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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 18, 2005

IN THE PRESS:

"Terra Turns Five" Article Notes University of Wisconsin Research: An article titled "Terra Turns Five" on NASA's Earth Observatory web site (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Terra/) describes major accomplishments made possible with data from the Terra satellite after five years of operation.  Research performed at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) on the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) polar winds and on the Infusing satellite Data into Environmental Applications (IDEA) project are noted. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)

ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, ORA

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD

Documentation and Processing Software for CSBT: Documentation (both the Operations and Programming Manuals) for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Imager Clear Sky Brightness Temperature (CSBT) processing system is now complete. Copies of the documentation have been forwarded to the Office of Satellite Data Production and Distribution (OSDPD) for feedback. This is the final step prior to incorporation of the CSBT processing system as part of the suite of operational satellite products being generated at the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), as the software processing system is also ready for transfer to OSDPD. (J. Jung, CIMSS, 301-763-8204, J. Nelson, CIMSS, 608-263-6013, T. Olander, CIMSS, 608-265-8005, T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, T. Schreiner, CIMSS, 608-263-6754)

ABI Manuscript Accepted: The manuscript "Introducing the next-generation advanced baseline imager (ABI) on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)-R" was re-submitted and has been accepted for publication in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. The manuscript is available upon request. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)

Conference Paper on the HES Scanning Scenarios Submitted: A manuscript entitled "Possible scanning scenarios of the GOES-R HES (Hyperspectral Environmental Suite)" was submitted for the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) conference in Orlando, Florida on March 31, 2005.
The manuscript proposes how the various instruments on GOES-R might collect their data. The authors are Timothy J. Schmit, James Gurka, W. P. Menzel, Monica M. Coakley, Anthony Mostek, Kevin Schrab, Mathew M. Gunshor and Anthony Wimmers. The manuscript is available upon request. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)

Elementary School Talk on Satellites and Weather: T. Schmit talked to the fourth grade class at Blessed Sacrament School in Madison, Wisconsin. The talk covered early geostationary imager efforts, differences between the visible, infrared and water vapor bands, and real-time images.  As usual, the questions were very good. What causes hurricanes? How long do satellites last? How much do they cost? How do we get the data back? (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)

Material on GOES-N Prepared for OSD: T. Schmit supplied J. Gurka (Office of Systems Development) with a presentation on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-N. The presentation summarizes the improved temporal coverage during outages and navigational accuracies on the GOES-N system. Gurka was to meet with members of the press at Goddard Space Flight Center on the afternoon of March 18th, 2005. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)

Other Meetings and Telecons:
(None)

VISITORS:

NEXT WEEK:

GOES-N and -R Seminar to be Given at the NOAA Science Center: T. Schmit will give a seminar at the NOAA Science Center in Camp Springs, MD, on March 21st. The title is "The Next Two Geostationary Steps:  Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-N and GOES-R. An overview will be given of the GOES-N improvements, along with a summary of the GOES-R baseline instruments, select products and possible scan scenarios. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)

Retrieval Meeting: As part of a meeting to summarize the various retrieval systems, T. Schmit and J. Li (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) will give a talk on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) retrieval status on March 22 in Camp Springs. The talk is entitled "GOES Retrievals."  Both current and future plans will be discussed.

LOOKING AHEAD:

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ASPB:

(R. Aune, E/RA2, 608-262-1071)
(A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757)
(J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)
(E. Prins, E/RA2, 530-271-2256)
(T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)
(G.S. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743)

STAR (ORA):

(W. P. Menzel, E/RA2, 608-263-4930)

CIMSS and SSEC:

(T. Achtor, CIMSS, 608-263-4206)
(S. Ackerman, CIMSS, 608-263-3647)
(L. Avila, CIMSS, 608-262-0783)
(S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958)
(G. Dengel, CIMSS, 608-265-2322)
(W. Feltz, CIMSS, 608-265-6283)
(J. Feltz, CIMSS, 608-263-3434)
(M. Gunshor, CIMSS, 608-263-1146)
(A. Huang, CIMSS, 608-263-5283)
(B. Huang, CIMSS, 608-265-2231)
(J. Jung, CIMSS, 301-763-8204)
(J. Li, CIMSS, 608-262-3755)
(C.-Y. Liu, CIMSS, 608-262-1023)
(J. Nelson, CIMSS, 608-263-6013)
(T. Olander, CIMSS, 608-265-8005)
(M. Pavolonis, CIMSS, 608-263-9597)
(R. Rabin, NOAA/NSSL and CIMSS, 608-264-5325/405-366-0583)
(D. Santek, CIMSS, 608-263-7410) 
(C. Schmidt, CIMSS, 608-262-7973)
(T. Schreiner, CIMSS, 608-263-6754)
(D. Stettner, CIMSS, 608-262-8850)
(K. Strabala, CIMSS, 608-263-8752)
(P. van Delst, CIMSS, 301-763-8000)
(C. Velden, CIMSS, 608-262-9168)
(D. Wade, SSEC, 608-263-0527)
(T. Whittaker, CIMSS)
(T. Zapotocny, CIMSS, 608-262-0800)

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