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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 3, 2013

IN THE PRESS:

ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

NOAA CDR Meeting: The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) hosted its annual review of the Climate Data Record (CDR) Program. Andrew Heidinger presented on the status of the Pathfinder Atmospheres Extended (PATMOS-x) Project. Both projects are transitioning data, code and documents to the CDR program later this year. Jeff Key presented the status of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Polar Pathfinder Extended (APP-x). Bryan Baum, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), presented the status of high-resolution infrared sounder (HIRS) cloud and moisture measurements. Yinghui Liu (CIMSS) also attended. Besides the project status reports, the meeting also included presentations from NCDC on activities to improve data access and to convey CDR results to the public. (A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757, andrew.heidinger@noaa.gov; J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu)

Manuscript on Hyper-Spectral Retrievals Published: A paper titled “Advances in simultaneous atmospheric profile and cloud parameter regression based retrieval from high-spectral resolution radiance measurements” has been published in the online issue of the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (Volume 118, Issue 12). The authors are Elisabeth Weisz, William L. Smith Sr. and Nadia Smith (all from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies - CIMSS). The article is available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jgrd.50521/abstract. (Elisabeth Weisz, CIMSS, 608-265-3954)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

GOES-14 Temporarily Out of On-orbit Storage: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-14 recently came out of on-orbit storage for annual testing. In addition to performing a number of spacecraft maneuvers, several test scans will also be performed. In mid-August, Super Rapid Scan Operations for GOES-R (SRSOR) scans from the Imager are expected (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/srsor2013/GOES-14_SRSOR.html). More information can be found at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/rt/sounder-dpi.php or http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/SPBULL/MSG2101814.01.txt. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov; J. Nelson, CIMSS, 608-263-6013, jim.nelson@ssec.wisc.edu; M. Gunshor, CIMSS, 608-263-1146, mat.gunshor@ssec.wisc.edu)

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Figure caption: 19 bands of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-14 Sounder (top 4 rows) and 5 bands of the GOES-14 Imager (lower row) at approximately 20 UTC on 1 August 2013. All the bands have been remapped into the same projection. These were some of the first images after GOES-14 came out of storage. GOES-14 data are captured in real-time at the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) Data Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

Manuscript accepted at Journal of Climate: A manuscript entitled "Trend Analysis with a New Global Record of Tropical Cyclone Intensity" has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Climate. The authors are James Kossin (NESDIS/National Climatic Data Center), Timothy Olander (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies), and Kenneth Knapp (NESDIS/National Climatic Data Center), and is available at http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~kossin/pubs.html. (J. Kossin, NCDC/RSAD, 608-265-5356, T. Olander, CIMSS)

VISITORS:

ESRL Scientist visits CIMSS: Dr. Yuanfu Xie, a computer scientist from NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) visited the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) 1-2 August 2013. He discussed the application of current and future Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) real time products with Tim Schmit, Mike Pavolonis from NOAA Advanced Satellite Product Team (ASPT) and several CIMSS scientists. The purpose of Dr. Xie's visit was to enhance the application of GOES and GOES-R measurements in Local Analysis and Prediction System (LAPS). He also gave a CIMSS seminar entitled "A Multiscale and Hotstart Data Assimilation System: Variational LAPS". (Jun Li, CIMSS, Jun.Li@ssec.wisc.edu, 608-262-3755; Tim Schmit, STAR/ASPT, Tim.Schmit@noaa.gov, 608-263-0291).

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