Start dateEnd date (short events)Event typeAffected dataDescription
08/01/2019
Blacklist updateIn-situ data

conventional monthly blacklist update

14/01/2019
Re-activationMetop-A GOME-2 products (NO2, SO2 and AOD)Remove data from blacklist (applies to CAMS only)
15/01/2019
Data outageADM/Aeolussatellite in safe mode
17/01/2019
Data generation updateEUMETSAT AVHRR AMVsUpdate by EUMETSAT of rules for generating AVHRR dual winds from Metop satellites
18/01/2019
Emergency blacklistAircraft Wind from identified B787 flightsApplied to AMDAR identifiers from B787 flights and also some AIREP identifiers which were found to introduce erroneous wind directions intermittently only at certain cruise headings
13/01/2019
New dataNew drifter buoys the North East PacificA number of new buoys have been deployed in the North East Pacific (see coverage). The buoys are being used
21/01/2019
BlacklistMeteosat-11 datatemporary blacklist of Meteosat-11 data (ASR and AMVs) during SEVIRI decontamination period
22/01/2019
OutageNOAA-15/AMSUA
11/02/2019
New data monitoredFY-3D/GNOSMonitoring of FY-3D/GNOS
11/02/2019
Blacklist updaten-situ dataMonthly blacklist change. Many Brazilian BUFR stations have been whitelisted. Some BUFR buoys (block 51) have been whitelisted.
19/02/2019
Data increaseSYNOPs from WMO block 87Frequency increase (to hourly) of SYNOPs from WMO block 87 Argentina)
19/02/2019
OutageSARAL/AltikaOutage of SARAL/Altika due to star sensor anomaly (http://marine.copernicus.eu/services-portfolio/news-flash/ CMEMS:9168)
13/03/2019
technical Outage FY-3C/MWHS2Outage of FY-3C/MWHS2 due to a change of BUFR template.
14/03/2019
ActivationMetop-C data (AMSUA, MHS and GRAS)Activation of AMSUA, MHS and GRAS from Metop-C
27/03/2019
OutageNPP CrISThere is a problem with band 2 which is leading the the non processing of the whole spectrum due to the QC. The data provider is planning to switch to the redundant band 2
10/04/2019
BlacklistOMPS O3data blacklisted  because data distribution will change from EUMETCast to NOAA's NDE
16/04/2019
Technical outageOMPS O3OMPS reception stopped till a new converter is in place
18/04/2019
Data resumptionNPP CrIS NPP CrIS is back but as expected without band 2 (set to missing to allow dissemination)
07/05/2019
Data resumptionFY-3C/MWHS2Re-instatement of MWHS-2 thanks to an update of the pre-processor
14/05/2019
OutageMegha-tropiques  SAPHIROutage of SAPHIR (unknown reason)
16/05/2019
New data monitoredKOMPSAT-5 GPSROMonitoring of KOMPSAT-5 GPSRO
16/05/2019
Data generation updateADM/AeolusNew version of the Aeolus processor (with new calibration files) leading to substantially reduced  biases
22/05/201901/07/2019New dataSaildronesA number of saildrones started to be received and used (surface pressure) in the Bering Sea. The identifiers are: 4803911, 4803912, 4803913, 4803914, 4803915, 4803916, 5801956, 5801957,5801958,5801959,5801952,5801954
25/05/201929/05/2018OutageGOES-16 CSR
11/06/2019
New cycle (46R1) Metop-C/IASI, SSMIS F-17 150 Ghz and GMI 166 GHz V/HMonitoring of Metop-C/IASI, activation of additional IASI WV channels, SSMIS F-17 150 Ghz, GMI 166 GHz V/H and activation of Soil moisture from SMOS
17/06/2019
Blacklist updateIn-situ dataMonthly blacklist change
20/06/2019
Data quality changeAQUA AMSUAAbrupt change of the bias for many AQUA AMSUA channels. The bias is now stable. The noise of Ch14 (currently blacklsited) has improved significantly
24/06/2019
Outage S-NPP CrISLong outage of S-NPP CrIS to swap to the redundunt electronics in an attemps to recover band 2 (water vapour)
25/06/2019
ActivationMetop-C AVHRR AMvsActivation of Metop-C AMvs
26/06/2019
Re-activationJason3Re-activation of Jason3
27/06/201930/06/2019Technical outageARGO BUFROutage of ARGO BUFR data due to a corruption of ocean5 analysis by one CDT observation
01/07/201908/07/2019OutageMetop-A/IASIOutage of Metop-A/IASI due to instrument decontamination.
10/07/2019
New data monitoredAMDARExtra AMDAR data from Hawai airline. The data are in the form of ascent/descent profiles (see coverage).
11/07/2019
BlacklistSNPP/CrISBlacklist of SNPP/CrIS to allow time to check the data when back
12/07/2019
Technical outageAll data types12 DA was severely affected by problems that affected the SAPP to prepobs tasks leading to almost no observations used.
22/07/2019
OutageNOAA-15/AMVs Outage of NOAA-15/AMVs due to motor scan mecanism anomaly
22/07/201929/07/2019OutageMET8 data (AMVs and CSR)Spacecraft anomaly. Data back to normal on 29/07/2019
24/07/2019
ActivationKOMPSAT-5 GPSROActivation of KOMPSAT-5 GPSRO
26/07/2019
Data resumptionNPP CrIS
30/07/2019persisted for few daysOutageMETOP-A (all data)METOP-A spacecraft anomaly
01/08/2019
BlacklistNOAA-15/AMVsBlacklist of NOAA-15/AMVs
07/08/2019
BlacklistMETOP-A IASIBlacklist of Metop-A IASI
09/8/2019
outageMET-8 and MET-11MET-8 and MET-11 AMVs missing due to unexpected change of BUFR encoding. The change has been reverted by EUMETSAT
14/08/2019
Re-activationMetop-A IASIRe-Activation of Metop-A IASI
15/08/2019
Data resumptionNOAA-15/AMVsNOAA-15/AMVs back with unchanged quality
15/08/2019
BlacklistGOES-15/CSRBlacklist of GOES-15/CSR due to changes in the bias
29/08/2019
Re-activationMOPITT CO and S5P O3 Re-activate MOPITT CO and S5P O3 (CAMS only)
02/09/201910/09/2019Data reductionSYNOPs from SpainReduction of SYNOP data from Spain. The missing IDs are tier 2 stations that started to report two years ago (see timeseries). Data back on the 10th of September after discussion with UKMO and the data provider
02/09/2019
Data reductionMetop-A/IASIIntermittent systematic reduction of Metop-A/IASI data (see timeseries)due processing dependency on the reference orbit (the current orbit is drifting). A fix is planned by EUMETSAT
04/09/2019
ActivationBUFR dropsondesActivate the use of BUFR dropsondes
10/09/2019
Re-activation GOES-15 CSR and NPP CrIS
10/09/2019
BlacklistN20/CrISBlacklist of N20/CrIS to allow switch from NSR to FSR
10/09/2019
Blacklist updateIn-situ dataMonthly blacklist update
16/09/201924/09/2019OutageTERRASAR-X GPSROOutage of TERRASAR-X GPSRO
25/09/2019
Re-activationNOAA-15 AMVsRe-activation of NOAA-15 AMVs
25/09/2019
Re-activation AQUA AMSUA Channel 14 Re-activation of AQUA AMSUA Channel 14  (after more than a year of blacklist)
25/09/2019
ActivationMetop-C IASIActivation of METOP-C/IASI
25/09/2019
New data monitoredMetop-C PMApMonitoring of Metop-C PMAp (CAMS only)
25/09/2019
BlacklistMetop-A IASIBlacklist of Metop-A/IASI to prepare for the non linearity correction update. Since Metop-C/IASI is activated it's unlikely that Metop-A/IASI is going to be activated in the future (unless one of the two used IASIs has problem)
07/10/2019
Blacklist updateIn-situ dataMonthly blacklist change for conventional observations
10/10/2019
New data monitoredMetop-C IASI COMonitoring of CO from Metop-C/IASI (CAMS only)
14/10/201922/10/2019BlacklistNPP ATMS temporary blacklist of ATMS from NPP to allow VarBC to adjust to new calibration (change to reflector emissivity)
14/10/2019
New data monitoredMWHS-2, MWTS-2 and MWRI from FY-3DMonitoring of MWHS-2, MWTS-2 and MWRI from FY-3D
18/10/201907/11/2019Technical outageKOMPSAT-5 GPSROOutage of KOMPSAt-5 GPSRO. This was due to an internal technical issue
07/11/2019
New data monitoredMETOP-C/ASCATMonitoring of METOP-C/ASCAT
13/11/2019
Blacklist updateIn-situ dataMonthly blacklist change for conventional observations
14/11/2019
Re-activationN20/CrISRe-activation of N20/CrIS (now in FSR)
15/11/201918/11/2019Technical outageGPM/GMI Outage of GPM/GMI caused by issues to access the NASA ftp website
19/11/2019
New data monitoredGOES-17 AMVsMonitoring of GOES-17 AMVs
19/11/2019
ActivationMetop-C IASI COActivation of Metop-C IASI CO (CAMS only)
19/11/2019
BlacklistMetop-A IASI COBlacklist of Metop-A IASI CO (replaced by Metop-C IASI CO)
21/11/2019
New data monitoredNOAA-20 VIIRS AMVsMonitoring of NOAA-20 VIIRS AMVs
26/11/2019
New data monitoredLEO-GEO AMVsMonitoring of LEO-GEO AMVs
29/11/2019
BlacklistSARAL/AltikaData are occasionally affected by some gross errors. Some subtle errors are also affecting the data in parts of the orbit
02/12/2019
BlacklistWhitelist BUFR SYNOP from ChinaCMA will cease the dissemination of the TAC version on the 3rd of December
02/12/2019
ActivationFY-3D MWHS2Following a period of successful testing
02/12/2019
Re-activationFY-3C MWHS2 Channels 13 and 14
02/12/2019
ActivationMetop-C ASCAT surface winds
10/12/2019
ActivationGOES-17 AMVsActivation of GOES-17 AMVs in preparation for the cessation of AMVs from GOES-15
10/12/2019
BlacklistGOES-15 AMVsBlacklist of GOES-15 AMVs following the activation of GOES-17 AMVs
10/12/2019
ActivationMetop-C ASCAT soil moistureActivation of Metop-C ASCAT soil moisture in the land data assimilation
10/12/2019
Blacklist updateIn-situ dataMonthly blacklist change for conventional observations
10/12/201911/12/2019Technical issueAeolusAccidental activation of Aeolus for 3 analysis cycle (see here), due to incorrect blacklist change