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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 25, 2004

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<>Radiance Integrity of GOES-11 Imager and Sounder During On-orbit Storage Verified:  The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) -11 was brought out of storage for most of June 2004.  During this "active" period, all GOES VARiable (GVAR) data are being archived by the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Transmission of both Imager and Sounder radiance information from GOES-11 affords the opportunity to generate derived product information and compare their quality to products based on GOES-12 radiance information.  Examples of both Imager and Sounder radiance comparisons and some derived products can be found at: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/goes11/ .  Overall, the results can be summarized as "no surprises." (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, M. Gunshor, CIMSS, 608-263-1146, S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958, G.S. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743, D. Wade, CIMSS, 608-263-0527, T. Schreiner, CIMSS, 608-263-6754, J. Nelson, CIMSS, 608-263-6013) <>

Significance:  The exercise of verifying the quality of the GOES-11 radiances and some products during its on-orbit storage is needed to ensure operational readiness. Potential problems could be uncovered much earlier than waiting until just before an instrument is needed operationally. Archiving these unique data are important for understanding how on-orbit storage has affected instrument performance. 

Supports Climate and Weather&Water Goals:
Understand climate variability and change to enhance society's ability to plan and respond and Serve society's needs for weather and water information. 

Supports the following NOAA Cross-Cutting Priorities:Integrated Global Environmental Observation and Data Management System; and Sound, Reliable State-of-the-Art Research.

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, ORA:

Planning Exercise for the NOAA Observing Systems Council (NOSC):  A. Heidinger participated in an NOAA Observing Systems Council (NOSC) exercise for the prioritization of NOAA observing systems for climate studies for 2007.  He particpated in multiple teleconferences and delivered a report on the priorization of different observing systems (surface and satellite based) for improved cloud climatologies.  (A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD

Infusing satellite Data into Environmental Applications (IDEA) Activities: S. Bachmeier began to prepare the forecast discussions that are updated daily and posted on the Infusing satellite Data into Environmental Applications (IDEA) web site that is now being hosted at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) (http://idea.ssec.wisc.edu). The IDEA project showcases the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) product derived from the polar orbiting Moderate resolution Imaging  Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument, and is intended to be a tool for the US air quality forecasting community. (S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958)

Paper on Global Cloud Typing Submitted: A paper titled "Daytime global cloud typing from AVHRR and VIIRS: Algorithm description, validation, and comparisons" was submitted to the Journal of Applied Meteorology. The paper by M. Pavolonis (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, CIMSS), A. Heidinger, and T. Uttal (NOAA/ETL) describes, compares, and validates three automated algorithms used to determine cloud type in daytime satellite imagery. (M. Pavolonis, CIMSS, 608-263-9597, A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-283-6757)

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