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TOPIC: (REMINDER) LEGACY SMOPS RETIREMENT


RETIREMENT OF LEGACY SMOPS PRODUCTS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 07, 2024


DATE/TIME ISSUED: APRIL 23, 2024  1430Z



PRODUCT(S) OR DATA IMPACTED:  LEGACY SMOPS PRODUCTS



DATE/TIME OF INITIAL IMPACT: MAY 07, 2024



DATE/TIME OF EXPECTED END: MAY 07, 2024



LENGTH OF OUTAGE: TBD



DETAILS/SPECIFICS OF CHANGE:



THE NESDIS OPERATIONAL SOIL MOISTURE PRODUCTS(SMOPS) PRODUCTS WERE MIGRATED
TO (NESDIS COMMON CLOUD FRAMEWORK(NCCF) ON MARCH 7, 2024. OSPO/ESPC WILL
STOP THE PRODUCTION OF THE LEGACY SMOPS ON MAY 07, 2024. USERS SHOULD
SWITCH TO SMOPS_BLEND_DAILY_ARCHIVE FOR SMOPS ARCHIVE DATA. PLEASE MAKE A
NOTE ON THE SHORTNAME AND FILENAME CHANGE IN NCCF AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE
INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE TABLE BELOW FOR THE PRODUCT FILENAME AND PDA
SHORT NAME. OSPO WILL STOP PROVIDING SMOPS 6 HOURLY GRIB2 PRODUCTS ON PDA.
IF ANY USER NEEDS THIS DATA, PLEASE CONTACT SMOPS PRODUCT POC(
LIQUN.MA@NOAA.GOV)


FILENAME AND PDA SHORTNAME CHANGE:


NCCF SMOPS PDA SHORT NAME

NCCF SMOPS PDA FILENAME PATTERN

CURRENT OPERATION SMOPS PDA SHORT NAME

CURRENT OPERATION SMOPS PDA FILENAME PATTERN



SMOPS-6_HOURLY

NPR_SMOPS_CMAP_DD{10}.GR2

SMOPS_BLEND_DAILY_ARCHIVE

NPR-SMOPS-CMAP-ARCHV_V4R0_BLEND_S202311170000000_E202311172359599_C202311190715053.NC

SMOPS-DAILY_ARCHIVE

NPR_SMOPS_CMAP_DD{8}.NC

LIST OF SCIENTIFIC CHANGES: ADDED INPUT DATA FROM METOP-C AND REMOVED SMOS



PLEASE NOTE: THIS UPGRADE WILL NOT BE PERFORMED DURING CRITICAL WEATHER DAY
(CWD).

ALSO, THE CONTENTS OF THIS RELEASE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON USER
READINESS, CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, AND MANAGEMENT APPROVAL.

ADDITIONAL ESPC NOTIFICATIONS WILL PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES
CONCERNING THIS RELEASE.  USER FEEDBACK AND QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
LIQUN MA(LIQUN.MA@NOAA.GOV)

WEB SITE(S) FOR APPLICABLE INFORMATION: N/A

THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT BY ESPC.NOTIFICATION@NOAA.GOV. YOU HAVE BEEN SENT
THIS AND OTHER NOTIFICATIONS BECAUSE YOU HAVE OPTED IN TO RECEIVE IT. IF
FOR ANY REASON, YOU WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CONTACT ESPC HELP DESK AT
ESPCOPERATIONS@NOAA.GOV OR (301) 817-3880. PLEASE NOTE: IT MAY TAKE UP TO
TWO BUSINESS DAYS TO PROCESS YOUR UNSUBSCRIBE REQUEST.

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