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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 11, 2010
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NAVY Begins Operationally Assimlating Hourly AMVs: This week, the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) began operationally assimilating hourly Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMVs) derived by the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) from MTSAT and GOES-West into their global data assimilation and modeling system. CIMSS has been supplying the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Monterey with the hourly AMVs on an experimental basis for the past two years. A research collaboration between CIMSS and NRL demonstrated the positive impacts of the hourly assimilation on model forecasts in a series of experiments and case studies. The hourly AMV observation impacts were then put through a brief beta test trial with the FNMOC operational 4D variational data assimilation system, and deemed beneficial to forecast skill. (C. Velden, CIMSS, 608-262-9168)
CIMSS Implements NESDIS GSICS Operational Code: As part of ongoing efforts to support NESDIS calibration activities with the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Imagers, the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) implemented the NESDIS version of the Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS) algorithm for comparing the GOES-11 Imager to the polar-orbiting Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS). A case study was run on one day's worth of AIRS and GOES-11 data to test if the software produced the same matches and radiance differences (GOES-AIRS) on the different computer systems. The results were very good, with identical collocation matches between the two versions, a maximum radiance difference between the two versions of 0.001 for any channel (and 0.0 for channel 2), and mean radiance differences of 0, 8.90833e-08, 8.36534e-07, and 6.30033e-06 for bands 2, 3, 4, and 5 respectively of GOES-11. With confidence moving forward that results are duplicated between the NESDIS and CIMSS systems, the next step is for CIMSS to produce the output files for retroactive studies for NESDIS. (S. Lindstrom, SSEC, 608-263-4425, M. Gunshor, CIMSS, 608-263-1146)
Polar Communication and Weather Satellite Mission Meeting: A two-day workshop involving NOAA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Environment Canada (EC), the Air Force, Navy, and NASA was held in Suitland, MD, December 6-7, 2010. The subject of the meeting was the Canadian Polar Communication and Weather (PCW) satellite mission. The meeting was organized by STAR. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss in detail the PCW mission concept and possible US interests for cooperation and exchange. The first day focused on the technical aspects of the mission and interfaces with Canada ranging from cooperation in the development of scientific applications to data processing, sharing and dissemination. The second day was for higher-level discussions, during which US and Canadian agency leaders and key stakeholders explored expectations for more formal and specific collaboration. Mary Kizca, David Grimes (head of the Meteorological Service of Canada), and Savi Sachdev (CSA) were the key participants on the second day. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu)
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