3. GOME-2 Products Configuration History

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3. GOME-2 Products Configuration History

In the following tables the current versions on the operational Ground Segment are shown on a white background.

 Date introduced
Product format version
PFS version [RD8]
PGS version
Comments
Major number
Minor number
30/09/2007
10
0
7.2
6.1
 
10/03/2008
11
0
7.3
6.1
 
01/04/2008
11
0
7.4
6.1
Corrected table PCD_BASIC: F_OLD_CAL_DATA 
05/01/2011
12
0
9
7
New product format to include additional PMD related data and improved PCD table (see PFS)

Table 3.1: GOME-2 Level 1 document versions

 

GOME-2 L1 PPF software version
 Date introduced on GS1
Comments
3.4.0
01/09/2007
 
3.9.1
10/03/2008
Orbit 7214
11:35 UTC
New key-data for angular dependence of polarisation sensitivity
4.0.0
26/06/2008
Orbit 8748
11:02 UTC
Revised calculation of single-scattering u-Stokes fractions
4.1.3
07/01/2009
Orbit 11520
13:50 UTC
Introduction of new method for calculating u-Stokes fraction for special geometry situations
4.2.1
07/04/2009
Orbit 12795
09:30 UTC
PPF 4.2.1 introduces revised dark signal correction for channel 1 in SAA by introduction of additional threshold derived from extreme UV pixel readout signals.

Change flagging of MDR degraded instrument flags for saturation events by setting the flag only if all valid readouts in one scan/mdr (32 minus number of gaps/invalid) are flagged.

PPF 4,2,1 solves an anomaly detected in processing after on-board co-adding in channel 3 (saturation patch) has been turned on (starting 4 March 2009). In the transition to and from detector pixel co-adding, the readout normalisation has been turned on and off at a scan-to-scan level. As a result individual readouts within one scan (MDR) and for channel 3 only are normalised incorrectly, resulting, under rare circumstances, in an error of factor 2 in radiance levels.
4.2.2
09/06/2009
Orbit 13694
15:45 UTC
Dark measurement reported signal errors within parts of the SAA appeared to be wrong inside the SAA flagged region and outside the new correction scheme affected region introduced with PPF version 4.2.1 (see before). As a consequence also the reported errors on the earthshine radiances in the level 1b product and for band 1a only(!) within the SAA box (outside the detected SAA) are wrong. Fixed with 4.2.2.
4.3.0
18/08/2009
Orbit 14687
13:30 UTC
New Stokes fraction correction scheme introduced. This results in a regular online update and correction of the Stokes fraction offsets by the PPF. The occurrence rate of the latter is about 1 to 5 times per month depending on the number of acquired correction measurements.

New interpolation of single-scattering values on PMD read-out (angle) grid. For this all single-scattering values of uss, qss, cos(2χ), and sin(2χ) and Pss are separately calculated and prepared on the scanner angle grid. Following this the interpolation scheme, as defined for the scanner angle, to PMD grid (Eq. 225 to 227; PGS6.1) is applied to all the single scattering parameters used in the determination of Stokes fractions. This is essential for an improved accuracy of processing the “C-shape” area and for the newly introduced online correction of Stokes fraction offsets.
4.4.0
21/01/2010
Orbit 16904
14:30 UTC
Key-data has been updated which has not been corrected for stray light in the original derivation from raw calibration measurements The following key-data files are affected and have been updated:
POL_ALPHA.203
POL_BETA.203
POL_GAMMA.203
POL_ETA.203
POL_ZETA.203
The scan angle dependence of polarisation sensitivity (-45/45) PMD should be characterised by specific new key-data:
POL_CHI_ZETA_PMD_P.203
POL_CHI_ZETA_PMD_S.203.
The original key-data for GOME-2 FM3 (Metop-A) is available on the GOME-2 CalVal Extranet pages under “Calibration Data Set”. Access to the Extranet is available via the link specified in Section 1.2.
4.5.0
09/09/2010
Orbit 20185
13:20 UTC
All latitude/longitude geolocation parameters are shifted by 1 to 2 km along the orbit, i.e. by 2.5 to 5% of the along-track pixel size at nadir position. The across-track values are not affected! This fixes an issue with an incorrect scanner position read-out time offset in the processor settings.
5.0.0
05/01/2011
Orbit 21862
15:15 UTC
The product format has been updated to version 12.0 (PFS 9).
One main aspect of the changes are the provision of polarisation uncorrected PMD read-outs and geolocation information for PMD readouts.
FRESCO has been updated to FRESCO+. For a detailed description of the changes we refer to the new PGS 7 and to the FRESCO project report.
5.1.0
02/03/2011
Orbit 22657
11:40 UTC
If no geolocation can be computed for a 6-seconds integration time (e.g. for the 1st scan of the orbit in band 1a) a single “undefined” record is saved (in 5.0.0 no record is saved).

Table 3.2: GOME-2 Level 1 PPF software versions

 

GOME-2 L1 auxiliary files set version
GOME-2 L1 auxiliary files
Date introduced on GS1
Comments
v1.01
v1.00
v1.15
v1.03
GOME_CAL_xx_M02_20070309000000Z_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxZ_20070323000101Z_xxxx_FM3x330xxx
GOME_COR_xx_M02_20000101000000Z_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxZ_20060717010100Z_xxxx_FM3x327xxx
GOME_INS_xx_M02_20070814000000Z_20111231235959Z_20070814000115Z_xxxx_FM3x340xxx
GOME_STA_xx_xxx_20070504000000Z_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxZ_20070503000103Z_xxxx_xxxxxxxxxx
03/04/2007
01/03/2007
01/09/2007
04/05/2007
 
v1.03
v1.19
GOME_CAL_xx_M02_20080225000000Z_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxZ_20080225000103Z_xxxx_FM3x391xxx
GOME_INS_xx_M02_20080121000000Z_20111231235959Z_20080121000119Z_xxxx_FM3x385xxx
10/03/2008
31/01/2008
Orbit 7214
11:35 UTC
New key-data (CAL) for angular dependence of polarisation sensitivity for both PMD and FPA
v1.04
v1.20
GOME_CAL_xx_M02_20080605000000Z_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxZ_20080605000104Z_xxxx_FM3x400xxx
GOME_INS_xx_M02_20080605000000Z_20111231235959Z_20080605000120Z_xxxx_FM3x400xxx
26/06/2008
26/06/2008
Orbit 8748
11:02 UTC
PMD acceptance levels lowered from 50 to 35 BU (INS). New key-data (CAL) for angular dependence of polarisation sensitivity now applied to PMD only.
v1.06
v1.21
GOME_CAL_xx_M02_20081210000000Z_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxZ_20081210000106Z_xxxx_FM3x413xxx
GOME_INS_xx_M02_20081103000000Z_20111231235959Z_20081103000121Z_xxxx_FM3x413xxx
07/01/2009
Orbit 11520
13:50 UTC
PMD acceptance levels lowered from 35 to 5 BU (INS). Revised key-data (CAL) for angular dependence of polarisation sensitivity applied to PMD only.
v1.22
GOME_INS_xx_M02_20090309000000Z_20111231235959Z_20090309000122Z_xxxx_FM3x421xxx
07/04/2009
Orbit 12795
09:30 UTC
Additional dark-signal correction in SAA has been turned on.
v1.07
v1.01
v1.23
GOME_CAL_xx_M02_20090618000000Z_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxZ_20090618000107Z_xxxx_FM3x430xxx
GOME_COR_xx_M02_20090728000000Z_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxZ_20090728000101Z_CGSx_FM3x430xxx
GOME_INS_xx_M02_20090618000000Z_20111231235959Z_20090618000123Z_xxxx_FM3x430xxx
18/08/2009
Orbit 14687
13:30 UTC
New Stokes fraction correction scheme introduced (see ECP 426 and documentation therein). This results in a regular online update of the COR auxiliary file by the PPF. The occurrence rate of the latter is about 1 to 5 files per month.
v1.08
GOME_CAL_xx_M02_20091105000000Z_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxZ_20091105000108Z_xxxx_FM3x440xxx
21/01/2010
Orbit 16904
14:30 UTC
Key-data has been updated which has not been corrected for stray-light in the original derivation from raw calibration measurements (see MOM from calibration expert meeting at TNO September 2009 and presentation from TNO at in-flight review meeting at Galileo 1st October 2009). The following files are affected and have been updated in version 1.08 of the GOME CAL auxiliary file:
POL_ALPHA.203
POL_BETA.203
POL_GAMMA.203
POL_ETA.203
POL_ZETA.203
The scan angle dependence of polarisation sensitivity (-45/45) PMD should be characterised by specific key-data as delivered by TNO/Selex Galileo in a preliminary delivery (9th of April 2009) of FM3 key-data files (for all details see RD4):
POL_CHI_ZETA_PMD_P.203
POL_CHI_ZETA_PMD_S.203.
v1.24
GOME_INS_xx_M02_20100806000000Z_20251231235959Z_20100806000124Z_xxxx_FM3x440xxx
09/09/2010
Orbit 20185
13:20 UTC
All latitude/longitude geolocation parameters are shifted by 1 to 2 km along the orbit, i.e. by 2.5 to 5% of the along-track pixel size at nadir position. The across-track values are not affected! This fixes an issue with an incorrect scanner position read-out time offset in the processor settings.
v1.25 v1.04
GOME_INS_xx_M02_20100806000000Z_20251231235959Z_20100806000125Z_xxxx_FM3x500xxx
GOME_STA_xx_xxx_20100601000000Z_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxZ_20100601000104Z_xxxx_FM3x500xxx
05/01/2011
Orbit 21862
15:15 UTC
FRESCO has been updated to FRESCO+. For a detailed description of the changes we refer to the new PGS 7 and to the FRESCO project report.
v1.26
GOME_INS_xx_M02_20110210000000Z_20251231235959Z_20110210000126Z_xxxx_FM3x510xxx
02/03/2011
Orbit 22657
11:40 UTC
Pure house-keeping updates

Table 3.3: GOME-2 Level 1 PPF auxiliary parameter file versions