Subject: Administrative: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule, Issued: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070208010301060805050103 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule *Date/Time Issued**:*March16, 2015 2055 UTC* * *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*See list below. ** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* **March 16, 2015 1451 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 16/03/15 at 14:51:33 Seq Nr: 2 Planned activities for week 12/2015: GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION Meteosat Straylight. Meteosat Straylight Predictions for Winter/Spring 2015 are available on EUMETSAT website: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/ServiceStatus/index.html (See section Meteosat > Straylight Predictions (XML)) EUMETCast maintenance 18 March 2015 10:00 - 15:00 UTC Two short interruptions at 10:00 UTC and 13:30 UTC, with a risk of longer outages, can be expected during this time period. METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE 17 March 2015 09:00 - 15:00 UTC Essential ground segment maintenance. During this maintenance period there is a risk of interruption to the 0-degree service. METEOSAT IODC 27 January 2015 - 28 March 2015 Meteosat-7 Spring eclipse season Slots 38 to 43 may not be available. 20 March 2015 00:12 - 00:21 UTC Meteosat-7 moon eclipse Slots 1 will not be available. METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 17 March 2015 05:12 - 09:12 UTC Metop-A - IASI External Calibration IASI GDS Level 1C and Level 2 products will not be available. 19 March 2015 Release of Version 6.0.7 of IASI L2 Product Processing Facility. This release fixes a discrepancy with the encoding of the cloud fraction: The cloud fraction is specified as a percentage in the Product Format Specification (ranging from 0 to 100%) while the cloud coverage is expressed as a fraction (range 0-1) in the current products. With the upcoming release, the cloud coverage will range 0-100% as specified in the PFS. METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT 17 March 2015 08:56 - 10:39 UTC Metop-A - SEM TED in flight calibration An outage of all SEM products can be expected at these times. 17 March 2015 08:56 - 09:02 UTC (Metop-A) 17 March 2015 08:08 - 08:16 UTC (Metop-B) SEM MPED in flight calibration A short outage of all SEM products can be expected at these times. REGIONAL DATA SERVICES 09 March 2015 10:30 Muscat HRPT Station, EARS-ATOVS and EARS-ASCAT products are available following completion of maintenance. DATA CENTRE 19 March 2015, 09:30 UTC to 13:30 UTC Data Centre Archive Database Maintenance During this time, there will be no access to the Data Centre online order application, and no orders will be processed. THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS 20 March 2015 MTSAT-2 system maintenance The 21:00 UTC image will not be available. 20 March 2015 03:48 - 04:46 UTC and 01:49 - 03:04 UTC (***** UPDATE *****) CMA FENGYUN-2D/2E moon eclipse FY-2D 03:30 and 04:30 images will not be available. FY-2E 02:00 and 03:00 images will not be available. FUTURE EVENTS SAF PRODUCTS 28 April 2015 Discontinuation of OSI SAF Metop-A ASCAT 12.5 km Hamming window based winds. For full details, see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2568133.html THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS 25 March 2015 Change to SARAL BUFR OGDRs: the SARAL BUFR formatting software will be updated to Version 1.5. For full details, see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2520499.html 26 March 2015 Update to the Corrected Sea Surface Height products from CNES-AVISO For full details and test data, see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2555027.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 Any email message from EUMETSAT is sent in good faith but shall neither be binding nor construed as constituting a commitment by EUMETSAT, except where provided for in a written agreement or contract or if explicitly stated in the email. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of EUMETSAT. This message and any attachments are intended for the sole use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, dissemination or distribution (in whole or in part) of its contents is not permitted. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system --------------070208010301060805050103 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic:  Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued:  March16,  2015   2055 UTC

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   March 16, 2015  1451  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 16/03/15 at 14:51:33

Seq Nr: 2

Planned activities for week 12/2015:

GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION
Meteosat Straylight.
Meteosat Straylight Predictions for Winter/Spring 2015 are available
on EUMETSAT website:
http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/ServiceStatus/in
(See section Meteosat > Straylight Predictions (XML))


EUMETCast maintenance
18 March 2015 10:00 - 15:00 UTC
Two short interruptions at 10:00 UTC and 13:30 UTC, with a risk of
longer outages, can be expected during this time period.


METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE
17 March 2015  09:00 - 15:00 UTC
Essential ground segment maintenance.
During this maintenance period there is a risk of interruption to
the 0-degree service.


METEOSAT IODC
27 January 2015 - 28 March 2015
Meteosat-7 Spring eclipse season
Slots 38 to 43 may not be available.

20 March 2015 00:12 - 00:21 UTC
Meteosat-7 moon eclipse
Slots 1 will not be available.


METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
17 March 2015 05:12 - 09:12 UTC
Metop-A - IASI External Calibration
IASI GDS Level 1C and Level 2 products will not be available.

19 March 2015
Release of Version 6.0.7 of IASI L2 Product Processing Facility.
This release fixes a discrepancy with the encoding of the cloud
fraction: The cloud fraction is specified as a percentage in the
Product Format Specification (ranging from 0 to 100%) while the
cloud coverage is expressed as a fraction (range 0-1) in the current
products. With the upcoming release, the cloud coverage will range
0-100% as specified in the PFS.


METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT
17 March 2015 08:56 - 10:39 UTC
Metop-A - SEM TED in flight calibration
An outage of all SEM products can be expected at these times.

17 March 2015 08:56 - 09:02 UTC (Metop-A)
17 March 2015 08:08 - 08:16 UTC (Metop-B) SEM MPED in flight
calibration A short outage of all SEM products can be expected at
these times.


REGIONAL DATA SERVICES
09 March 2015 10:30
Muscat HRPT Station, EARS-ATOVS and EARS-ASCAT products are available
following completion of maintenance.


DATA CENTRE
19 March 2015, 09:30 UTC to 13:30 UTC
Data Centre Archive Database Maintenance
During this time, there will be no access to the Data Centre online
order application, and no orders will be processed.


THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS
20 March 2015
MTSAT-2 system maintenance
The 21:00 UTC image will not be available.

20 March 2015  03:48 - 04:46 UTC and 01:49 - 03:04 UTC	 (*****
UPDATE *****)
CMA FENGYUN-2D/2E moon eclipse
FY-2D 03:30 and 04:30 images will not be available.
FY-2E 02:00 and 03:00 images will not be available.


FUTURE EVENTS
SAF PRODUCTS
28 April 2015
Discontinuation of OSI SAF Metop-A ASCAT 12.5 km Hamming window
based winds.
For full details, see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2568133.html


THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS
25 March 2015
Change to SARAL BUFR OGDRs: the SARAL BUFR formatting software will
be updated to Version 1.5.
For full details, see:	http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2520499.html

26 March 2015
Update to the Corrected Sea Surface Height products from CNES-AVISO
For full details and test data, see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2555027.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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