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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 5, 2004

IN THE PRESS:

ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, ORA:

Polar DAAC Advisory Group Meeting: J. Key participated in the Polar DAAC Advisory Group (PoDAG) meeting in Boulder, Colorado, June 3-4. PoDAG is a scientific advisory group for the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), which is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC).  The group advises NSIDC on data issues relevant to the polar regions. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD

GOES-N Briefing: At a NOAA/NESDIS management briefing on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N), T. Schmit presented some of the past and planned GOES-N research activities. The activities include detector selection, processing spectral response functions, and  transmittance regression coefficient generation. Planned post-launch activities include investigating radiance integrity, product generation, and validation. The slide set is available upon request. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)

VISITORS:

NEXT WEEK:

Cooperative Institute Directors Meetings: Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Director Steve Ackerman and Thomas Achtor and Wenhua Wu will attend the Third Annual Cooperative Institute Directors and Administrators meetings June 7-9 hosted by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) in Fort Collins, Colorado.  J. Key will attend the Directors meeting. (S. Ackerman, CIMSS, 608-263-3647)

LOOKING AHEAD:

Workshop on Cloud Properties: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) will host a workshop on measuring ice water path and particle size from satellites June 10-11.  A group of approximately 2 dozen scientists will gather to discuss the science needs, measurement requirements and sampling strategies required to better understand the role of ice clouds in climate and weather processes. (S. Ackerman, CIMSS, 608-263-3647)

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