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Meteosat-8/9 Effective vs Spectral RadiancesBeginning in April 2008, EUMETSAT will start sending Effective Radiance in MSG Level 1.5 Image Products (Meteosat-8/9). This will replace the existing Spectral Radiance. Further details can be found in the EUMETSAT publication: A Planned Change to the MSG Level 1.5 Image Product Radiance DefinitionSample McIDAS area files for 17-Jan-2008 00:45 and 13:00Use the McIDAS command DSSERVE to create a datasets containing the above files. For example:
Required Code ChangesThe module kbxmsg.dlm needs to be updated to read in the larger calibration block in the sample area files. A fastrack prior to April, will include necessary updates to the MSG servers to correctly write the new calibration block. Instructions for installing updated version of kbxmsg.dlm:
The McIDAS User Services has done some preliminary tests to show the differences between the two radiance type for Meteosat-9 17-Jan-08 00:45
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