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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 23, 2012

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Global Cryosphere Watch Presented to Polar Research Board: J. Key gave a presentation on the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW) program to the Polar Research Board (PRB) of the National Academies on December 18, 2012. The PRB exists to promote excellence in polar science and to provide independent scientific guidance to federal agencies and the nation on science issues in the Arctic, the Antarctic, and cold regions in general. The PRB strives to make research in the polar regions more productive and responsive to the needs of the United States, maintain U.S. awareness of and representation in international science programs, and enhance understanding of issues in polar regions. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu)

Improved GOES Retrieval Algorithm Moving into NESDIS Ops: On 19 Dec 2012, the NESDIS Satellite Products and Services Review Board (SPSRB) accepted an improved algorithm for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Sounder and set a 45 day limit for the NESDIS Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) to implement the demonstrated new software. This improved version, the so-called “Li et al. 2008” version, will replace the “Ma et al. 1999” version, which is what the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters have been receiving. Final demonstration of the improvements with the Li version was accomplished by a collaborative effort among several organizations: the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (for algorithm development, assessment, and initial implementation); the NESDIS Center for SaTellite Applications and Research (STAR) and NESDIS OSPO (for implementation within the operational environment); and the Office of Atmospheric Research (OAR) Earth Systems Research Laboratory (ESRL) (for assessment with Global Positioning System (GPS)-Met co-located measurements). (A.K. Sharma, EB, 301-683-3229, awdhesh.sharma@noaa.gov; J. Nelson, CIMSS, 608-263-6013, jim.nelson@ssec.wisc.edu; R. Allegrino, ED2300, 301-683-3588, americo.s.allegrino@noaa.gov; S. Gutman, MJ4000, 303-497-7031, seth.i.gutman@noaa.gov; Z. Li, CIMSS, 608-890-1982, zhenglong.li@ssec.wisc.edu; T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov; G. S. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743, gary.s.wade@noaa.gov)

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EarthCube Workshop: The National Science Foundation (NSF) EarthCube Workshop "Shaping the Development of EarthCube to Enable Advances in Data Assimilation and Ensemble Prediction" was held in Boulder, Colorado, 17-18 December 2012. Jun Li attended the workshop and gave a presentation titled "Assimilation of satellite data in regional NWP - progress and challenges". This workshop aims to shape the development of EarthCube and help in building an infrastructure that makes it easy to integrate and use data from disparate sources, allowing investigators to perceive linkages that today are obscured by incompatible formats or simple lack of knowledge that the data they need for their investigations indeed exist. (Jun Li, CIMSS, 608-262-3755, Jun.Li@ssec.wisc.edu)

CIMSS Science Symposium: CIMSS held a Science Symposium on 12/12/12. The purpose of the symposium was to inform one another on a few of our new and old science programs and exchange some visions on our future. Another symposium will be held in the spring. The speakers and titles were: Brad Pierce, "TEMPO, keeping the beat with Air Quality"; Tim Schmit and Paul Menzel, "Fact Checking on GOES-Imager and ABI"; Nadia Smith, "Thinking outside the grid: aggregating data into information"; Ralf Bennartz and Mark Kulie, "Exploring New Frontiers in Microwave Remote Sensing"; Elisabeth Weisz, "Atmospheric Profile and Cloud Parameter Retrievals from Hyperspectral Infrared Radiances"; Zhenlong Li, "How much do we know about infrared land surface emissivity?"; Margaret Mooney, "Climate Education and CIMSS Education and outreach"; Liam Gumley, "Looking to the future: How to deal with large data sets".  (S. Ackerman, CIMSS, 608-263-3647)

ASPB Completes the 2012 Combined Federal Campaign: The Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB) completed the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) during December 2012 with a donation total of over $4700 (an increase of over $500 from last year). One NOAA Office of Atmospheric Research (OAR) colleague, who splits time at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), also contributed to the generous NOAA total at CIMSS (wherein the ASPB is stationed in Madison, WI). This year marked the beginning of on-line e-pledging for the Badgerland CFC. (G. S. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743, gary.s.wade@noaa.gov)


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