Subject: Okeanos CoastWatch ocean color MODIS data flow outage at
Topic: Okeanos CoastWatch ocean color MODIS data flow outage at NASA
Message Issued: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (1500 UTC)
Satellites Impacted: Aqua (NASA)
Products Impacted: Operational CoastWatch ocean color products derived
from MODIS
Date/Time of Outage: 21 Apr 2009 (~0800 UTC) - 22 Apr 2009 (~2000 UTC)
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Details:
We received the following notification from the MODIS group,
which means
Okeanos will not be able to generate operational Okeanos CoastWatch
ocean color products from MODIS/Aqua until late tomorrow:

“NASA is performing power redistribution work in the building at the
GSFC which houses the AIRS processing system as well as the
distribution
server that provides access to that AIRS data and the MODIS and AMSR-E
data that is generated at the NSOF facility in Suitland, MD.
Unfortunately, as part of the process the Power Distribution Unit which
feeds our systems is one of those that is currently off-line.

Power is scheduled to be restored tomorrow at 4pm Eastern time. We will
get the systems back on-line as quickly as possible after that time.

We apologize for the late notification, but the original notification
did not specify our area as one of the ones being affected. We have
asked if power could be rerouted, but have been informed that there is
nothing that can be done.”
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Contact Information:
Linda Stathoplos
Satellite Services Division
NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD
301-763-8142 x137
Linda.Stathoplos@noaa.gov