and trace gases
and emissivity products.

26 August 2013	09:41 UTC orbit 4869
Metop-B - ASCAT Gain Compression
A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected.

Metop A and Metop B - ASCAT Extensive Calibration
Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1 soil moisture and global and
regional winds products can be expected, over Turkey, during these
periods:
For Metop-A: 27 August - 05 November 2013
For Metop-B: 27 August - 06 September 2013

28 August 2013 09:17
Metop-A IASI on-board parameter update
Data will be unavailable for about one hour.


METOP AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE
27 August 2013 - 28 August 2013
The Suomi NPP CrIS instrument will be operated in full spectrum mode
for 24 hours.
This will result in EARS-CrIS data degradation and outage.


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


THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS
17 August 2013 - 23 October 2013
MTSAT-2 Eclipse Operations
The 14:00 and 15:00 images may not be available.

28 August 2013 - 01 September 2013
GOES West Eclipse Season
09:00 UTC image data may be unavailable.

30 August 2013 - 03 September 2013
GOES East Eclipse Season
05:00 UTC image data may be unavailable.


FUTURE EVENTS
METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
04 September 2013
Metop-A 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.
Exact outage times to be announced closer to the day of the manoeuvre.


SAF PRODUCTS
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

05 September 2013
High Resolution GOME-2 Vertical Ozone Profiles (NHP) from O3M SAF
available via EUMETCast-Europe.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2077553.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



    

    



    
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