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Subject: NOAA-16 and 17, AVHRR Instrument, Visible Calibration Update, Implementation Date TBA- Issued: Date issued 07 January 2005; time issued 18:20 UTC
Resent-From: nesdis.osdpd.ipd.Level-1B.notices@noaa.gov,
nesdis.osdpd.ipd.contractors@noaa.gov
Topic:
Visible coefficient update
Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
07 January 2005 16:20 UTC
Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-16 and NOAA-17
Instrument(s) Involved:
AVHRR...
Product(s) Involved/Affected:
All Products using channels 1 and 2 for NOAA-16
All Products using channels 1,2, and 3 for NOAA-17
Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
TBA
Details/Specifics of Change:
The following update of the calibration coefficients are recommended
for:
NOAA-16 AVHRR
Ch_1_lo = 0.05358*count - 2.066, count<498.96
Ch_1_hi = 0.1564*count - 53.15, count>498.96
Ch_2_lo = 0.05750*count - 2.172, count<500.16
Ch_2_hi = 0.1694*count - 58.14, count>500.16
NOAA-17 AVHRR
Ch_1_lo = 0.05468*count - 2.188, count<501.12
Ch_1_hi = 0.1605*count - 55.23, count>501.12
Ch_2_lo = 0.06564*count - 2.577, count<500.73
Ch_2_hi = 0.1954*count - 67.65, count>500.73
Ch_3_lo = 0.03131*count - 1.320, count<501.37
Ch_3_hi = 0.2195*count - 95.84, count>501.37
for January.
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Dr. Xiangquian Wu
301-763-8136 ext138
xiangqian.wu@noaa.gov
Cecil Paris
301-457-5247 ext 129
cecil.paris@noaa.gov
xiangqian.wu@noaa.gov
Web site(s) that contain other relevant information (where applicable):
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/PPP.html - History of level 1B
notices
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html - All user notices
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poesstatus/ - SOCC polar satellites status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/daily-news/index.htm - SOCC morning reports
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