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IN THE PRESS:
ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
Operational Use of Polar Winds Data at the
Japan Meteorological Agency: The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
began using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
polar winds product in their operational forecast system on May 27,
2004. Wind data from the Terra and Aqua satellites over the north
polar region are used in a 3-dimensional variational analysis system
for the global and typhoon models. The MODIS polar winds are also used
operationally by the European Centre for Medium-Range Forecasts (ECMWF)
and the NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO). The winds
are produced experimentally in real-time at the University of Wisconsin
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
(CIMSS) and in the Office of Research and Applications.
(J. Key, E/RA2,
608-263-2605, D. Santek,
CIMSS,
608-263-7410, C. Velden,
CIMSS,
608-262-9168, J. Daniels, E/RA2)
Significance:
A number of numerical weather prediction centers have demonstrated that
the
MODIS polar winds have a positive impact on weather forecasts not only
within the polar regions, but also in the extratropics. The
operational use of the wind data by JMA further demonstrates the
utility of the product.
NOAA Mission Goal:
Serve society's needs for weather and
water information.
NOAA Cross-Cutting Priorities:
Sound, Reliable State-of-the-Art
Research
ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD
GOES-N Brief: In support of an upcoming NOAA/NESDIS management briefing on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N), a set of slides was supplied to M. Goldberg. Some of the past and planned GOES-N research activities were highlighted. The activities include detector selection, processing spectral response functions, and transmittance regression coefficient generation. Planned post-launch activities include investigating radiance integrity, product generation, and validation. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)
Abstract on ABI Submitted for NWA Annual Meeting: An abstract was submitted for an invited talk at the National Weather Association (NWA) annual meeting to be held in October 2004. The title is "Operational benefits of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)-R". The authors are Timothy, J. Schmit, James Gurka, Mathew M. Gunshor, W. Paul Menzel, and Jun Li. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)
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