Subject: Administrative: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule Issued: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050302090707010701040805 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule *Date/Time Issued**:*September 26, 2013 1430 UTC* * *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*See list below. ** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* September 26, 2013 13:48:00 UTC(from theEumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule message) ** *Date/Time of Expected End:***See table in detail for on and off switch time****** *Length of Outage:*N/A* * *Details/Specifics of Change:* Weekly Operations Schedule Issued on 26/09/13 at 13:48:00 Seq Nr: 1 Planned activities for week 40/2013: 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)") METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 30 September 2013 09:15 UTC Metop-B - SSR anomaly recovery A spacecraft anomaly first detected on 17 September 2013 of the Metop-B Solid State Recorder (SSR) requires correction. This anomaly impacted the enhanced timeliness achieved through the Antarctic Data Acquisition (ADA). During the recovery period there will be a short interruption to all Metop-B products. Following the recovery the enhanced timeliness achieved via ADA will be interrupted for approximately 5 orbits. 1 October 2013 10:00-15:00 UTC Essential ground segment maintenance During this maintenance period there is a risk of short interruption or delay of all METOP and NOAA products. 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. FUTURE EVENTS METEOSAT IODC 7 October 2013 09:00 UTC Change to the EUMETCast dissemination of DCP messages from Meteosat-7 Indian Ocean Data Coverage For more details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2080703.html METOP AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE 8 October 2013 Update of AAPP to V7.5 This update will improve the METOP-B AVHRR and AMSU-A calibration and adjust to the degradation of AMSU-A1-2 on NOAA 15. In addition it will change the BUFR encoding of CrIS and ATMS products by setting the data category to 21, sub-category to 6 (ATMS) and to 5 (CrIS), for consistency with NOAA BUFR products. For details please check the AAPP V7.5 release note onwww.nwpsaf.org . METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT 09 October 2013 12:00 UTC The current Admin Message via Metop-A HRPT will be discontinued and replaced with the Multi-Mission Administrative Message (MMAM), already being used operationally with Metop-B. SAF PRODUCTS 10 October 2013 O3M SAF Near real time Absorbing Aerosol Index from the GOME-2 PMD (NAP) available on EUMETCast-Europe. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2080708.html THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS 22 October 2013 03:00 UTC - 19 December 2013 02:00 MTSAT2 will be replaced by MTSAT1R due to system maintenance in Japan. 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 --------------050302090707010701040805 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic:  Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued: September 26, 2013   1430 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  See list below.

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   September 26, 2013   13:48:00 UTC (from the Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule message)

Date/Time of Expected End:  See table in detail for on and off switch time  

Length of Outage:  N/A

Details/Specifics of Change: 


Weekly Operations Schedule

Issued on 26/09/13 at 13:48:00

Seq Nr: 1

Planned activities for week 40/2013:

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)")


METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
30 September 2013 09:15 UTC
Metop-B - SSR anomaly recovery
A spacecraft anomaly first detected on 17 September 2013 of the Metop-B
Solid State Recorder (SSR) requires correction. This anomaly impacted
the enhanced timeliness achieved through the Antarctic Data Acquisition
(ADA). During the recovery period there will be a short interruption
to all Metop-B products. Following the recovery the enhanced timeliness
achieved via ADA will be interrupted for approximately 5 orbits.

1 October 2013 10:00-15:00 UTC
Essential ground segment maintenance
During this maintenance period there is a risk of short interruption
or delay of all METOP and NOAA products.


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.


FUTURE EVENTS
METEOSAT IODC
7 October 2013 09:00 UTC
Change to the EUMETCast dissemination of DCP messages from Meteosat-7
Indian Ocean Data Coverage
For more details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2080703.html


METOP AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE
8 October 2013
Update of AAPP to V7.5
This update will improve the METOP-B  AVHRR and AMSU-A	calibration
and adjust to the degradation of AMSU-A1-2 on NOAA 15.
In addition it will change the BUFR encoding of CrIS and ATMS products
by setting the data category to 21, sub-category to 6 (ATMS) and to 5
(CrIS), for consistency with NOAA BUFR products.
For details please check the AAPP V7.5 release
note on www.nwpsaf.org .


METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT
09 October 2013 12:00 UTC
The current Admin Message via Metop-A HRPT will be discontinued
and replaced with the Multi-Mission Administrative Message (MMAM),
already being used operationally with Metop-B.


SAF PRODUCTS
10 October 2013
O3M SAF Near real time Absorbing Aerosol Index from the GOME-2 PMD
(NAP) available on EUMETCast-Europe.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2080708.html


THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS
22 October 2013 03:00 UTC - 19 December 2013 02:00
MTSAT2 will be replaced by MTSAT1R due to system maintenance in Japan.




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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