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ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, ORA:
WCRP Meeting on Climate and Cryosphere: J. Key was an invited expert on clouds and radiation at the third meeting of the Arctic System Modeling Study/Climate and Crysophere (ACSYS/CliC) science steering group, which took place at the China Meteorological Administration in Beijing, China, October 21-25. ACSYS and CliC are projects of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP). After 10 years of Arctic climate research, ACSYS will end and the broader CliC program will begin. J. Key gave talks on recent climate trends in the Arctic and on coordination between the WCRP Global Radiation Panel activities relevant to CliC. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)
ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD:
ABI Requirements Memo: Reaction was given to
a memo from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration/National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NASA/NOAA) Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)
team that requested guidance/direction on specific requirements that need
to be established before the preliminary design phase of the ABI Formulation
Contract can begin. Details are available upon request (the questions are
competition sensitive). (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)
Presentation Developed on the ABI: A power point
presentation was developed which summarized the Advanced Baseline Imager
(ABI) instrument, select products, and applications. For example, MODerate-resolution
Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer
(AVIRIS) data were used to showcase the new or improved products possible
from the ABI. The presentation was sent to the Office of Systems Development.
It is available upon request. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)
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GOES Wildfire ABBA
Product Provided to Unidata: In response to a request from
T. Yoksas of the Unidata Program Center, specialized merged 3-hourly Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-8 WildFire Automated Biomass
Burning Algorithm (WF_ABBA) fire products are now being provided in McIDAS
(Man computer Interactive Data Acess System) AREA format in real time for
dissemination to the university user community. Unidata is a program
that enables universities to acquire and use meteorological and related
data sets and is operated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric
Research (UCAR). (C. Schmidt,
CIMSS, 608-262-7973, R. Dengel, SSEC, 608-262-6567, E. Prins, E/RA2, 608-263-6607)
Report on GOES-12
Post-launch Test: The University of Wisconsin contribution to a NOAA
technical report on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
(GOES)-12 Post-launch Test was given to D. Hillger (Regional and Mesoscale
Meteorology Team). The title is "GOES-12 Imager and Sounder Radiance and
Product Validations for the GOES-12 Science Test". The contributors are:
Scott Bachmeier, Gail M. Bayler, Wayne Feltz, Mathew Gunshor, James P. Nelson
III, Elaine M. Prins, Chris Schmidt, Timothy J. Schmit, Anthony J. Schreiner,
Justin Sieglaff, Gary S. Wade, and Xiangqian Wu. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)
Geostationary Imager
Visible Spectral Response Function Investigated: The visible spectral
response functions (SRF) for both the current Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite (GOES) series imager and the proposed Advanced Baseline Imager
(ABI) have been investigated. A web page has been created with a table
describing the differences between average radiance values for a cloudy scene
and a clear, heavily vegetated scene for the current GOES Imager visible
SRF and the spectrally narrower ABI visible SRF. The web page is at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/abi/goes_trans.html.
Also included is a convenient feature used to plot various GOES Imager visible
SRF. (J. Sieglaff, CIMSS,
608-263-6178)
(Click on image to enlarge)
CIMSS Proposals Submitted for JSDI Work: Scientists from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) submitted four proposals to work on tasks appropriate for the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) Science Development and Implementation (JSDI) project. Tasks and lead investigators are: "Data impact studies using NCEP global and regional models" (T. Zapotocny), "Direct assimilation of multi-channel satellite observations " (W. Raymond), "GOES wind products assimilation into the EDAS " (J. Jung), "Polar winds data assimilation experiments " (J. Key and C. Velden). The proposals were sent to F. Weng (ORA). (G. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743)
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