Topic: Wallops Backup GINI Test
Message Issued: March 10, 2008 1630 UTC
Satellites Impacted: n/a
Products Impacted: NOAAPORT GOES imagery and data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 12, 2008 1600 UTC
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Details:
NESDIS ESPC and the Office of Satellite Operations, Wallops CDA will be
performing a test of the Wallops Backup GOES Ingest NOAAPORT Interface
(GINI) system on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 from 16:00 UTC to 18:00 UTC.
NOAAPORT and AWIPS customers should not see an interruption of GOES
imagery. However during this test, several products will not be
disseminated during this time frame. These products include:
TICF01 - 5 Satellite Composite-MET-5 & 7, GOES-E & W, GMS -- 24Km Vis
TICF02 - 5 Satellite Composite-MET-5 & 7, GOES-E & W, GMS -- 24Km IR (11)
TICF05 - 5 Satellite Composite-MET-5 & 7, GOES-E & W, GMS -- 24Km WV (6.7)
TIGN26 - Cloud Top Pressure (GOES-East & GOES-West CONUS Image Composite)
TIGN16 - Lifted Index (GOES-East & GOES-West CONUS Image Composite)
TIGN17 - Precipitable Water (GOES-East & GOES-West CONUS Image Composite)
TIGN18 - Skin Temperature (GOES-East & GOES-West CONUS Image Composite)
NOAA Polar Composite Microwave Products
This test will be postponed in the event of a Critical Weather Day.
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Contact Information:
Brian Hughes
Satellite Analysis Branch
Satellite Services Division
NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD
301-763-8051 x106
brian.hughes@xxxxxxxx
See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and other
satellite related messages.
See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov for full GOES scanning schedules.
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