Subject: Administrative: Suomi-NPP VIIRS Emissive Band Calibration This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_7WOFiRcSiWTVWefbfdHQwg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic:* Suomi-NPP VIIRS Emissive Band Calibration scheduled for March 14-16, 2016 * **Date/Time Issued:* March 9, 2016 1615Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* Suomi-NPP VIIRS Sensor Data *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* March 14, 2016 0600Z *Date/Time of Expected End:* March 16, 2016 0300Z *Length of Outage:* N/A *Details and Specifics of Change:* The VIIRS sensor on Suomi-NPP will be conducting its quarterly emissive band calibration on March 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 03/14 06:00:00 302.5 03/14 09:00:00 307.5 03/14 12:00:00 312.5 03/14 15:00:00 315.0 03/15 18:00:00 OFF 03/14 21:00:00 272.5 03/15 21:00:00 282.5 03/16 00:00:00 292.5 03/16 03:00:00 *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 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.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --Boundary_(ID_7WOFiRcSiWTVWefbfdHQwg) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Topic: Suomi-NPP VIIRS Emissive Band Calibration scheduled for March 14-16, 2016

Date/Time Issued: March 9, 2016 1615Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: Suomi-NPP VIIRS Sensor Data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   March 14, 2016    0600Z

Date/Time of Expected End: March 16, 2016    0300Z

Length of Outage: N/A

Details and Specifics of Change: The VIIRS sensor on Suomi-NPP will be conducting its quarterly emissive band calibration on March 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                                               03/14 06:00:00
                   302.5                                               03/14 09:00:00
                   307.5                                               03/14 12:00:00
                   312.5                                               03/14 15:00:00
                   315.0                                               03/15 18:00:00
                   OFF                                                  03/14 21:00:00
                   272.5                                               03/15 21:00:00
                   282.5                                               03/16 00:00:00
                   292.5                                               03/16 03:00:00

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

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

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