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METOP-A Instrument Status & Issues

METOP-A Instrument Status & Issues. J. Philip Green November 30, 2006. Current Instruments Status Notes _ AVHRR On In Measurement - Day/Night flight managed HIRS On In Measurement

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METOP-A Instrument Status & Issues

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  1. METOP-AInstrument Status & Issues J. Philip Green November 30, 2006

  2. Current Instruments Status Notes _ AVHRR On In Measurement - Day/Night flight managed HIRS On In Measurement MHS On In Measurement - Performing SIOV activities AMSU-A1 On In Measurement - Thermal Stabilizing AMSU-A2 On In Measurement - Thermal Stabilizing IASI On On-board processing disable GOME On Following SIOV timelines ASCAT On In Measurement - Cal over East site only GRAS On In occultation – Several mode transition SEM On In Measurement A-DCS On In Measurement SARR On In Measurement – B-Side SARP On In Measurement Metop-A StatusNovember 30, 2006

  3. HandoverSIOV to EPS V&V • SEM-2 November 30 • MHS December 7 • SAR-P January (same as A-DCS) • A-DCS January (pending on AR 6555) • SARR December 12 • AVHRR December 13 • HIRS December 14 • AMSU-A1 December 14 • AMSU-A2 December 14 • IASI January 9 • GOME January 10 • GRAS January 11 • ASCAT January 12

  4. Issues • Level 1B availability w/yaw steering corrections • Level 1B corrupted header information • EUMETSAT AVHRR geo-location findings • Data dropout • Between orbit – workaround implemented • Overlap between two consecutive orbits • HRPT / LRPT return to ops

  5. AVHRR Geo-location Issue • Cross Track Error

  6. AVHRR Geo-location Issue (Cont) • Along Track Error

  7. GOME ImageCourtesy EUMETSAT

  8. ASCAT ImagesCourtesy of EUMETSAT

  9. IASI First Image Integrated Infrared Imager of IASI shows Greenland Courtesy of EUMETSAT

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