[ Archive ]
|
CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report
[ Archive ] |
|
IN THE PRESS:
ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, ORA:
ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD
New Chair of the AMS Satellite Committee: Chris Velden (CIMSS) has been elected to a three-year term to serve as chair of the American Meteorological Society's (AMS) Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography Committee. The term will begin on February 1, 2004. (C. Velden, CIMSS, 608-262-9168)
Abstracts Submitted for the Third GOES Users Conference: Three abstract were submitted for the Third GOES-R Users Conference, which will be held in May near Boulder, Colorado. The titles are "Study of the Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R and beyond", "Using Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) to help HES for atmospheric sounding", and "Cloud retrieval and ABI cloud mask study using MODIS data". The authors are J. Li, , Fang Wang, W. Paul Menzel, Timothy, J. Schmit, Rich Frey and James Gurka. For more information on the conference: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/announcement/index.htm. (J. Li, CIMSS, 608-262-3755, T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)
Comments Provided on Wildfire White Paper: In response to a request from the National Weather Service Office of Science and Technology through the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) headquarters, E. Prins provided comments on the white paper titled "Application of Aerospace Technology to Mitigate Effects of Fire at the Urban/Wildland Interface." The primary purpose of the white paper was to propose the use of aerospace technologies to get improved faster estimates of firespread in the urban/wildland interface for decision-making. The white paper did not provide concrete details regarding the use of aerospace technology. The paper does suggest some general ways to provide more accurate estimates of firespread through "nowcasting" software designed to integrate information such as topography, land use, vegetation properties, meteorological conditions, and the fire front contour. Some of this is already being done by the U.S. Forest Service and research community. (E. Prins, E/RA2, 530-271-2256)
VISITORS: