Subject: Administrative: EUMETSAT Weekly_Operations_Schedule, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------010708020706040108010206 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *EUMETSAT Weekly_Operations_Schedule *Date/Time**Issued:* November 28, 2013 1525 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*METOP** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*November 28, 2013 15:03:15 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 28/11/13 at 15:03:15 Seq Nr: 1 Planned activities for week 49/2013: 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/TechnicalBulletins/EUMETCast/DAT_2082113.html NOTE: Significant updates have recently been made to this web page. A new version of the EUMETSAT Product Navigator is now available for mobiles and can be accessed via:http://navigator.eumetsat.int METEOSAT IODC 03 December 2013 09:28 UTC Infrared Channel gain change from 11 to 12. METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 30 November 2013 - 03 December 2013 Metop-A - ASCAT external calibration. Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global winds products can be expected. 30 November 2013 07:16 UTC orbit 36918 01 December 2013 18:17 UTC orbit 36939 02 December 2013 08:15 UTC orbit 36947 03 December 2013 19:15 UTC orbit 36968 02 December 2013 14:35 UTC orbit 36951 Metop-A - ASCAT Gain Compression A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected. 04 December 2013 12:38:46 UTC orbit 36978 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. 08 December 2013 05:12 - 09:12 UTC Metop-A - IASI External Calibration IASI GDS Level 1C and Level 2 products will not be available. METOP AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE 02 December 2013 Addition of Metop-B products from the Muscat station in EARS-ATOVS and EARS-ASCAT services. 03 December 2013 Addition of Metop-B products from the Saint-Denis station in EARS-ATOVS and EARS-ASCAT services. THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS 22 October 2013 03:00 UTC - 19 December 2013 02:00 UTC JMA will switch operations from MTSAT-2 to MTSAT-1R due to ground segment maintenance. MTSAT-1R image data labelled as MTSAT-2 and rectified to 145 degree East will be disseminated. Operations will be switched back to MTSAT-2 on 19 December 2013. 05 December 2013 New Copernicus Global Land products available on EUMETCast. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2085640.html 05 December 2013 Changes to EUMETCast channel for the following third-party data streams: 'FP7 - AGRICAB', 'Copernicus Global Land service - South and Central America' and 'VITO VEGETATION Products - South and Central America' For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2086110.html FUTURE EVENTS METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE 11 December 2013 Introduction of GSICS Cross Calibration Coefficients for Meteosat-10 For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2086276.html 11 December 2013 AMV (Atmospheric Motion Vectors) BUFR encoding correction For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2086277.html METEOSAT RSS 10 December 2013 09:00 UTC - 12 December 2013 09:00 UTC Monthly RSS interruption Meteosat-9 Rapid Scanning Service (RSS) will be suspended for scheduled Full Earth Scanning and Ground Segment Maintenance. Cancellation of upcoming Meteosat-8 RSS gap filling Due to a mechanical failure of one of the MSG antennas at the Usingen ground station, the Meteosat-8 RSS 48-hour gap filling scheduled to take place in December 2013, and the month-long RSS gap filling from mid-January to mid-February 2014 will no longer take place. The status of the RSS gap filling planned for March 2014 will be announced closer to the time. The Meteosat-9 RSS service will continue as scheduled. METOP AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE 11 December 2013 Update to EARS-ATMS service For full details, please see:www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2086106.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. 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Date/Time Issued:  November 28, 2013    1525  UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  METOP

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  November 28, 2013    15:03:15  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 28/11/13 at 15:03:15

Seq Nr: 1

Planned activities for week 49/2013:

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/Techn
NOTE: Significant updates have recently been made to this web page.

A new version of the EUMETSAT Product Navigator is now available for
mobiles and can be accessed via: http://navigator.eumetsat.int

METEOSAT IODC
03 December 2013  09:28 UTC
Infrared Channel gain change from 11 to 12.

METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
30 November 2013 - 03 December 2013
Metop-A - ASCAT external calibration.
Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global
winds products can be expected.
30 November 2013 07:16 UTC orbit 36918
01 December 2013 18:17 UTC orbit 36939
02 December 2013 08:15 UTC orbit 36947
03 December 2013 19:15 UTC orbit 36968

02 December 2013  14:35 UTC orbit 36951
Metop-A - ASCAT Gain Compression
A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected.

04 December 2013 12:38:46 UTC orbit 36978
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.

08 December 2013 05:12 - 09:12 UTC
Metop-A - IASI External Calibration
IASI GDS Level 1C and Level 2 products will not be available.

METOP AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE
02 December 2013
Addition of Metop-B products from the Muscat station in EARS-ATOVS
and EARS-ASCAT services.

03 December 2013
Addition of Metop-B products from the Saint-Denis station in EARS-ATOVS
and EARS-ASCAT services.

THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS
22 October 2013 03:00 UTC - 19 December 2013 02:00 UTC
JMA will switch operations from MTSAT-2 to MTSAT-1R due to ground
segment maintenance.
MTSAT-1R image data labelled as MTSAT-2 and rectified to 145 degree
East will be disseminated.
Operations will be switched back to MTSAT-2 on 19 December 2013.

05 December 2013
New Copernicus Global Land products available on EUMETCast.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2085640.html

05 December 2013
Changes to EUMETCast channel for the following third-party data
streams: 'FP7 - AGRICAB', 'Copernicus Global Land service - South and
Central America' and 'VITO VEGETATION Products - South and Central
America'
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2086110.html

FUTURE EVENTS
METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE
11 December 2013
Introduction of GSICS Cross Calibration Coefficients for Meteosat-10
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2086276.html

11 December 2013
AMV (Atmospheric Motion Vectors) BUFR encoding correction For
full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2086277.html

METEOSAT RSS
10 December 2013  09:00 UTC - 12 December 2013	09:00 UTC
Monthly RSS interruption
Meteosat-9 Rapid Scanning Service (RSS) will be suspended for scheduled
Full Earth Scanning and Ground Segment Maintenance.

Cancellation of upcoming Meteosat-8 RSS gap filling
Due to a mechanical failure of one of the MSG antennas at the Usingen
ground station, the Meteosat-8 RSS 48-hour gap filling scheduled to
take place in December 2013, and the month-long RSS gap filling from
mid-January to mid-February 2014 will no longer take place.  The status
of the RSS gap filling planned for March 2014 will be announced closer
to the time.  The Meteosat-9 RSS service will continue as scheduled.

METOP AND NOAA REGIONAL DATA SERVICE
11 December 2013
Update to EARS-ATMS service
For full details, please see: www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2086106.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
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