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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 16, 2014

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ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

GOES-14 Super Rapid Scan Operations for GOES-R Scanning : The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-14 Imager special 1-minute (SRSOR – Super Rapid Scan Operations for GOES-R) data collection and dissemination continued. These data have been shown in select National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Offices (WFO), several national centers (Storm Prediction Center, Weather Prediction Center, etc.) and testbeds (Hazardous Weather Testbed). Details (daily image center points, start times, etc.) are available athttp://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/srsor2014/GOES-14_SRSOR.html. Also see the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/15686, http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/15663, andhttp://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/15638). These data were also highlighted on the NOAA NESDIS, GOES-R and other Facebook pages. . (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov; S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958; S. Lindstrom, CIMSS) 

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

STAR JPSS Annual Science Team Meeting: The NESDIS/STAR Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Annual Science Team meeting was held in College Park, MD, 12-16 May 2014. Andy Heidinger (STAR), Jeff Key (STAR), Bob Knutson (Space Science and Engineering Center, SSEC), Dave Tobin (SSEC), Joe Taylor (SSEC), and Lori Borg (SSEC) attended. Others from SSEC and the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) participated by phone. The objectives of the meeting were to summarize the status of the JPSS program, discuss product issues and plans, and work with users. There were plenary sessions, team breakouts, and posters. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu)

CLAVR-x Software Released as Part of CSPP: The NOAA/NESDIS/STAR Clouds from AVHRR Extended System (CLAVR-x) was released as part of the Community Satellite Processing Package (CSPP) in support of direct broadcast users of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Imagers. CLAVR-x is a processing system for generating quantitative cloud products in real-time. CLAVR-x is NOAA's operational cloud processing system for AVHRR, and its cloud algorithms are scheduled to migrate to the operational processing system for the NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). (A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757, andrew.heidinger@noaa.gov, K. Strabala, CIMSS, 608-263-8752)

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Figure caption: CLAVR-x VIIRS Cloud Type retrieval from a University of Wisconsin-Madison direct broadcast pass acquired at 06:38 UTC on 16 May 2014.

Presentation on weather satellites at Green Bay.: Steve Ackerman gave a presentation to a group of 80 UW Alumni in Green Bay WI on weather satellites. An overview of the GOES-R program was included in the presentation as well as current NOAA satellites.

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