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Paper Published in
Scientific Journal: A paper titled "Validation of TOVS Path-P data
during SHEBA" was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research (107(C10),
8041, doi:10.1029/2000JC000453). The authors are A. Schweiger, R. Lindsay
(University of Washington), J. Francis (Rutgers University), J. Key, J. Intrieri
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and M. Shupe (Science
and Technology Corporation). The paper evaluates the accuracy of sounding
and cloud retrievals using the Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS)
in the context of measurements made during the year-long Surface HEat Budget
of the Arctic (SHEBA) field experiment. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)
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Extended Abstracts Submitted
to AMS Satellite Conference: Four more extended abstracts were
submitted to the upcoming American Meteorological Society (AMS) 12th
Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography in Long Beach, California,
February 9-13, 2003. "A two-year Analysis of Fire Activity in the Western
Hemisphere as Observed with the GOES Wildfire Automated Biomass Burning
Algorithm", by E. Prins, C. Schmidt, J. Feltz, and collaborators at the Naval
Research Laboratory in Monterey, California (J. Reid, D. Westphal, and K.
Richardson), provides an overview of fire statistics for the Western Hemisphere
derived from two years of half-hourly Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite (GOES-8) imagery and examples of real-time assimilation of the
GOES Wildfire Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm (ABBA) into the Naval
Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System (NAAPS). "GOES-11 and GOES-8
Sounders During the International H2O Project (IHOP)-2002 Field Experiment"
by G.S. Wade, T.J. Schmit, W.F. Feltz, J.P. Nelson, and A.J. Schreiner, provides
a discussion of Derived Product Imagery (DPI) from the GOES-8 and -11 Sounders
during IHOP. "Real-time derivation of cloud drift and water vapor
winds in the polar regions from MODIS data ", by D. Santek, J. Key, and
C. Velden, gives a status report and some results for the derivation of high-latitude
winds from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). "Relationship
between satellite derived cloud parameters and ground based measurements
of solar ultraviolet radiance", by A. Heidinger and M. Uddstrom, uses the
cloud properties from the Clouds from AVHRR (CLAVR) algorithm that is currently
being transitioned to operations. (E. Prins, E/RA2, 608-263-6607,
G. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743,
A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757,
J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)
Metar Program Corrected:
An error in a computer program, used by a Cooperative Institute for Meteorological
Space Studies (CIMSS) scientist, was found and corrected. This progran,
not developed at CIMSS, converts METeorological Aviation Reports (METAR)
to network Common Data Form, netCDF. (G. Callan, E/RA2, 608-263-3951)
VISITORS:
Xiaolei Zou Visits CIMSS: Xiaolei Zou, from Florida State University, visited the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) on October 4. Dr. Zou works in the area of data assimilation, and gave a seminar on assimilating unusual data types in numerical weather prediction models. She met with a number of CIMSS and Advanced Satellite Products Team (ASPT) scientists. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)
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MODIS Polar Winds Generated in Real-Time: Polar wind information from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on the Terra satellite is now being generated in real-time. Software developed at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) is used to estimate wind speed, direction, and height for both polar regions. The MODIS data are obtained from an Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (OSDPD; Gene Legg and Paul Haggerty) computer at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Wind information is made available to the scientific community within 5-8 hours of MODIS acquisition. (D. Santek, CIMSS, 608-263-7410, J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, C. Velden, CIMSS, 608-262-9168)
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