CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 9, 2017

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ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

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ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

International GOES-R/16 Training Course Provided: The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society’s (CMOS) 51st Congress and the annual meeting was held the week of June 5, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario. On the day preceding the conference (Sunday, June 4) a Short Course was held on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R/16) capabilities, products and applications. The 20 students represented a wide mix, including government meteorologists, students and the media. Conference presentations were on GOES-16, the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), fire characterization and training. Tim Schmit (STAR/ASPB), Scott Lindstrom (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, CIMSS), and Chris Schmidt (CIMSS) participated as instructors. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov; S. Lindstrom, CIMSS; C. Schmidt, CIMSS, 608-262-7973)

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Figure caption: The CMOS GOES-R/16 short course group. Photo Credit: C. Schmidt, CIMSS. 

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

GOES-R Cloud Products Achieve Beta Maturity: The final two GOES-R Cloud Algorithms achieved Beta Maturity Status this week. The Daytime and Nighttime Cloud Optical And Microphysical Properties (DCOMP and NCOMP) algorithms and their associated products were the last of the cloud products to be reviewed. These two algorithms generate the cloud optical depth, cloud particle size and liquid/ice water path products. With their passing, all GOES-R Cloud Products are now declared beta and their distribution to users will commence. (A. Walther, CIMSS, andi.walther@ssec.wisc.edu, P. Heck, CIMSS, 608-262-7889, pat.heck@ssec.wisc.edu)

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