Subject: Administrative: NESDIS Product Impacts Due to Scheduled This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_w6nverx5BmRbcMNhyEGj7g) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic:* NESDIS Product Impacts Due to Scheduled MTSAT-2 (140E) Data Broadcast Termination *Date/Time Issued:* November 5, 2015 1945 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* NESDIS Pacific Region Products Employing MTSAT-2 Data *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* December 4, 2015 0630 UTC *Date/Time of Expected End:* Permanent Change *Details/Specifics of Impact:* On July 7, 2015, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) replaced MTSAT-2 (140E) with Himawari-8 (H-8), one of its new satellites containing a 16 channel multi-spectral imager. To assist users in the transition to the new satellite, JMA will operate MTSAT-2 in parallel with H-8 until 0630 UTC, December 4, 2015. NESDIS will provide current MTSAT products to users until December 4, 2015. To mitigate the coverage gap for current users of MTSAT-2 data, NESDIS is working to replace MTSAT-2 imagery with sub-sampled H-8 data in McIDAS format. Hence, the sub-sampled H-8 data will reflect the MTSAT-2 specifications of the five channels having a spatial resolution of 4 km in the IR, and 1 km in the Visible. When the transition is completed in early December 2015 (goal is before December 4 for overlap period), NESDIS will make the H-8 imagery McIDAS Area Files available from its GEODIST system. McIDAS users please note that processing of H-8 data can only be performed with the installation of the latest MCIDAS-X update, version 2015.1 available from SSEC. Following are the replacement McIDAS file names that will be used for users transitioning from MTSAT-2 operations to H-8 operations for imagery: _Current MTSAT-2_ _New Himawari-8_ MTS/MTGLOB01V = HIM/HMGLOB03V MTS/MTGLOB04I2 = HIM/HMGLOB04I13 MTS/MTGLOB04I3 = HIM/HMGLOB04I15 MTS/MTGLOB04I4 = HIM/HMGLOB04I8 MTS/MTGLOB04I5 = HIM/HMGLOB04I7 -------------------------------------------------------------- MTS/MTNHEM01V = HIM/HMNHEM03V MTS/MTNHEM04I2 = HIM/HMNHEM04I13 MTS/MTNHEM04I3 = HIM/HMNHEM04I15 MTS/MTNHEM04I4 = HIM/HMNHEM04I8 MTS/MTNHEM04I5 = HIM/HMNHEM04I7 ------------------------------------------------------------ MTS/MTSHEM01V = HIM/HMSHEM03V MTS/MTSHEM04I2 = HIM/HMSHEM04I13 MTS/MTSHEM04I3 = HIM/HMSHEM04I15 MTS/MTSHEM04I4 = HIM/HMSHEM04I8 MTS/MTSHEM04I5 = HIM/HMSHEM04I7 Once these equivalent H-8 imagery datasets are routinely produced, NESDIS will assess and test the other MTSAT-2 Level 2 products using H-8 data in McIDAS, as well as blended and merged products that currently have MTSAT-2 data incorporated in them. Extensive testing will be performed prior to validating any of these products for operations. NESDIS will continue to provide updates on progress and projected time lines. The MTSAT-2 level 2 blended and merged products slated for H-8 McIDAS applications follow: *NESDIS MTSAT Product* *Data Format* Visible and IR Imagery McIDAS Area Atmospheric Motion Vectors McIDAS Area, AWIPS Tropical Cyclone Formation Probability McIDAS Area Geostationary Satellite Global Composite McIDAS Area, AWIPS Wildfire Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm McIDAS Area Global Hydro-Estimator Satellite Rainfall Estimates McIDAS Area, AWIPS Advanced Dvorak Technique McIDAS Area Volcano Multi-Spectral Imagery McIDAS Area Volcano Principle Component Imagery McIDAS Area Snow Cover, Ice Cover, Snow Depth, and Ice Concentration McIDAS Area Blended Sea Surface Temperatures McIDAS Area GOES Surface Insolation Product (GSIP) McIDAS Area Geostationary Satellite (Web) Server and other OSPO web images JPEG, GIF Arctic Composite Imagery McIDAS Area ***If you have any questions on the planned transition activities, please contact NOAA/NESDIS User Services at: * SPSD.UserServices@noaa.gov.*** ** Web Site(s) for applicable information:*N/A 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.govor (301) 817-3880 . Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --Boundary_(ID_w6nverx5BmRbcMNhyEGj7g) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Topic:  NESDIS Product Impacts Due to Scheduled MTSAT-2 (140E) Data Broadcast Termination

Date/Time Issued:  November 5, 2015  1945 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  NESDIS Pacific Region Products Employing MTSAT-2 Data 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  December 4, 2015  0630 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:  Permanent Change

Details/Specifics of Impact: 

On July 7, 2015, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) replaced MTSAT-2 (140E) with Himawari-8 (H-8), one of its new satellites containing a 16 channel multi-spectral imager.  To assist users in the transition to the new satellite, JMA will operate MTSAT-2 in parallel with H-8 until 0630 UTC, December 4, 2015.  NESDIS will  provide current MTSAT products to users until December 4, 2015.  To mitigate the coverage gap for current users of MTSAT-2 data, NESDIS is working to replace MTSAT-2 imagery with sub-sampled H-8 data in McIDAS format.  Hence, the sub-sampled H-8 data will reflect the MTSAT-2 specifications of the five channels having a spatial resolution of 4 km in the IR, and 1 km in the Visible.  When the transition is completed in early December 2015 (goal is before December 4 for overlap period), NESDIS will make the H-8 imagery McIDAS Area Files available from its GEODIST system.  McIDAS users please note that processing of H-8 data can only be performed with the installation of the latest MCIDAS-X update, version 2015.1 available from SSEC.  Following are the replacement McIDAS file names that will be used for users transitioning from MTSAT-2 operations to H-8 operations for imagery:

Current  MTSAT-2            New Himawari-8

MTS/MTGLOB01V    =   HIM/HMGLOB03V
MTS/MTGLOB04I2   =   HIM/HMGLOB04I13
MTS/MTGLOB04I3   =   HIM/HMGLOB04I15
MTS/MTGLOB04I4   =   HIM/HMGLOB04I8
MTS/MTGLOB04I5   =   HIM/HMGLOB04I7
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MTS/MTNHEM01V    =   HIM/HMNHEM03V
MTS/MTNHEM04I2   =   HIM/HMNHEM04I13
MTS/MTNHEM04I3   =   HIM/HMNHEM04I15
MTS/MTNHEM04I4   =   HIM/HMNHEM04I8
MTS/MTNHEM04I5   =   HIM/HMNHEM04I7
------------------------------------------------------------
MTS/MTSHEM01V    =   HIM/HMSHEM03V
MTS/MTSHEM04I2   =   HIM/HMSHEM04I13
MTS/MTSHEM04I3   =   HIM/HMSHEM04I15
MTS/MTSHEM04I4   =   HIM/HMSHEM04I8
MTS/MTSHEM04I5   =   HIM/HMSHEM04I7

Once these equivalent H-8 imagery datasets are routinely produced, NESDIS will assess and test the other MTSAT-2 Level 2 products using H-8 data in McIDAS, as well as blended and merged products that currently have MTSAT-2 data incorporated in them.  Extensive testing will be performed prior to validating any of these products for operations.  NESDIS will continue to provide updates on progress and projected time lines. The MTSAT-2 level 2 blended and merged products slated for H-8 McIDAS applications follow:

NESDIS MTSAT Product

Data Format

Visible and IR Imagery

McIDAS Area

Atmospheric Motion Vectors

McIDAS Area, AWIPS

Tropical Cyclone Formation Probability

McIDAS Area

Geostationary Satellite Global Composite

McIDAS Area, AWIPS

Wildfire Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm

McIDAS Area

Global Hydro-Estimator Satellite Rainfall Estimates

McIDAS Area, AWIPS

Advanced Dvorak Technique

McIDAS Area

Volcano Multi-Spectral Imagery


McIDAS Area

Volcano Principle Component Imagery

McIDAS Area

Snow Cover, Ice Cover, Snow Depth, and Ice Concentration

McIDAS Area

Blended Sea Surface Temperatures

McIDAS Area

GOES Surface Insolation Product (GSIP)

McIDAS Area

Geostationary Satellite (Web) Server and other OSPO web images

JPEG, GIF

Arctic Composite Imagery


McIDAS Area

**If you have any questions on the planned transition activities, please contact NOAA/NESDIS User Services at:  SPSD.UserServices@noaa.gov.**

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A

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