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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 15, 2005
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FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR
CIMSS 25th Anniversary Symposium:
The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
hosted the CIMSS 25th Silver Anniversary Symposium July 11-13 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Founded in 1980
as an agreement between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and NOAA, CIMSS marks a
25-year history of conducting research involving remote sensing of the
Earth environment. Participants reviewed past achievements in satellite meteorology, present
current capabilities and needs, and explored future applications in a unique
format that included panel discussions. A host of prominent invited speakers and a poster
session addressed these issues as well, both from a
national perspective and an international perspective. More information is available at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/cimss25th.
(S. Ackerman, CIMSS,
608-263-3647, J. Key, E/RA2,
608-263-2605, jeff.key@noaa.gov)
Cooperative Research Program Symposium on Calibration and Validation:
The Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB) and the Cooperative
Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) hosted the
Cooperative Research Program (CoRP) Symposium on Calibration and
Validation July 13-14 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The
CoRP symposium was the second in a
series of meetings intended to foster student/young scientist
interaction, survey current satellite cal/val activities, educate
students regarding satellite cal/val, search for synergy between
on-going activities at the cooperative institutes and NOAA, and discuss
future plans for cal/val, including field experiments.
Scientists, including
graduate students, from CIMSS, the Cooperative Institute for Research
in the Atmosphere (CIRA), the Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies
(CICS), the Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic Satellite Studies
(CIOSS), and the Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology
Center (CREST) attended. More information is available at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/corp.
(J. Key, E/RA2,
608-263-2605, jeff.key@noaa.gov)
Input Provided for GEOSS on Global Geostationary Fire Monitoring:
The Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Global Observation of
Forest and Land Cover Dynamics (GOFC/GOLD) Fire Implementation Team was
asked to provide an update to Global Earth Observation System of
Systems (GEOSS) target work packages related to fire monitoring.
The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
provided input regarding the use of global geostationary satellites for
non-weather applications and plans to complete a demonstration of
a global geostationary fire monitoring system by 2007. Resource
requirements include funding for costs associated with system
development, multi-agency coordination, and semi-operational
production. (E. Prins, CIMSS Consultant, 530-271-2256)
Intercalibration of MTSAT and FY-2C:
Data from new geostationary imagers from Japan, the Multi-functional
Transport Satellite (MTSAT), and China, Feng Yung (FY)-2C, have
recently become available at the Space Science and Engineering Center
(SSEC) and to scientists at the Cooperative Institute for
Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS). Preliminary results of
intercalibration with these imagers and high spectral resolution
Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) data indicate that the new
instruments are calibrated to within 1 degree Kelvin in the 11
micrometer window and 12 micrometer "dirty" window bands. More cases
and bands (each of these imagers also has a 6.8 micrometer water vapor
band and 3.9 micrometer shortwave window) will be examined to gain
better confidence in these instrument's overall calibration accuracy.
(M. Gunshor, CIMSS,
608-263-1146)
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FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP
Intercalibration Presentation at CoRP Symposium:
A presentation was given on using high spectral resolution Atmospheric
InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) to intercalibrate the world’s
geostationary imagers at the Cooperative Research Program (CoRP)
second annual science symposium on calibration/validation activities
(13-14 July 2005, Madison, Wisconsin). “AIRS/GEO Infrared
Intercalibration” by Mathew M. Gunshor highlighted the methods
used as well as results from Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellites (GOES)-9, -10, and –12 and Meteosat-8. The audience
included representatives from all of the cooperative institutes of
NOAA/NESDIS.
(M. Gunshor, CIMSS,
608-263-1146)
Poster on Intercalibration Presented:
An overview of the intercalibration project’s accomplishments and
current undertakings was presented at theCooperative Institute for
Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) 25th Anniversary Silver
Symposium (11-13 July 2005, Madison, Wisconsin). A poster was presented
called “GEO/LEO On-Orbit Intercalibration: An Overview” by
Mathew M. Gunshor, Timothy J. Schmit, and W. Paul Menzel.
(M. Gunshor, CIMSS,
608-263-1146)
(NOTE: Other presentations and posters were given at the CoRP and CIMSS
25th symposia. Agendas are available at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/corp and http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/cimss25th.)
Other Meetings and Telecons:
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