NOAA will use the GOES-9 Imager during November 1-31 to collect 16 mini-CONUS scans every hour, except: - every Wednesday or Thursday 0415-1815 UTC - full-disk every 3 hours - housekeeping every 6 hours On a mini-CONUS day, 6 days per week, there will be 16 CONUS/hr x 24 hours = 384 CONUS - 8 CONUS/full-earth x 8 full-earths = - 64 CONUS - 4 CONUS/housekeeping x 4 housekeeping = - 16 CONUS DAILY GRIND = 304 CONUS/day A nice weather movie every day. Get the images from the web: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goesf/autogvar/goes9/conus >From: rgird@smtpgate.ssmc.noaa.gov >Date: Wed, 01 Nov 95 10:31:30 EST >To: jgurka@smtpgate.ssmc.noaa.gov, cweiss@smtpgate.ssmc.noaa.gov, > mostek@comet.ucar.edu, chesters@climate.gsfc.nasa.gov, > drotzoll@smtpgate.ssmc.noaa.gov, aedman@smtpgate.ssmc.noaa.gov, > ghufford@smtpgate.ssmc.noaa.gov, bhablutzel@smtpgate.ssmc.noaa.gov, > fmosher@smtpgate.ssmc.noaa.gov, jhoke@smtpgate.ssmc.noaa.gov >Subject: GOES-9 Science Test Schedule > > Jim, > > After discussing the impact of the upcoming science test period on > NESDIS' critical GOES-9 product testing and validation efforts, SSD > and ORA have negotiated an inclusion of periodic routine (schedule) > scans to the general science schedule. > > GOES-9, from November 1 starting at 1830 UTC through the 30th, 1995, > will provide rapid 3 minute scanning intervals of the CONUS, 8 times > each half hour; 4 CONUS scans in 30 minutes when housekeeping > functions are required 4 times per day. 3 hourly full disk will also > be transmitted. Every Wednesday, excluding November 1, a period of > routine scans will be transmitted from 0415 UTC to 1815 UTC in lieu of > 3-minute CONUS. If favorable weather conditions for research > applications are projected for Wednesday, the routine schedule can be > postponed until Thursday, same time period. For this week only, the > primary day for the routine schedule is Thursday, November 2. In > exceptional situations where both primary and back-up days are > required for routine scans to further support GOES-9 product > validation, implementation will be coordinated between ORA and SSD. > > On November 1, I will fax the 3 minute scan coverage areas to you for > the imager; sounder coverage will also be provided. As with GOES-8, > sounder scans begin at HH46. If you have any questions, please > contact me. By the way, can you please relay your fax number? > > Thanks. > > John >