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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 30, 2004

IN THE PRESS:

ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:

Sino-U.S. Joint Arctic Climate Workshop: NOAA Satellite and Information Service participated in a joint workshop on Arctic climate hosted by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese State Ocean Administration (SOA) in Beijing, China from July 25-29, 2004.  The workshop was held under the auspices of the U.S.-China Marine and Fisheries Science and Technology Protocol administered by NOAA.  Jeff Key, NESDIS, was an invited participant and spoke on the potential use of satellite data in an Arctic System Reanalysis.  NOAA Research was represented by Richard Rosen, its Assistant Administrator, John Calder, the director of Arctic Research Office, and Rene Eppi of the International Activities Office.  The themes of the workshop were the impact of the Arctic on midlatitude climate regimes, long-range transport, and an Arctic system reanalysis.  The first U.S.-China polar science workshop was held in May 2002. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)

Significance:  NOAA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences administer the U.S.-PRC Protocol for Cooperation in Atmospheric Sciences.  China is a member of the ad hoc group on Earth Observations, and NOAA’s strong continued relationship with China will support shorter-term scientific and operational goals as well as longer-term mission goals.

Supports the following NOAA Mission Goals:
- Understand climate variability and change to enhance society’s ability to plan and respond.
- Serve society's needs for weather and water information.

Supports the following NOAA Cross-Cutting Priorities:
- Environmental Literacy, Outreach, and Education
- Sound, Reliable State-of-the-Art Research
- International Cooperation and Collaboration

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, ORA:

Annual Summer Workshop for High School Students Held at CIMSS:  The 12th Workshop on Atmospheric, Earth, and Space Science was hosted at the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) campus from July 26-29, 2004 by the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS).  The four days were filled with activities for the ten student participants, ranging from lectures and discussions with UW experts and hands-on time with McIDAS (Man computer Interactive Data Access System) to visits to the National Weather Service  (NWS) Sullivan office, a local television station in Madison (WISC), a geological field trip to Devil’s Lake, and an evening at the Washburn Observatory on campus.  The students came from four states as well as Puerto Rico and stayed in a campus dormitory on Lake Mendota.  (M. Mooney, SSEC, 608-265-2123;  G.S. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743)

Chinese National Meterological Center to Test Impact of Polar Winds: J. Key gave an invited talk on the polar winds project at the National Satellite Meteorology Center (NSMC) in Beijing, China, on July 29.  Afterward he met with scientists in the Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Division of the National Meterological Center (NMC), who are interested in testing the impact of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) polar winds product on forecasts in their experimental assimilation system.  They expect to have results in the next 6-9 months. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD

Seminar Given at the Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (OSDPD) on CLAVR-x:  The Clouds from AVHRR extended (CLAVR-x) project is transitioning to operational status within OSDPD.  A seminar was given on the functionality and capability of CLAVR-x and on its potential application to many NESDIS product generation systems.  The seminar presented examples from the full suite products that OSDPD is currently producting from its pre-operational system and demonstrated the validity of some key parameters.  (A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757)

Workshop on Great Lakes Observing Held at the Environmental Remote Sensing Center: The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) Environmental Remote Sensing Center (ERSC) held a Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) Remote Sensing Workshop on July 28-29, 2004.  The goal was to consider remote sensing principles in the establishment of the strategy and priorities for improving observations of the Great Lakes.  This effort is in response to the U.S. national Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) initiative, which is to be funded in part by NOAA.  [For more information on GLOS, see - http://www.glc.org/glos/].  (S. Batzli, ERSC, 608-263-3126;  G.S. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743)

Manuscript Review: R. Aune completed a review of a manuscript on the use of satellite data in a numerical prediction model for the journal Weather and Forecasting which is published by the American Meteorological Society.  (R. Aune, E/RA2, 608-262-1071)

VISITORS:

NEXT WEEK:

LOOKING AHEAD:

Upcoming CIMSS 5-year Review: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) will be hosting the NOAA 5-year review of the Cooperative Agreement August 10-12, 2004. (S. Ackerman, CIMSS, 608-263-3647)

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