Subject: Administrative: GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager and Sounder Patch
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Topic: GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager and Sounder Patch Temperature Change

Date/Time Issued: September 23, 2013 1235 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager and Sounder
data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: September 26, 2013 1530 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: Please see details.

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change: On September 26, 2013, SOCC Engineers will
change the GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager and Sounder patch temperatures
from
their MID set points (84K and 85K respectively) to their LOW set-points
(81K and 82K) at approximately 1530 UTC.

The change will be done during daily housekeeping. We expect the
temperature transition to take about one hour for Imager and 1.5
hours for
Sounder. The rate of cooling is quite low, and is not expected to
have much
impact on products. However, some slight data degradation (venetian
blinding) is possible.

The signal to noise ratio and responsivity will improve as a result of
operation at a lower patch (detector) temperature. The patch will be
controlled at this temperature (81/82 K) until April 2014 when it
will be
switched back to MID setting during the next eclipse season.

The MBCC (Midnight Blackbody Calibration Correction) and SPS (Sensor
Processing System) averaging mode will also be turned off at the
time of
the patch temp change and will be turned back on later when there is
sufficient data at the new setting (2-6 days).

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

Web Site(s) for applicable information:
See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and other
satellite related messages.
See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/schedules.html for
full GOES
scanning schedules and scan sectors.
See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/eclipse.html for full GOES
eclipse schedules.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Topic: GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager and Sounder
Patch T=
emperature Change</div><div><br></div><div>Date/Time Issued: September
23, =
2013 1235 UTC</div><div><br></div><div>Product(s) or Data Impacted:
GOES-13=
 (GOES-East) Imager and Sounder data</div>

<div><br></div><div>Date/Time of Initial Impact: September 26, 2013
1530 UT=
C</div><div><br></div><div>Date/Time of Expected End: Please see
details.</=
div><div><br></div><div>Length of Outage: N/A</div><div><br></div><div>

Details/Specifics of Change: On September 26, 2013, SOCC Engineers
will cha=
nge the GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager and Sounder patch temperatures
from thei=
r MID set points (84K and 85K respectively) to their LOW set-points
(81K an=
d 82K) at approximately 1530 UTC.</div>

<div><br></div><div>The change will be done during daily
housekeeping. We e=
xpect the temperature transition to take about one hour for Imager
and 1.5 =
hours for Sounder. The rate of cooling is quite low, and is not
expected to=
 have much impact on products. However, some slight data degradation
 (venet=
ian blinding) is possible.</div>

<div><br></div><div>The signal to noise ratio and responsivity will
improve=
 as a result of operation at a lower patch (detector) temperature. The
 patc=
h will be controlled at this temperature (81/82 K) until April 2014
when it=
 will be switched back to MID setting during the next eclipse
 season.</div>

<div><br></div><div>The MBCC (Midnight Blackbody Calibration
Correction) an=
d SPS (Sensor Processing System) averaging mode will also be turned
off at =
the time of the patch temp change and will be turned back on later
when the=
re is sufficient data at the new setting (2-6 days).</div>

<div><br></div><div>Contact Information for Further Information:
ESPC Opera=
tions at <a
href=3D"mailto:ESPCOperations@noaa.gov">ESPCOperations@noaa.gov=
</a> at (301)817-3880</div><div><br></div><div>Web Site(s) for
applicable i=
nformation:</div>

<div>See <a
href=3D"http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html">http://w=
ww.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html</a> for this and other satellite
rela=
ted messages.</div><div>See <a
href=3D"http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/=
GOES/schedules.html">http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/schedules.htm=
l</a> for full GOES scanning schedules and scan sectors.</div>

<div>See <a
href=3D"http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/eclipse.html">=
http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/eclipse.html</a> for full
GOES ecl=
ipse schedules.</div><div><br></div><div>This message was sent to
<a href=
=3D"mailto:ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov">ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov</a>.
You =
have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted
in to re=
ceive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact
ESPC H=
elp Desk at <a
href=3D"mailto:ESPCOperations@noaa.gov">ESPCOperations@noaa.=
gov</a> or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two
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 to process your unsubscribe request.</div>

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