EOS MLS Operations and v2.2 Data Processing Calendar

The calendar below displays daily EOS MLS instrument and data version 2.2 processing status. Background colors give instrument status and font colors give data processing status. Aura was launched 15 July 2004 and MLS science data operations began 13 August 2004.

v2.2 Processing Schedule

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• Instrument Operation Status:
  • "100%" day -- All instrument operations on this day were nominal, which implies that science data collection was performed in a standard fashion.
  • "90%-99%" day -- There were instrument or spacecraft events that impacted standard science data collection and there were a few hours of data outages. On these days, one can expect up to ~2 hours of science data outages.
  • "<90%" day: -- There were instrument or spacecraft events that impacted standard science data collection and major data outages occurred. Whether these events were planned or unplanned, on these days, one can expect > 2 hours of science data outages if these days are processed.

• Data Processing Status:
  • "No v2.2 Processing" -- No data for this date have been processed using v02.2X software, which could be due to any number of constraints or processing priorities. Data for these days may be re-processed with v2.2 at a later date.
  • "v2.2 Level 1 Processed" -- All standard MLS Level 1 data products have been processed for this day using v02.2X processing, but processing has not yet progressed to Level 2.
  • "v2.2 Level 2 Processed" -- All standard MLS Level 1 and 2 data products have been processed for this day using v2.2 processing software.