Subject: Administrative: Suomi-NPP VIIRS Emissive Band Calibration This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_ju1AUlADpjKjCAtuABEwqA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic:***Suomi-NPP VIIRS Emissive Band Calibration scheduled for December 14-16, 2015** *Date/Time Issued: *December 14, 2015 0155Z * * *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*Suomi-NPP VIIRS Sensor Data *** Date/Time of Initial Impact: *December 14, 2015 0600Z ** *Date/Time of Expected End**: *December 16, 2015 0300Z** *Length of Outage:* TBD *Details/Specifics of Change: *The VIIRS sensor on Suomi-NPP will be conducting its quarterly emissive band calibration on December 14-16th. Due to the VIIRS blackbody temperature changes during the calibration the VIIRS science data quality may be affected for certain applications, but the data is expected to remain within specification. See below for scheduled blackbody temperature changes. VIIRS Blackbody Set Point(K) Time (UTC) 297.5 12/14 06:00:00 302.5 12/14 09:00:00 307.5 12/14 12:00:00 312.5 12/14 15:00:00 315.0 12/15 18:00:00 OFF 12/14 21:00:00 272.5 12/15 21:00:00 282.5 12/16 00:00:00 292.5 12/16 03:00:00 *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880** * Web Site(s) for applicable information:*N/A 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.govor (301) 817-3880 . Please note: it maytake up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --Boundary_(ID_ju1AUlADpjKjCAtuABEwqA) Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT
Topic: Suomi-NPP VIIRS Emissive Band Calibration scheduled for December 14-16, 2015

Date/Time Issued: December 14, 2015 0155Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted:   Suomi-NPP VIIRS Sensor Data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  December 14, 2015 0600Z
Date/Time of Expected End:  December 16, 2015 0300Z

 Length of Outage:  TBD

Details/Specifics of Change:   The VIIRS sensor on Suomi-NPP will be conducting its quarterly emissive band calibration on December 14-16th. Due to the VIIRS blackbody temperature changes during the calibration the VIIRS science data quality may be affected for certain applications, but the data is expected to remain within specification.

See below for scheduled blackbody temperature changes.

  VIIRS Blackbody Set Point(K)           Time (UTC)
                   297.5                                               12/14 06:00:00
                   302.5                                               12/14 09:00:00
                   307.5                                               12/14 12:00:00
                   312.5                                               12/14 15:00:00
                   315.0                                               12/15 18:00:00
                   OFF                                                 12/14 21:00:00
                   272.5                                               12/15 21:00:00
                   282.5                                               12/16 00:00:00
                   292.5                                               12/16 03:00:00

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880

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


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