Subject: Product Outage/Anomaly: Satellite Ocean Heat Content Suite This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_CmuvYIGqKWxX0S/2qZeY4A) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT **Topic*: *Satellite Ocean Heat Content Suite exclusion of SARAL/AltiKa Sea Surface Height Anomalies **Date/Time Issued*: *July 14, 2016 1610Z* *Product(s) or Data Impacted: **Satellite Ocean Heat Content Suite * *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* *July 12, 2016 1100Z* * Date/Time of Expected End: * *TBD** * *Length of Outage: * *TBD *** * *Details/Specifics of Change: *The SARAL/AltiKa Satellite left its repetitive exact repeat orbit Monday July 4, 2016. This decision was made by the data providers CNES/ISRO due to reaction wheel issues. The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO) is rapidly updating their Sea Surface Height Anomaly (SSHa) software to turn AltiKa into a non-repeat geodetic mission to minimize the Altika SSHa data outage. As of July 12, there will be no more AltiKa SSHas included as input in the generation of the operational Satellite Ocean Heat Content (OHC) Suite of products until the non-repeat processing software is in place. Jason-2 and Cryosat-2 SSHa inputs to the OHC processing continue. *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 may take up to two business days* * --Boundary_(ID_CmuvYIGqKWxX0S/2qZeY4A) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT
Topic: Satellite Ocean Heat Content Suite exclusion of SARAL/AltiKa Sea Surface Height Anomalies

 Date/Time Issued:   July 14, 2016 1610Z
 
Product(s) or Data Impacted:   Satellite Ocean Heat Content Suite

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  July 12, 2016  1100Z

Date/Time of Expected End:   TBD

 Length of Outage:   TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: The SARAL/AltiKa Satellite left its repetitive exact repeat orbit Monday July 4, 2016. This decision was made by the data providers CNES/ISRO due to reaction wheel issues.  The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO) is rapidly  updating their Sea Surface Height Anomaly (SSHa) software to turn AltiKa into a non-repeat  geodetic mission to minimize the Altika SSHa data outage. As of July 12, there will be no more AltiKa SSHas included as input in the generation of the operational Satellite Ocean Heat Content (OHC) Suite of products until the non-repeat processing software is in place. Jason-2 and Cryosat-2 SSHa inputs to the OHC processing continue.



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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