NOAA-15 HIRS data may be degraded/unusable, 24-26 July

From NOAASIS, posted 1900 UTC, 21 July 2000:

NOAA-15 HIRS Change >
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On 24 July 2000, at 0000 UTC, the HIRS instrument internal temperature
will be increased for a period of approximately 48 hours. During the
time the temperature is being increased (and te temperature decrease at
the
end of the test period), significant may could be introduced into the
data. Direct readout users of the HIRS data may experience significant
degradation of data, and the data may be unusable.

By 0000 UTC on 26 July, the instrument temperature will be returned to
normal.



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