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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 3, 2004
IN
THE PRESS:
ITEMS
FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS
FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS
FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, ORA
ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF,
ARAD
ASPT Supports the Federal Combined Campaign:
The Advanced Satellite Products Team (ASPT) in Madison, WI fully
supported the 2005 Federal Combined Campaign (CFC). The
United Way of Dane County was the local administrator for the CFC in
Madison. In addition to the five (5) ASPT members, three (3)
other associated NOAA employees or recent retirees contributed, pushing
the participation rate over 100%. ASPT had one Eagle
Giver. Although the total dollar
amount was slightly less than last year’s, the average gift
was increased (as ASPT shrank from its previous seven members the year
before). (G.S. Wade, E/RA2,
608-263-4743)
NESDIS Science Forum Meeting: J. Key
participated via telecon in the NESDIS Science Forum planning meeting
on December 1. The meeting, headed by Ralph Ferraro, was
convened to discuss a forum that in part would replace the Research and
Development Council. (J. Key, E/RA2,
608-263-2605)
Other Meetings and Telecons:
(None)
VISITORS:
University
of Maryland Visitors: Jonathon
E. Mote and Jerry Hage of the Center for Innovation at the University
of Maryland visited Wisconsin on December 3, 2004. Measures of
technical progress relating to the Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R research project plan (RPP) were
discussed with T. Schmit of ORA and J. Li and B. Huang of the
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS).
Topics included GOES-R instruments, retrievals, data compression and
numerical modelling. (T. Schmit, E/RA2,
608-263-0291)
NASA
Visitor: Lars Peter
Riishojgaard of the NASA Global Modeling and
Assimilation Office will be visiting ASPT and CIMSS scientists on
Friday, December 3. Dr. Riishojgaard will discuss a proposal
to
launch a simple imager into a Molniya orbit over the north polar region
for the primary purpose of generating polar wind information. (J. Key,
E/RA2,
608-263-2605)
NEXT WEEK:
T. Schmit will participate in
the 2004 Satellite Direct Readout Conference. The conference is
December 6-10 in Miami, Florida.
He will give two talks and be part of an expert panel team. The
talks are entitled "Expected Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite (GOES) N, O, P Performance" and "GOES R Products". Schmit
will also be giving a seminar at the National Hurricane
Center entitled "20 years of GOES measurements
-- 2005 to 2025 -- from GOES N/O/P to GOES-R+".
LOOKING AHEAD:
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