NOAA KLM USER'S GUIDE List of Tables

Introduction Page, NOAA KLM TOC, Cover Page, Disclaimer,
Acknowledgments, Acronyms, Figures

Section 1: Introduction to the NOAA KLM System.

Section 2: NOAA Polar Satellite Navigation and Earth Location.

Section 3: Description of the NOAA KLM Sensor Package.

Section 4: Real-Time Data Systems for Local Users.

Section 7: Calibration of NOAA KLM Instruments.

Section 8: Level 1b Database.

Section 9: NESDIS Operational Products.

Appendix A: APT Predict (TBUS) Bulletin.

Appendix C: Polar Stereographic Earth Location Routines.

Appendix D: Miscellaneous Parameters for the Polar Orbiter Satellites.

Appendix G: Data Changes and Problem Record.

Appendix I: Formulation of a Generic Algorithm for Earth Locating Data from NOAA Polar Satellites.

Appendix J: Instrument Scan Properties.

Appendix M: Implementation of NOAA-K AMSU-B Correction Algorithm.

Table 2.4.2-1 Errors for Linear Interpolation Between Adjacent Located AVHRR Points for Latitude = 40 degrees
Table 2.4.2-2 Errors for Lagrangian Interpolation Between Three Adjacent Located AVHRR Points at Latitude = 40 degrees
Table 2.4.2-3 Errors for Lagrangian Interpolation From Three Limbward Located AVHRR Points at Latitude = 40 degrees
Table 2.4.2-4 Errors for Lagrangian Interpolation From Five Limbward Located AVHRR Points at Latitude = 40 degrees

Table 3.1.2.1-1 Summary of AVHRR/3 Spectral Channel Characteristics
Table 3.1.2.1-2 AVHRR/3 System Performance Characteristics
Table 3.1.2.1-3 AVHRR/3 Visible Channel Gain and Intercept Characteristics
Table 3.2.1.1-1 HIRS/3 System Characteristics
Table 3.2.1.1-2 HIRS/3 Spectral Characteristics
Table 3.2.1.2.1-1 HIRS/3 Sensor Temperature Ranges
Table 3.2.1.4-1 Functions of Bits 1-26 in the HIRS/3 Elements.
Table 3.2.1.4-2 Functions of Bits 287-288 in the HIRS/3 Elements.
Table 3.2.1.4-3 HIRS/3 Digital "A" Radiometric and Housekeeping Functions.
Table 3.2.1.4-4 HIRS/3 Digital "A" Status Telemetry.
Table 3.2.2.1-1 HIRS/4 System Characteristics.
Table 3.2.2.1-2 HIRS/4 Spectral Requirements.
Table 3.2.2.2.1-1 HIRS/4 Sensor Temperature Ranges.
Table 3.2.2.4-1 HIRS/4 Digital "A" Data Output Format.
Table 3.3.2.1-1 Channel Characteristics and Specifications of AMSU-A.
Table 3.3.2.2-1 The number of PRTs in each AMSU-A module
Table 3.4.1-1 AMSU-B Channel Characteristics (Based on Actual Instrument Build and Measured NEΔT from Thermal Vacuum Data)
Table 3.4.2.4-1 AMSU-B Systems Requirements Summary
Table 3.5.1.2-1 Particle types and energy intervals measured by the MEPED directional sensors.
Table 3.5.2.2-1 Proton telescope detection energy intervals.
Table 3.5.2.2-2 Electron telescope detection energy intervals.
Table 3.9.1-1 MHS Channels and Passband Characteristics.

Table 4.1.2-1 HRPT Transmission Characteristics
Table 4.1.2-2 HRPT Parameters for NOAA KLM and NOAA-N,N'
Table 4.1.3.1-1 HRPT Minor Frame Format for NOAA KLM
Table 4.1.3.2-1 HRPT Minor Frame Format for NOAA-N,N'
Table 4.1.4.1-1 AMSU-A1 Digital "A" Data Format - Full Scan Mode for NOAA KLM and NOAA-N,N'
Table 4.1.4.1-2 AMSU-A1 Data Word Description
Table 4.1.4.2-1 AMSU-A2 Digital "A" Format - Full Scan Mode for NOAA KLM and NOAA-N,N'
Table 4.1.4.2-2 AMSU-A2 Data Word Description
Table 4.1.4.3-1 AMSU-B Digital Data Format for NOAA KLM
Table 4.1.4.3-2 Meaning of Variables in Table 4.1.4.3-1
Table 4.1.4.3-3 AMSU-B Data Word Description
Table 4.1.4.4-1 MHS modes
Table 4.1.4.4-2 MIU AIP Bytes 6 and 7
Table 4.1.4.4-3 AIP Normal Mode Telemetry Data
Table 4.1.4.4-4 MIU AIP Bytes 48-97 (Normal Telemetry Mode)
Table 4.1.4.4-5 MIU AIP Bytes 98-101 - Normal Telemetry Mode
Table 4.1.4.4-6 MIU TIP Telemetry Frame - Normal
Table 4.1.4.4-7 Science Data Bus telemetry packet types
Table 4.1.4.4-8 Science Data Packet Fields
Table 4.1.4.4-9 Format of the Status Word Field
Table 4.1.4.4-10 Format of Signal Processing Status Field
Table 4.1.4.4-11 SPE MUX Code Subfield format
Table 4.1.4.4-12 Receiver Gains Subfield
Table 4.1.4.4-13 Science Data Field Format
Table 4.1.4.4-14 Pixel Subfield Format
Table 4.1.4.4-15 OBCT Subfield Format
Table 4.1.4.4-16 Full Housekeeping Telemetry Data Block
Table 4.1.4.4-17 Raw Current Consumption Data Field Format
Table 4.1.5.1-1 AIP Minor Frame Format for NOAA KLM
Table 4.1.5.2-1 AIP Minor Frame Format for NOAA-N,N'
Table 4.2.2-1 APT Transmission Characteristics
Table 4.2.3-1 APT Linearization Algorithm
Table 4.2.3-2 APT Parameters
Table 4.3.2-1 DSB Transmission Characteristics
Table 4.3.2-2 TIP Parameters
Table 4.3.3.1-1 TIP Minor Frame Format for NOAA KLM
Table 4.3.3.2-1 TIP Minor Frame Format for NOAA-N,N'
Table 4.3.4.1.1-1 Digital "A" Status Telemetry
Table 4.3.4.1.1-2 Digital "A" Status Telemetry (Element 63, Status Words)
Table 4.3.4.1.2-1 HIRS/4 Digital "A" Data Output Format
Table 4.3.4.2-1 SEM Digital "A" Telemetry Data Assignments
Table 4.3.4.2-2 MEPED Digital "A" Data
Table 4.3.4.2-3 TED Digital "A" Data
Table 4.3.4.3.1-1 SBUV/2 Data Format Discrete Modes
Table 4.3.4.3.1-2 SBUV/2 Data Format Discrete Mode Detailed Description
Table 4.3.4.3.1-3 SBUV/2 Data Format Discrete Mode Temperature Monitor Description
Table 4.3.4.3.1-4 SBUV/2 Data Format Discrete Mode Voltage and Current Monitors Description
Table 4.3.4.3.1-5 SBUV/2 Description of Command Sequence State Monitors
Table 4.3.4.3.1-6 SBUV/2 Data Description of the Electronic Calibration Step Decoding Using Timing Monitors and the Retrace Monitor
Table 4.3.4.3.1-7 SBUV/2 Data Format Discrete Mode Analog Sub-Multiplexer Data Assignment

Table 7.1.1.1-1 Split Gain Ranges for the Visible and Near Infrared Channels of AVHRR/3
Table 7.3-1 Differences Between the AMSU-A and AMSU-B Procedures
Table 7.5.1.1-1 Nominal values for TED Energy Flux Calibration Factors
Table 7.5.1.2-1 CDEM Threshold Levels
Table 7.5.2.1-1 MEPED Telescope Calibrated Geometric Factors
Table 7.5.2.1-2 MEPED Omnidirectional Sensor Calibrated Geometric Factors
Table 7.5.2.2-1 MEPED Thresholds and IFC Phase for Measurement

Table 8.2-1 Level 1b Data Set Names
Table 8.3.1.2-1 Format of ARS Header Record
Table 8.3.1.3.1-1 LAC/HRPT Data Characteristics
Table 8.3.1.3.2.1-1 Format of LAC/HRPT Data Set Header Record (version 2, pre-April 28, 2005)
Table 8.3.1.3.2.2-1 Format of LAC/HRPT Data Set Header Record (version 3, post-April 28, 2005, all spacecraft)
Table 8.3.1.3.3.1-1 Format of packed LAC/HRPT Data Sets (version 2, pre-April 28, 2005)
Table 8.3.1.3.3.1-2 LAC/HRPT 8-bit Extract Structure
Table 8.3.1.3.3.1-3 LAC/HRPT 16-bit Extract Structure
Table 8.3.1.3.3.2-1 Format of LAC/HRPT Data Record for NOAA-N (Version 3, post-April 28, 2005, all spacecraft)
Table 8.3.1.4.1-1 GAC Data Characteristics
Table 8.3.1.4.2.1-1 Format of GAC Data Set Header Record for NOAA KLM (version 2, pre-April 28, 2005)
Table 8.3.1.4.3.1-1 Format of packed GAC Data Record for NOAA KLM (version 2, pre-April 28, 2005)
Table 8.3.1.4.3.1-2 GAC 8-bit Extract Structure
Table 8.3.1.4.3.1-3 GAC 16-bit Extract Structure
Table 8.3.1.4.3.2-1 Format of GAC data record for NOAA-N (version 3, post-April 28, 2005, all spacecraft)
Table 8.3.1.5.1.1-1 HIRS/3 Data Characteristics
Table 8.3.1.5.2.1-1 Format of HIRS/3 Data Set Header Record (Flown on NOAA KLM, version 2, pre-April 28, 2005)
Table 8.3.1.5.2.2-1 HIRS/4 Data Set Header Record Format (version 3, post-April 28, 2005, all spacecraft)
Table 8.3.1.5.3.1-1 Format of HIRS/3 Data Record (version 2, pre-April 28, 2005)
Table 8.3.1.5.3.2-1 Format of HIRS/4 Data Format (version 3, post-April 28, 2005, all satellites)
Table 8.3.1.6.1-1 AMSU-A Data Characteristics
Table 8.3.1.6.2.1-1 Format of AMSU-A Data Set Header Record (version 2, pre-April 28, 2005).
Table 8.3.1.6.2.2-1 Format of AMSU-A Data Set Header Record (version 3, post-April 28, 2005, all satellites).
Table 8.3.1.6.3.1-1 Format of AMSU-A Data Record (version 2, pre-April 28, 2005).
Table 8.3.1.6.3.2-1 Format of AMSU-A Data Record (version 3, post-April 28, 2005, all spacecraft)
Table 8.3.1.7.1-1 AMSU-B Data Characteristics
Table 8.3.1.7.2.1-1 Format of AMSU-B Data Set Header Record for NOAA KLM (Version 2, pre-April 28, 2005)
Table 8.3.1.7.2.2-1 Format of AMSU-B Data Set Header Record for NOAA-N (Version 3, post-April 28, 2005, all satellites)
Table 8.3.1.7.3.1-1 Format of AMSU-B Data Record NOAA KLM (version 2, pre-April 28, 2005)
Table 8.3.1.7.3.2-1 Format of AMSU-B Data Record for NOAA-N (version 3, post-April 28, 2005, all satellites)
Table 8.3.1.8.2-1 Format of SEM-2 Data Set Header Record
Table 8.3.1.8.3-1 Format of SEM-2 Data Record

Table 9.1-1 Format of the SST Header File
Table 9.1.1.1-1 Format of the Directory Record for Any SST Field Accumulation File
Table 9.1.1.2-1 Format of the Field Documentation Record
Table 9.1.1.3-1 Format of the Parameters in the Grid Intersection
Table 9.1.1.3-2 Format of the Latitudinal Row Identifier
Table 9.1.2-1 Format of the Block Directory Record
Table 9.1.2-2 Format of Observation Data Record
Table 9.1.2-3 Format of the Eight Day SST Observation Unit
Table 9.1.2-4 SST Observation Types
Table 9.1.2-5 SST Observation Source Codes
Table 9.1.3-1 Format of Monthly Mean Data Field
Table 9.2.1-1 General Structure of the Polar Stereographic KLM Master Map Cartridge
Table 9.2.1-2 Format of Documentation Record for Polar Stereographic KLM Master Map Data
Table 9.2.2-1 General Structure of the Mercator KLM Master Map Cartridge
Table 9.3.1.1-1 Description of the Primary Components 37 Day File (PC37DF) Header
Table 9.3.1.1-2 Format of Record 1 of a Hemisphere Pair of a Day Bin
Table 9.3.1.1-3 Format of Record 2 of a Hemisphere Pair of a Day Bin
Table 9.3.1.2-1 Format of Header Record for Monthly/Seasonal/Annual Mean Data
Table 9.3.1.2-2 Format of Monthly Mean Data Record 1 of a Hemisphere Pair
Table 9.3.1.2-3 Format of Monthly Mean Data Record 2 of a Hemisphere Pair
Table 9.3.1.3-1 Format of Seasonal/Annual Mean Data Record 1 of a Hemisphere Pair
Table 9.3.1.3-2 Format of Seasonal/Annual Mean Data Record 2 of a Hemisphere Pair
Table 9.4.1.1-1 Format of header record for ATOVS retrieval data file
Table 9.4.1.1-2 Format of ATOVS Retrieval Data Record
Table 9.4.1.1-3 Geographical Bins for ATOVS
Table 9.4.1.2-1 Format of Metadata Archive Header Record
Table 9.4.1.2-2 Format of Data Record 1 of Metadata archive file
Table 9.4.1.2-3 Format of Data Record 2 of Metadata archive file
Table 9.4.1.2-4 Format of Data Record 3 of Metadata archive file
Table 9.4.1.2-5 Format of Data Record 4 of Metadata archive file
Table 9.4.1.3-1 Format of header record for radiosonde matchup file.
Table 9.4.1.3-2 Format of Class Header Record for Radiosonde Matchup File
Table 9.4.1.3-3 Format of data records for the Radiosonde Matchup File
Table 9.4.2-1 Header Record Format of Orbit Archive File
Table 9.4.2-2 Format of Orbit Archive File Retrieval Data Records
Table 9.4.2.1-1 Format of the header record of the AMSU-B metadata archive file
Table 9.4.2.1-2 Format of AMSU-B Metadata Archive File, Data Record A (Mixing Ratios) (15,4,6)
Table 9.4.2.1-3 Format of AMSU-B Metadata Archive File, Data Record B (Brightness Temperatures) ( 5,4,6)
Table 9.4.2.2-1 Format of Header record for AMSU-B Radiosonde Match Archive File.
Table 9.4.2.2-2 Format of Data record for AMSU-B Radiosonde Match Archive File
Table 9.5-1 Header record format for image product files
Table 9.5-2 Product Codes
Table 9.5-3 Product Availability Codes
Table 9.5-4 Great Lakes Region
Table 9.5-5 Gulf of Mexico Region
Table 9.5-6 Northeast Region
Table 9.5-7 Southeast Region
Table 9.5-8 Carribean Region
Table 9.5-9 West Coast Region
Table 9.5-10 Alaska North Region
Table 9.5-11 Alaska West Region
Table 9.5-12 Alaska South Region
Table 9.5-13 Hawaii Region
Table 9.5.1-1 Image Pixel Determination
Table 9.6.3.1-1 Comparison of Microwave Sensors
Table 9.6.3.1-2 AMSU-A and -B Products
Table 9.6.3.1-3 Difference between Day-1 and Day-2 Files
Table 9.6.3.1-4 AMSU-A HDF-EOS Swath: NPR.AAOP files on CEMSCS
Table 9.6.3.1-5 AMSU-A HDF-EOS Swath Attributes
Table 9.6.3.1-6 Format of AMSU-B HDF-EOS Swath: NPR.ABOP files on CEMSCS
Table 9.6.3.1-7 AMSU-B HDF-EOS Swath Attributes
Table 9.6.3.1-8 AMSU-B HDF-EOS PS Grid: NPR.ABMP files on CEMSCS
Table 9.6.3.1-9 Product Error Flags
Table 9.7.1.2.7-1 1b Data Set Instrument Status and Data Quality Flags
Table 9.7.1.2.9-1 Fill Values on Data Records
Table 9.7.1.3-1 Daily 1b Standard Header Record Data Set Order
Table 9.7.1.4-1 SBUV 1b Data Set Record IDs
Table 9.7.1.4-2 Byte/bit Breakdown of NESDIS Orbital Header Data
Table 9.7.1.4-3 Ancillary Data Spectral Information Data Record
Table 9.7.1.4-4 Ancillary Data Multiple Scattering Coefficients Data Record
Table 9.7.1.4-5 Ancillary Data Total Ozone Tables Data Record
Table 9.7.1.4-6 Ancillary Data A Priori Information Data Record
Table 9.7.1.4-7 Prelaunch Calibration Data Record
Table 9.7.1.4-8 Day 1 Solar Flux Data Record
Table 9.7.1.4-9 Interrange Ratios Data Record
Table 9.7.1.4-10 Albedo Correction Factor Data Record
Table 9.7.1.4-11 SBUV/2 Orbital Header Record
Table 9.7.1.4-12 Discrete Data Record
Table 9.7.1.4-13 Sweep Data Record Data Identification, Attitude, Earth Location Data, Digital B and Status Flags
Table 9.7.1.4-14 Byte/Bit Breakdown of Discrete Data
Table 9.7.1.4-15 Byte/Bit Breakdown of Discrete/Sweep Data
Table 9.7.1.4-16 Byte/Bit Breakdown of Discrete Data
Table 9.7.1.4-17 Byte/Bit Breakdown of Discrete/Sweep Data
Table 9.7.1.4-18 Byte/Bit Breakdown of Sweep Data
Table 9.7.1.4-19 SBUV/2 Orbital Statistical Record
Table 9.7.1.4-20 SBUV/2 Daily Statistical Record
Table 9.7.1.5-1 Digital A Subcom Housing Channels
Table 9.7.1.5-2 Analog Telemetry Points
Table 9.7.2.2-1 PMF Record Layout for Day
Table 9.7.2.2-2 Ozone Pressure Levels
Table 9.7.2.2-3 Ozone Pressure Layers and Levels
Table 9.7.2.2-4 PMF Orbital Header Record
Table 9.7.2.2-5 PMF Data Record
Table 9.7.2.2-6 PMF Orbital Trailer Record
Table 9.7.2.2-7 PMF Daily Trailer Record
Table 9.7.2.2-8 SBUV/2 Ozone - Product Master File (PMF) BUFR Words
Table 9.7.3.2-1 Daily HIF Data Set Arrangement.
Table 9.7.3.4-1 Historical Instrument File Record IDs.
Table 9.7.3.4-2 Daily Historical Instrument File Directory Record.
Table 9.7.3.4-3 Instrument Calibration Albedo Correction Directory Record
Table 9.7.3.4-4 Instrument Characterization Header Record
Table 9.7.3.4-5 Offset Data Record
Table 9.7.3.4-6 Earth View Interrange Ratios Statistical Record
Table 9.7.3.4-7 Wavelength Calibration Data Record
Table 9.7.3.4-8 Diffuser Degradation Data Record
Table 9.7.3.4-9 Preliminary Irradiance Statistical Record
Table 9.7.3.4-10 Discrete Preliminary Irradiance Data Record
Table 9.7.3.4-11 Current Albedo Correction Data Record
Table 9.7.4-1 OOPS Standard Header Record I
Table 9.7.4-2 OOPS Standard Header Record II
Table 9.8.1.2-1 Aerosol Daily Summary Directory Record Format
Table 9.8.1.3-1 Aerosol Daily Summary File Documentation Record Format
Table 9.8.2.2-1 Documentation Record Format for Aerosol Weekly 100 km Field File
Table 9.8.2.3-1 Format of Grid Intersection in Data Record
Table 9.8.2.3-2 Row Identification Information
Table 9.8.3.2-1 Header Record Format
Table 9.8.3.3-1 Grid Intersection Format
Table 9.8.4.2-1 Format of Directory Record
Table 9.8.4.3-1 Data Record Format
Table 9.8.4.4-1 Satellite Aerosol/SST Observation Format
Table 9.8.4.4-2 Aerosol/SST Observation Type Codes
Table 9.8.4.4-3 Aerosol/SST Observation Source Codes
Table 9.8.5.2-1 Directory Record Format

Table A-1 Code Symbols for Heading and Parts I-III
Table A-2 Satellite Identifier in TBUS Bulletins
Table A.3-1 Explanation of Code Symbols
Table A.3-2 Part IV Code Symbols
Table A.5-1 Decoding Exercise of Sample APT Predict (TBUS) Bulletin from Section A.4
Table A.6-1 Format of Standard Two Line Orbital Element Set
Table A.6-2 Definition of satellite ID and International designator
Table A.7-1 Example of Decoded Two-Line Orbital Element Message

Table C-1 Subroutines IJTOLL and LLTOIJ Argument List

Table D.1-1 Measured Channel Characteristics for NOAA-15 AMSU-A and AMSU-B
Table D.1-2 NOAA-15 IWT PRT count to temperature coefficients for HIRS/3
Table D.1-3 NOAA-15 HIRS/3 Channel 20 slope and intercept
Table D.1-4 NOAA-15 HIRS/3 Central Wave Numbers and Band Correction Coefficients
Table D.1-5 Normalized response functions for the NOAA-15 HIRS/3 thermal channels
Table D.1-6 NOAA-15 AVHRR/3 pre-launch calibration coefficients (albedo representation)
Table D.1-7 NOAA-15 AVHRR/3 Visible Channel Information
Table D.1-8 NOAA-15 AVHRR/3 conversion coefficients
Table D.1-9 NOAA-15 PRT Weighting Factors
Table D.1-10 Summary of NOAA-15 AVHRR spectral response data (as a function of wavenumber) for each channel
Table D.1-11 NOAA-15 AVHRR/3 thermal channel temperature to radiance coefficients
Table D.1-12 NOAA-15 AVHRR/3 spectral response values for Channels 1, 2 and 3A
Table D.1-13 NOAA-15 AVHRR/3 Spectral Response Values for Channels 3B, 4 and 5
Table D.1-14 NOAA-15 radiance of space and coefficients for nonlinear radiance correction quadratic
Table D.1-15 NOAA-15 AMSU PRT temperature conversion coefficients
Table D.1-16 NOAA-15 HIRS/302 secondary telescope temperature coefficients (K)
Table D.2-1 Measured Channel Characteristics for NOAA-16 AMSU-A and AMSU-B
Table D.2-2 NOAA-16 IWT PRT count to temperature coefficients for HIRS/301
Table D.2-3 NOAA-16 HIRS/301 Channel 20 slope and intercept (albedo %)
Table D.2-4 NOAA-16 HIRS/301 Central Wave Numbers and Band Correction Coefficients
Table D.2-5 NOAA-16 HIRS/301 secondary telescope temperature coefficients
Table D.2-6 Normalized response functions for the NOAA-16 HIRS/301 thermal channels
Table D.2-7 NOAA-16 AVHRR/3 pre-launch and post-launch calibration coefficients (albedo representation)
Table D.2-8 NOAA-16 AVHRR/3 Visible Channel Information
Table D.2-9 NOAA-16 AVHRR/3 conversion coefficients
Table D.2-10 NOAA-16 PRT Weighting Factors
Table D.2-11 Summary of NOAA-16 AVHRR spectral response data (as a function of wavenumber) for each channel
Table D.2-12 NOAA-16 AVHRR/3 thermal channel temperature to radiance coefficients
Table D.2-13 NOAA-16 AVHRR/3 spectral response values for Channels 1, 2 and 3A
Table D.2-14 NOAA-16 AVHRR/3 Spectral Response Values for Channels 3B, 4 and 5
Table D.2-15 NOAA-16 Radiance of Space and coefficients for nonlinear radiance correction quadratic
Table D.2-16 NOAA-16 AMSU PRT temperature conversion coefficients
Table D.3-1 NOAA-17 PRT Weighting Factors
Table D.3-2 NOAA-17 Radiance of Space and coefficients for nonlinear radiance correction quadratic
Table D.3-3 NOAA-17 AVHRR/3 conversion coefficients
Table D.3-4 NOAA-17 AVHRR/3 pre-launch calibration coefficients (albedo representation)
Table D.3-5 Summary of NOAA-17 AVHRR spectral response data (as a function of wavenumber) for each channel
Table D.3-6 NOAA-17 AVHRR/3 Visible Channel Information
Table D.3-7 NOAA-17 AVHRR/3 thermal channel radiance-to-temperature coefficients
Table D.3-8 NOAA-17 AVHRR/3 spectral response values for Channels 1, 2 and 3A
Table D.3-9 NOAA-17 AVHRR/3 spectral response values for Channels 3B, 4 and 5
Table D.3-10 NOAA-17 HIRS/303 Central Wave Numbers (ν_c)and Band Correction Coefficients (b and c)
Table D.3-11 NOAA-17 IWT PRT count to temperature coefficients for HIRS/303
Table D.3-12 NOAA-17 HIRS/303 secondary telescope temperature coefficients
Table D.3-13 Normalized response functions for the NOAA-17 HIRS/303 thermal channels
Table D.3-14 NOAA-17 HIRS/303 Channel 20 slope and intercept (albedo %)
Table D.3-15 NOAA-17 AMSU PRT temperature conversion coefficients
Table D.3-16 Measured Channel Characteristics for NOAA-17 AMSU-A and AMSU-B
Table D.4-1 NOAA-18 PRT Weighting Factors
Table D.4-2 NOAA-18 Radiance of Space and coefficients for nonlinear radiance correction quadratic
Table D.4-3 NOAA-18 AVHRR/3 conversion coefficients
Table D.4-4 NOAA-18 AVHRR/3 pre-launch calibration coefficients (albedo representation)
Table D.4-5 Summary of NOAA-18 AVHRR spectral response data (as a function of wavenumber) for each channel
Table D.4-6 NOAA-18 AVHRR/3 Solar Reflectance Channel Information
Table D.4-7 NOAA-18 AVHRR/3 thermal channel radiance-to-temperature coefficients
Table D.4-8 NOAA-18 AVHRR/3 spectral response values for Channels 1, 2 and 3A
Table D.4-9 NOAA-18 AVHRR/3 spectral response values for Channels 3B, 4 and 5
Table D.4-10 NOAA-18 HIRS/H305 Central Wave Numbers (ν_c)and Band Correction Coefficients (b and c)
Table D.4-11 NOAA-18 IWT PRT count to temperature coefficients for HIRS/H305
Table D.4-12 NOAA-18 HIRS/H305 primary, secondary and tertiary telescope temperature coefficients
Table D.4-13 Normalized response functions for the NOAA-18 HIRS/H305 thermal channels
Table D.4-14 NOAA-18 HIRS/H305 Channel 20 slope and intercept (albedo %)
Table D.4-15 NOAA-18 AMSU-A1 (S/N 109, ID=33) PRT temperature conversion coefficients.
Table D.4-16 NOAA-18 AMSU-A2 (S/N 105, ID=18) PRT temperature conversion coefficients.
Table D.4-17 NOAA-18 AMSU-A Measured Channel Characteristics.
Table D.4-18 NOAA-18 MHS Coefficients for converting PRT resistance (ohms) to PRT temperature (K).
Table D.4-19 NOAA-18 MHS Resistances (ohms) for three PRT calibration channels.
Table D.4-20 NOAA-18 MHS Coefficients for converting counts into temperatures (K).
Table D.4-21 NOAA-18 MHS Coefficients for converting counts into current (amps) for current monitors.
Table D.4-22 NOAA-18 MHS Coefficients for converting volts into temperatures (K).
Table D.4-23 NOAA-18 MHS Values of the nonlinearity parameters u (m²-sr-cm^-1)/mW.
Table D.4-24 NOAA-18 MHS Wavenumbers and band-correction factors.
Table D.4-25 NOAA-18 MHS (PFM, S/N=101) Channel IF Characteristics.

Table G.1-1 Comparison of error in the HIRS/3 channels resulting from incorrect generation of in-flight thermal calibration coefficients
Table G.1-2 List of datasets that were resynched with the AVHRR on NOAA-15
Table G.1-3 RMS differences between temperature coefficients and temperatures produced from the incorrect coefficients
Table G.1-4 New NOAA-16 AVHRR A301 visible channel calibration coefficients
Table G.1-5 Channel 3B RMS temperature differences (in K) between datasets using the old and new Planck constant values

Table I.4-1 AVHRR Scan/Calibration Timing (Nominal Orbit)
Table I.4-2 TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) Instrument Scan Timing Parameters
Table I.4-3 TOVS Instrument Scan Line Timing

Table J-1 Satellite Scanning Instrument Parameters for TIROS-N through NOAA-14
Table J-2 NOAA Satellite Scanning Instrument Parameters for NOAA KLM
Table J.3-1 Synopsis of AMSU scan initiation and FOV information

Table M.8-1 Location of transmitter power in spacecraft telemetry
Table M.9-1 AMSU-B Bias Corrections for NOAA-15 (as of 22 Sept 1998)
Table M.9-2 AMSU-B Bias Corrections for NOAA-15 (as of 28 Sept 1998)
Table M.9-3 AMSU-B Bias Corrections for NOAA-15 Version 1.7 (11 Nov 1999)
Table M.9-4 AMSU-B Bias Corrections for NOAA-15 Version 1.8 (10 January 2000)
Table M.9-5 AMSU-B Bias Corrections for NOAA-15 Version 1.9 (4 May 2000)
Table M.9-6 AMSU-B Bias Corrections for NOAA-15 Version 2.0 (10 July 2000)
Table M.9-7 AMSU-B Bias Corrections for NOAA-15 Version 2.1 (9 November 2000)
Table M.9-8 AMSU-B Bias Corrections for NOAA-15 Version 2.2 (4 December 2000)
Table M.9-9 AMSU-B Bias Corrections for NOAA-15 Version 2.3 (6 March 2001)
Table M.9-10 AMSU-B Bias Corrections for NOAA-17 Version 1.0 (12 July 2002)
Table M.9-11 AMSU-B Bias Corrections for NOAA-15 Version 2.4 (13 August 2004)