>
> 818
> NOXX10 KWBC 061609
> DATA MGT MESSAGE 01-00.02
> EFFECTIVE DATE JANUARY 10 2000
>
> THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE WAS SENT FOR NESDIS
>
> BEGINNING JANUARY 10 2000 WE WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION THE
> RTOVS SATEM MESSAGES FROM THE OLDER FORMAT TO THE NEW OCTANT
> FORMAT. WE WILL DISTRIBUTE THE RTOVS SATEM DATA IN BOTH
> FORMATS FOR ONE MONTH AND DISCONTINUE DISTRIBUTION OF THE
> CURRENT FORMAT FEBRUARY 22 2000.
> SO STARTING JANUARY 10 2000 RTOVS SATEMS WILL BE SENT IN
> THE SAME STRUCTURE AS THE ATOVS SATEM MESSAGES. THEY WILL
> BE DIVIDED BY GEOGRAPHIC OCTANTS AND WILL USE THE SAME WMO
> HEADINGS AS ATOVS EXCEPT THE NUMBER WILL BE 05 INSTEAD OF
> 01. THE MESSAGES WILL BE ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL TO THE ATOVS
> EXCEPT FOR THE SATELLITE ID.
>
> SATEM SARAD
> THAA 05 TRAA 05 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 0 TO 90
> THBA 05 TRBA 05 90 TO 180
> THCA 05 TRCA 05 180 T0 -90
> THDA 05 TRDA 05 -90 TO 0
>
> THIA 05 TRIA 05 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 0 TO 90
> THJA 05 TRJA 05 90 TO 180
> THKA 05 TRKA 05 180 TO -90
> THLA 05 TRLA 05 -90 TO 0
>
> THIS WILL BE REDUNDANT TO BULLETIN HEADINGS THNA 01-24/TRNA
> 01-24/AND TRSA 01-24 FROM JANUARY 10 2000 THROUGH
> FEBRUARY 14 2000. ON FEBRUARY 15 2000 WE WILL DISCONTINUE
> TRANSMISSION OF THNA 01-24/THSA 01-24/TRNA01-24 AND
> TRSA 01-24.
>
> PLEASE NOTIFY VINCE TABOR /VTABOR/AT SYMBOL/NESDIS.NOAA.GOV
> OR ME OF ANY PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS CHANGE.
>
> SINCERELY
>
> ELLEN B. BROWN
> PRODUCT AREA LEADER FOR SOUNDINGS
> PHONE 301 457-5195
> FAX 301 457-5199
> EBROWN/AT SYMBOL/NESDIS.NOAA.GOV
> EMAIL ADDRESSES SHOULD BE ALL LOWER CASE
>
>
>
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