Subject: Administrative: GOES-13 and GOES-15 Imager Visible Calibration This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_wKbQbzOtq+Cmn/rWIdXdCw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic: *GOES-13 and -15 Visible Calibration Update for the Month of October 2015 *Date/Time Issued: *October 13, 2015 1235Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted: *All products from visible channel *Date/Time of Initial Impact: *October 13, 2015 0514Z *Date/Time of Expected End:* Until Next Month's Coefficient Update *Length of Outage: *N/A * Details and Specifics of Change: * On 13 October 2015, the following update of the calibration coefficients, based on post-launch vicarious calibration at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, was implemented for the Imager visible channel of GOES-13 and GOES-15 at 0514Z and 0930Z, respectively. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on 27 October, two weeks after the implementation date. *GOES-15:* The following update of the calibration coefficients, based on post-launch vicarious calibration at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, are recommended for the currently operational GOES Imager visible channel. These coefficients are to be implemented on the second Tuesday of the Update Month listed below and optimal on the fourth Tuesday of the Update Month (in the middle of the two scheduled updates). Satellite: GOES-15 Satellite: GOES-15 Update Month: October Update Year: 2015 Current post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.41315 Date: 2015272000000000 Previous post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.40866 Date: 2015237000000000 Initial calibration coefficient: 1.0 Initial calibration date: 2001269000000000 *GOES-13:* The following update of the calibration coefficients, based on post-launch vicarious calibration at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, are recommended for the currently operational GOES Imager visible channel. These coefficients are to be implemented on the second Tuesday of the Update Month listed below and optimal on the fourth Tuesday of the Update Month (in the middle of the two scheduled updates). Satellite: GOES-13 Update Month: October Update Year: 2015 Current post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.33498 Date: 2015272000000000 Previous post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.33200 Date: 2015237000000000 Initial calibration coefficient: 1.0 Initial calibration date: 2000229000000000 Some definitions: The date format is: YYYYDDDHHMMSSmmm, where YYYY = year, DDD = day of the year, HH = hour, MM = minute, SS = seconds, mmm = msec. The coefficient provided is a gain that is to be applied to the Visible channel counts-to-radiance conversion Op_R = Coefficient * Pre_R where Pre_R is pre-launch gain for the channel and Op_R is the new gain -- the gain after the coefficient listed as "Current post-launch calibration coefficient" is applied. The initial coefficient has been normalized to 1.0 for the purposes of this post-launch calibration. *Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions: *Paul Douglas, jpaul.douglas@noaa.gov, desk phone 301-817-4031operations support Xiangqian Wu Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov _Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov_>_301-763-8136 x 138 instrument scientist *Web site(s) that contain other relevant information (where applicable):* http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/fwu/homepa *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.govat 301-817-3880 and/or other contacts as necessary This message was sent from 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 . Please note: it make take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --Boundary_(ID_wKbQbzOtq+Cmn/rWIdXdCw) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Topic:  GOES-13 and -15 Visible Calibration Update for the Month of October 2015

Date/Time Issued: October 13, 2015 1235Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:   All products from visible channel

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   October 13, 2015 0514Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  Until Next Month's Coefficient Update

Length of Outage:  N/A

Details and Specifics of Change: 

On 13 October 2015, the following update of the calibration coefficients, based on post-launch vicarious calibration at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, was implemented for the Imager visible channel of GOES-13 and GOES-15 at 0514Z and 0930Z, respectively. These coefficients are intended to be optimal on 27 October, two weeks after the implementation date.

GOES-15: The following update of the calibration coefficients, based on post-launch vicarious calibration at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, are recommended for the currently operational GOES Imager visible channel. These coefficients are to be implemented on the second Tuesday of the Update Month listed below and optimal on the fourth Tuesday of the Update Month (in the middle of the two scheduled updates). Satellite: GOES-15 Satellite: GOES-15 Update Month: October Update Year: 2015 Current post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.41315 Date: 2015272000000000 Previous post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.40866 Date: 2015237000000000 Initial calibration coefficient: 1.0 Initial calibration date: 2001269000000000 GOES-13: The following update of the calibration coefficients, based on post-launch vicarious calibration at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, are recommended for the currently operational GOES Imager visible channel. These coefficients are to be implemented on the second Tuesday of the Update Month listed below and optimal on the fourth Tuesday of the Update Month (in the middle of the two scheduled updates). Satellite: GOES-13 Update Month: October Update Year: 2015 Current post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.33498 Date: 2015272000000000 Previous post-launch calibration coefficient: 1.33200 Date: 2015237000000000 Initial calibration coefficient: 1.0 Initial calibration date: 2000229000000000

Some definitions:

The date format is: YYYYDDDHHMMSSmmm, where YYYY = year, DDD = day of the year, HH = hour, MM = minute, SS = seconds, mmm = msec.

The coefficient provided is a gain that is to be applied to the Visible channel counts-to-radiance conversion

Op_R = Coefficient * Pre_R

where Pre_R is pre-launch gain for the channel and Op_R is the new gain -- the gain after the coefficient listed as "Current post-launch calibration coefficient" is applied.

The initial coefficient has been normalized to 1.0 for the purposes of this post-launch calibration.

Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Paul Douglas, jpaul.douglas@noaa.gov, desk phone 301-817-4031operations support
Xiangqian Wu Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov <mailto:Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov> 301-763-8136 x 138 instrument scientist

Web site(s) that contain other relevant information (where applicable):

http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/fwu/ style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">

Contact Information for Further Information:  ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 and/or other contacts as necessary

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