Subject: NOAA-16, HIRS and AVHRR, Instrument Status, 8 March 2004 - Issued: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070107010206080604090408 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Improvement in HIRS; Degradation of AVHRR Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued: 8 March 2004, 2030 UTC Satellite(s) Involved: NOAA-16 Instrument(s) Involved: HIRS, AVHRR Product(s) Involved/Affected: TBD Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation: 4 March 2004, Time after 1940 UTC Details/Specifics of Change: SOCC reports that the N16 HIRS filter motor current remained somewhat elevated until around midnight (local time) on March 7 and then returned back to nominal. Both SOCC and IPD will continue to monitor closely. Also reported was that the N16 AVHRR scan motor took a decided turn for the worse around midnight (local time) on March 5 and has re Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions: Changyong.Cao@noaa.gov/301-763-8136 ext. 196 instrument scientist Robert.Levin@noaa.gov/301-457-5247 ext. 124 with ops questions 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 --------------070107010206080604090408 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic:
Improvement in HIRS; Degradation of AVHRR

Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
8 March 2004, 2030 UTC

Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-16

Instrument(s) Involved:
HIRS, AVHRR

Product(s) Involved/Affected:
TBD

Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
4 March 2004, Time after 1940 UTC

Details/Specifics of Change:

SOCC reports that the N16 HIRS filter motor current remained somewhat elevated until around
midnight (local time) on March 7 and then returned back to nominal.  Both SOCC and IPD will  continue to monitor closely.  

Also reported was that the N16 AVHRR scan motor took a decided turn for the worse around midnight (local time) on March 5 and has re

Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Changyong.Cao@noaa.gov/301-763-8136 ext. 196 instrument scientist
Robert.Levin@noaa.gov/301-457-5247 ext. 124 with ops questions

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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