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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 24, 2003

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MODIS/AVHRR Reflectance Calibration Paper Published: A paper titled "Using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) to calibrate advanced very high resolution radiometer  reflectance channels" was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research (volume 107(D23), doi:10.1029/2001JD002035).  The paper is co-authoed by A. Heidinger, C. Cao, and J.T. Sullivan.  The research used coincident overpasses of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) to study the potential of transferring MODIS's calibration to the AVHRR. The technique demonstrated that MODIS can be used to accurately calibrate the AVHRR reflectance channels instantaneously. (A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD:

Seminar on the ABI: T. Schmit gave a Space Science and Engineering Center/Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (SSEC/CIMSS) Seminar titled "Bands and Products from the Next Generation Geostationary Imager".  The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) visible and near-infrared bands were spectrally simulated using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS); the infrared bands were simulated using MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) or Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) data. ABI products included: clouds/fog, aerosol products, cloud phase, land/sea surface temperature, snow, ice detection, cloud particle size, rainfall volcanic ash, SO2, atmospheric motion, fires, cloud height/emissivity, haze/visibility, vegatation, dust, cloud classification, severe weather signatures, turbulence, ozone, and radiances. The presentation is available at: ftp://cedar.ssec.wisc.edu/ABI/10JAN03/abi_products_22jan03_short.pdf.  (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)

Abstracts on Data Compression of High-Spectral Resolution Data Submitted: Abstracts were submitted for presentation at the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2003 and Remote Sensing 2003 conferences.  The titles are "Lossless Data Compression Studies for NOAA Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) using 3D integer wavelet transforms with 3D embedded zerotree coding" and "Data Compression Studies for NOAA Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) using 3D Integer Wavelet Transforms with 3D Set Partitioning in Hierarchical Trees". The co-authors include Bormin Huang, Hung-Lung Huang, Timothy J. Schmit, Hao Chen, Kevin Baggett, Karthik Soundarapandian and Roger W. Heymann. (B. Huang, CIMSS, 608-265-2231)

CIMSS Director and ASPT Team Leader Meet to Discuss Future Directions: Steve Ackerman, Director of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), met with Jeff Key, the new Advanced Satellite Products Team (ASPT) team leader, to discuss current and future science directions  of CIMSS.  These meetings will be held monthly and will include Tom Achtor, the CIMSS Program Manager/Executive Director. (S. Ackerman, CIMSS, 608-263-3647)

Internal Discussions on the Status of GIFTS Program and Science: Scientists from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorolgical Satellite Studies (CIMSS) and NOAA Satellites and Information at CIMSS met to discuss the status of the Geostationary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) program and how CIMSS will contribute.  Budget, personnel, and algorithm issues were discussed at length.  (S. Ackerman, CIMSS, 608-263-3647)

VISITORS:

Wimmers Speaks on Morphing: Tony Wimmers from the University of Virginia visited the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) on January 24.  Dr. Wimmers gave a CIMSS seminar on the applications of morphing to satellite imagery.  He described how morphing techniques can be used to compensate for many intrinsic limitations of satellite-based meteorological data, such as sampling frequency and time lags in "nearcasting".  (S. Ackerman, CIMSS, 608-263-3647)

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