Advanced Satellite Products Branch

This web page contains information relevant to members of the NOAA/NESDIS Advanced Satellite Products Branch only. The information contained herein is not intended for the general public. The public ASPB web page can be found here.

ASPB Items

• ASPB overview slides
• Weekly reports:
  • The current report and the report archive
  • Submit a weekly report item
  • Instructions on creating (publishing) the CIMSS-ASPB weekly report.
  • Guidelines on submitting a CIMSS-ASPB weekly report item.
  • NESDIS weekly report guidance
  • NOAA weekly report guidance (for high-level items)
  • NOAA EMT report guidance (for high-level items)
• Travel:

Because much has changed recently regarding STAR and NESDIS travel policies and procedures, it would be best to get the most up-to-date information from STAR's Travel Process page. Foreign travel requirements are here. A few forms are provided here for convenience:

• NESDIS Travel Justification Checklist (PDF)
• Trip report template for domestic travel (Word).
• International travel:
• NOAA Travel Office foreign travel checklist (Word)
• NESDIS foreign travel handheld device form (PDF)
• Country clearance website
• International trip report (Word)
• If somebody else is paying for all or part of your trip you need to complete these:
• CD 210
• SF 326
• NOAA Foreign Travel, with visa requirements and forms
• Other Forms:
  • Abstract submission form
  • Manuscript submission form (PDF) Fill out the first and third pages. If a the page charges are being covered by someone other that STAR (e.g., CIMSS), put $0 for the cost to STAR.
  • The disclaimer (Word). Here's the draft policy.
  • Letter of intent submission form (Word).
  • Proposal submission form (Word). Here's the draft policy.
  • NOAA/NESDIS letterhead for Madison (Word)
  • Leave donation form
  • Account request for NOAA email, STAR computers, STAR VPN, telephone, etc.
  • S4 account request
  • STAR FTP access agreement
  • Individual Development Plan form: [ Word | WordPerfect ]
  • NOAA business card form (PDF, send to Juanita)
• Security and ITAR:
  • ASPB Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) and other files (password required)
  • ASPB Phased Security Plan (password required)
  • Common Access Card (CAC) renewal information; RAPIDS site locator; STAR CAC flyer
  • PIV card (NOAA ID badge) information
  • To get a new badge you need to fill out Form 65-9 and a CD 591
  • NESDIS export compliance presentation, 2013
  • Export compliance assessment questions
• Pay and Performance:
  • Time and Attendance System
  • ORA ZP Metrics Table
  • Alternative Personnel System (formerly Demo Project) pay tables: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2014 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008.
    The DOC CAPS pay table page is here.
  • SFA results for ASPT
• Misc:
  • STAR awards page
  • OHCS awards page
  • Pictures of the group | (old pictures here)
  • Business card form

STAR, NESDIS, NOAA, DOC, ... Documents

• NESDIS Style Guide
• Overview of ORA, by Mitretek (PPT).
• May 13, 2005 ORA All-Hands slides
• CoRP Brochure: [ 2-page version | 1-page version ]
• STAR Strategic Plan
• NOAA's strategic goals
• NOAA Strategic Plan
• NESDIS Strategic Plan, 2016: PDF
• NESDIS Operating Principals: PDF
• NOAA Program Review documents
• OSTP-OMB 2004 Program Guidance
• Summary of ethics rules
• DOC web information restrictions
• IJPS SRR Review Board Report. Learn more about the IJPS here.
• NOAA data quality document draft (PDF) and the accompanying mail message
• AWIPS product inclusion plan, 09/02 (Word)
• ORA software policy
• Telework: First read the ORA telework memo, then the NESDIS telework policy. Full information here. DOC teleworking policy, also on the web here.
• NOAA press release approval path
• Satellite Products and Services Review Board (username and password required)
or
• SPSRB
• Satellite Products and Services Review Board list (updated occasionally; no password needed)
• Product development certificate (SPSRB password required)

Federal Web Links

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Project Slides

• ASPB introductory slide (pic #1) (Jun 2008)
• ASPB introductory slide (pic #2) (Jun 2008)
• The life of a Property Custodian (Apr 2008)
• The ARCPAC IPY mission (Apr 2008)
• First AVHRR direct readout (HRPT) polar winds (Apr 2008)
• GOES-R AWG ice products (Apr 2008)
• Nearcasting (Apr 2008)
• Direct broadcast MODIS data in CRAS over: China, Kazakhstan, U.S. (Apr 2008)
• CRAS forecast products in AWIPS (Apr 2008)
• CRAS real-time domains (Apr 2008)
• GOES-10 Sounder product over South America in CRAS (Apr 2008)
• Validation of cloud detection using CALIPSO (Apr 2008)
• GOES-R AWG Cloud Application Team activities (Apr 2008)
• Volcanic ash detection algorithm (Apr 2008)
• New products in AWIPS (Nov 2007)
• First global 1 km cloud product (Nov 2007)
• AVHRR calibration (Feb 2006, updated Nov 2007)
• Air quality (Oct 2007)
• PDA Weather (PAW) (Oct 2007)
• GOES-R validation with Calipso (Feb 2007)
• Suomi Museum concept at SSEC (Dec 2006)
• African Dust Hamper Hurricane Activity (Dec 2006)
• AVHRR Polar Pathfinder, Arctic trends (Mar 2006)
• IGOS Cryosphere Theme (Mar 2006)
• Use of Direct Broadcast Winds at FNMOC (Mar 2006)
• CLAVR-x (Feb 2006)
• PATMOS-x (Feb 2006)
• Volcanic cloud warnings (Jan 2006)
• MODIS winds (Jan 2006)
• Inter-calibration (Jan 2006)
• Clear Sky Brightness Temperature (Jan 2006)
• GOES-N (Jan 2006)
• Advanced Baseline Imager on GOES-R (Jan 2006)
• HES-IR on GOES-R (Jan 2006)
• High Spectral Data Compression (Jan 2006)

• Polar winds (J. Key):
• Polar winds methodology and examples
• Model impact studies by ECMWF, GMAO, CMC, JMA, FNOC, ...
• Direct broadcast MODIS polar winds
• Polar atmospheric characteristics and vector height assignment issues
• MODIS water vapor animation over the Arctic for one day. Here it is with wind vectors. (animiated GIF format)
• GOES-12 Imager (T. Schmit), revised 4 April 2002
• Current GOES Sounder (T. Schmit), revised 4 April 2002
• Biomass Burning Applications (E. Prins), revised 19 April 2002 Contact Elaine Prins for animations.
• GOES Sounder Derived Product Imagery (DPI) (G. Wade), revised 25 July 2001
• GOES-12 Sounder Data (versus GOES-8) (G. Wade), revised 29 November 2001
• GOES Upper Tropospheric Moisture Assimilation (G. Wade), revised 29 November 2001
• GOES Data and Forecasting (T. Schmit, W. P. Menzel), revised 26 April 2002
• Future GOES, sounder and imager (T. Schmit), revised 6 May 2002
• Nowcasting, CRAS, assimilation (R. Aune), revised October 2003