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ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:
Operational Use of Direct Broadcast Polar Winds by Canadian Meteorological Centre: The
Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC) began using the the direct
broadcast Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) polar
wind products generated at McMurdo, Antarctica, Tromso, Norway, and
Fairbanks, Alaska in their operational numerical weather prediction
(NWP) system on March 31, 2009. The U.S. Navy and the UK Met Office
also use the direct broadcast MODIS winds. Eleven NWP centers in seven
countries, including CMC, the Navy, and the Met Office, use the
standard (not direct broadcast) MODIS winds. (J. Key, E/RA2,
608-263-2605, jeff.key@noaa.gov; W. Straka, CIMSS; D. Santek, CIMSS; C.
Velden, CIMSS)
GOES-R Proving Ground Storm Prediction Center Visit: Cooperative
Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) scientists W.
Feltz and J. Gerth visited the National Weather Service (NWS)
Storm Prediction Center (SPC) at the NOAA National Weather Center (NWC)
in Norman, OK, 31 March - 1 April. Feltz and Gerth met with R.
Schneider (SPC Chief of Science), S. Weiss (SPC Science Operations
Officer), R. Rabin (NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)), and
J. Schaefer (NOAA SPC Director) to discuss CIMSS Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R Proving Ground involvement
in the Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT). A new GOES Convective
Initiation (CI) decision support product, developed by CIMSS, was
discussed, and an oral presentation was given to SPC staff. The CI data
are being processed at CIMSS and then delivered to SPC in AWIPS
(Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System) and N-AWIPS format for
forecaster evaluation. CIMSS will participate in the SPC HWT field
experiment from 26 April - 5 June 2009. (W. Feltz, CIMSS, 608-265-6283
and J. Gerth, CIMSS)
A GOES Severe Weather Nearcasting System Goes Online: A
nearcasting model, developed at the Cooperative Institute for
Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) to nearcast convective
instability up to six hours in advance, is now generating products in
real-time for evaluation by the National Weather Service (NWS). The
model uses multi-layer water vapor information from the GOES-12 sounder
to track regions of upper level drying over low-level moistening for
six hours into the future. Rapid changes in the vertical lapse rate of
moisture is often a precursor to severe weather development. Products
are being transferred to the NWS's Advanced Weather Interactive
Processing System (AWIPS), and can be viewed in the Internet at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/model/nrc. (R. Aune, E/RA2, 608-262-1071, R. Petersen, CIMSS, 608-263-5152)
ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:
Volcanic Ash Version 2 Algorithm Delivered: Version 2 of the GOES-R volcanic ash height and mass loading retrieval code was delivered to the GOES-R Algorithm Implementation Team (AIT) this week. The code was recently updated to be compliant with STAR coding standards. In addition, validation results indicate that the algorithm is on track to meet the accuracy specifications. (M. Pavolonis, E/RA2, 608-263-9597, Mike.Pavolonis@noaa.gov, W. Straka III, CIMSS, J. Sieglaff, CIMSS)VISITORS:
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