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IN THE PRESS:
ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, ORA:
GOES Satellite
Montage of Hurricane Isabel: A Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite (GOES)-12 montage of Hurricane Isabel was
created with infrared images at 11:45 UTC from each of thirteen days,
from September 7-19, 2003. The sequence emphasized the evolution
and track of Hurricane Isabel in one figure. There was a request
to include the display on a summary poster for the Assistant
Administrator for NOAA Oceans and Coasts, R. Spinrad. (G.S. Wade, E/RA2,
608-263-4743)
(Click image to enlarge at medium resolution, or click here for high resolution)
VIIRS Cloud Working Group Meeting: On
September 25, 2003 a second meeting of the Visible Infrared Imaging
Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) cloud working group was held at the
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
(CIMSS). The group included members from Northrop Grumman, CIMSS,
NESDIS, and NASA. The focus of the meeting was to determine
steps that NESDIS could undertake to help validate and enhance the
VIIRS cloud mask during the NPOESS era. In addition, performance of,
and enhancements to, the VIIRS cloud typing algorithm were
discussed. (A. Heidinger,
E/RA2, 608-263-6757)
ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD:
AVHRR Manuscript Accepted for Publication: A manuscript concerning the relative merits of the 3.75 and 1.6 micron channels on the NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) for cloud detection was accepted for publication in the Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. The AVHRR has traditionally possessed only the 3.75 micron channel but newer versions have the option to replace the 3.75 micron channel with the 1.6 micron channel. This change significantly alters the cloud detection sensitivity in some scenarios; this impact is discussed in the paper. (A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757, R. Frey, CIMSS, M. Pavolonis, CIMSS, 608-263-9597)
Videoteleconferencing Capability in Place at CIMSS: Videoteleconferencing (VTC) equipment is now in place at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS). The VTC equipment was provided by NESDIS. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)
Geostationary
Fire Data Assimilation Manuscript Submitted to Geophysical Research
Letters: A manuscript titled "Real-time monitoring of
South American smoke particle emissions and transport using a coupled
remote sensing/box-model approach" by Reid et al. was submitted to the
journal Geophysical Research Letters.
It summarizes research conducted under the collaborative Fire Locating
and Modeling of Burning Emissions (FLAMBE) project to monitor biomass
burning emissions based on assimilating Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite (GOES) Wildfire Automated Biomass Burning
Algorithm (WF_ABBA) fire products into the Naval Research Laboratory
Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System (NAAPS). The paper shows
that GOES satellite-derived fire products are adequate for generating
real-time smoke source functions for aerosol forecast models. E.
Prins and C. Schmidt serve as co-authors on this manuscript. (E. Prins, E/RA2,
530-271-2256, C. Schmidt, CIMSS, 608-262-7973)
G-PSDI Review Meeting Participation: E. Prins and T. Schmit participated in the annual Geostationary Product System Development and Implementation (G-PSDI) program review via teleconference on Thursday, September 25. Topics included the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Wildfire Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm (ABBA), GOES Sounder activities, GOES Spectral Response work, Clear-Sky Brightness Temperature (CSBT) documentation and inter-calibration of geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, E. Prins, E/RA2, 530-271-2256)
Leadership Training: J. Key attended the two-week Executive Leadership Seminar (ELS) training course offered by the National Weather Service (NWS) at the NWS Training Center in Kansas City, Missouri. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)
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