Update #1: The operational date for Metop-B/C and GPM MIRS in NCCF has been moved to May 19th due to a product latency issue.

Topic: Operational Implementation of the Metop-B/C and GPM MIRS in NCCF (NESDIS Common Cloud Framework).

Date/Time Issued: April 4, 2022 1430 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  Metop-B/C and GPM MIRS Products

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  May 5, 2022 TBD UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: May 5,  2022 TBD UTC

Length of Event: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: 

ESPC has implemented MIRSv11.6 Metop-B/C and GPM  in the NCCF (NESDIS Common Cloud Framework) test environment (PDA I&T). The products are now available on PDA I&T and short names are listed below. Note that the NCCF Metop-B/C and GPM MIRS files are the up-to-date MIRSv11.6.  ESPC plans to transition the MIRS Metop-B/C and GPM product generation into the NCCF by May 5th. 

ESPC will retire MIRSv11.4 Metop-B and GPM approximately three months after May 5th, 2022. Users should begin making the required updates to their processing/operations on May 5th, 2022. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Please note: This promotion might not be performed during Critical Weather Day (CWD).

Also, the products of this promotion are subject to change based on user readiness, customer feedback, and management approval. 

Contact Information: For information on the status of this work, please contact Liqun Ma liqun.ma@noaa.gov or ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or 301-817-3880