Subject: Administrative: Suomi-NPP VIIRS Emissive Band Calibration This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_gbuqrDjKdIgMQNERmQEpNg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic:***Suomi-NPP VIIRS Emissive Band Calibration scheduled for September 19-21, 2016 Date/Time Issued: Sept 16, 2016 2115Z Product(s) or Data Impacted: Suomi-NPP VIIRS Sensor Data *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*** Sept19, 2016 0600Z *Date/Time of Expected End*: Sept21, 2016 0300Z *Length of Outage*: N/A *Details/Specifics of Change*: The VIIRS sensor on Suomi-NPP will be conducting its quarterly emissive band calibration on September 19-21. 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 9/19 06:00:00 302.5 9/19 09:00:00 307.5 9/19 12:00:00 312.5 9/19 15:00:00 315.0 9/19 18:00:00 OFF 9/19 21:00:00 272.5 9/20 21:00:00 282.5 9/21 00:00:00 292.5 9/21 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/AThis message was sent to 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 ESPC --Boundary_(ID_gbuqrDjKdIgMQNERmQEpNg) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Topic:  Suomi-NPP VIIRS Emissive Band Calibration scheduled for September 19-21, 2016

Date/Time Issued:  Sept 16, 2016 2115Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact:    Sept 19, 2016     0600Z

Date/Time of Expected End:   Sept 21, 2016     0300Z

Length of Outage:  N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:  The VIIRS sensor on Suomi-NPP will be conducting its quarterly emissive band calibration on September 19-21. 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                                               9/19 06:00:00
                   302.5                                               9/19 09:00:00
                   307.5                                               9/19 12:00:00
                   312.5                                               9/19 15:00:00
                   315.0                                               9/19 18:00:00
                   OFF                                                 9/19 21:00:00
                   272.5                                               9/20 21:00:00
                   282.5                                               9/21 00:00:00
                   292.5                                               9/21 03:00:00

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

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