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JPSS Maturity Review: The Cryosphere, Cloud Mask and Cloud Product Teams participated in the JPSS Environmental Data Record (EDR) Maturity Review held at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) Building. The Cloud Mask achieved Validation Stage 2 Status. The Ice Surface Temperature and binary Snow Cover EDRs achieved Validation Stage 1. All Cloud Team EDRs achieved the Provisional Status except for the nighttime cloud optical properties. (A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757, andrew.heidinger@noaa.gov; J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu) 

ASPB and CIMSS Participate in the AWG Validation Workshop: Many scientists from Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB) and the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) participated in the 2nd Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) Algorithm Working Group (AWG) validation workshop, which was held January 9-10, 2014. This remote participation included oral presentations on imagery, atmospheric profiles, cloud properties, hurricane intensity, volcanic ash, hot spot characterization, collocations, and Man computer Interactive Data Access System (McIDAS-V). (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov; A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757, andrew.heidinger@noaa.gov) 

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