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ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:
Workshop on Nexrad In Space: A workshop to
introduce and discuss an innovative proposal for putting a radar in
geostationary orbit was held at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) in Miami April 10-11. The purpose of the
workshop was to bring together engineers from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and hurricane
operational/research scientists to discuss this new idea and its
potential as a proposed program to NASA. The Nexrad In Space (NIS)
design is conceptual at this point, but the engineers projected that it
could be space-ready in the 8-10 year timeframe. The hurricane
scientists provided input to the data needs that will help drive the
specifications of the various instrument measurement capacities. (C.
Velden, CIMSS, 608-262-9168; J. Kossin, CIMSS, 608-265-5356)
ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:
THORPEX Pacific Asian Regional Campaign Workshop: Chris Velden, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), attended a THORPEX Pacific Asian Regional Campaign (TPARC) workshop at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, April 2-4. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss a regional field experiment to take place in August-September of 2008 in the western North Pacific. This international campaign is associated with the THORPEX program, and will be designed to study tropical cyclones in this part of the world. Velden is coordinating satellite activities in collaboration with Dr. Nakazawa of Japan, and the Japanese Meteorological Agency. The post-analysis research of this campaign will focus on targeted observing strategies and NWP data impact studies, as well as process studies.(C. Velden, CIMSS, 608-262-9168)Other Meetings and Telecons:
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