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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 17, 2004
IN THE PRESS:
ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, ORA
Experimental Satellite Product Tested During
Hurricane Ivan:
The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
Tropical Group has developed a new tool to monitor the
structure and intensity changes of tropical cyclones from passive
microwave imagery. The algorithm, named MIMI (Morphed anImated
Microwave Imagery) creates animated rapid-scan-like loops from
disparate (in time) 85GHz micowave images. It utilizes 5 satellites
(DMSP 15/16/17 SSMI, TRMM TMI, and AQUA AMSR-E) to generate a synthetic
blend of imagery that creates a radar-like presentation that can
greatly improve the visualization of storm behavior. The new tool was
shown to National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasters during Ivan with
good response. For additional
information, illustrations and real time examples, go to:
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/marti/marti.html.
(C. Velden, CIMSS, 608-262-9168, T, Wimmers, CIMSS, 608-263-3294)
Hyperspectral Workshop Report Posted:
A meeting report
from the 4th NOAA Hyperspectral Workshop is available at: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/meetings/4th_hyperspectral/4th_hyperspectral_report.html.
The meeting was held in Madison, WI August 17-19, 2004. The
report summarizes the meeting, including some of the uses of
hyperspectral data for monitoring the land/ocean/atmosphere system.
(T. Schmit, E/RA2,
608-263-0291)
ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD
Mr. Schmit Goes to Washington: T.
Schmit participated in the
kickoff meeting for the NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite (GOES)-R Calibration/Validation Steering Committee. It was
held
on Sept. 13, 2004, at the NOAA Silver Spring Metro Center complex. He
also convened, at the NOAA Science Center, a meeting on the GOES
sounder and met with various colleagues. More details are available
upon
request. (T. Schmit, E/RA2,
608-263-0291)
Two GOES-R HES Abstracts Submitted: An
abstract on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
(GOES)-R Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) was submitted to the
Hyperspectral Imaging and Sounding of the Environment meeting run by
the Optical Society of America, which will be held January 31 –
February 2, 2005 in Alexandria, VA. The abstract is entitled
"Applications of
the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R HES
(Hyperspectral Environmental Suite) Infrared measurements", with
authors Timothy J. Schmit, James Gurka, W. P. Menzel, and
Jun Li. Another abstract was submitted for the Algorithms and
Technologies
for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery part of the
Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)’s
International
Symposium on Defense and Security. The conference will be held March 28
- April 1, 2005,
in Orlando, FL. The abstract is entitled "Possible scanning scenarios
of the
GOES-R HES (Hyperspectral Environmental Suite)", with authors are
Timothy J. Schmit, James Gurka, W. P. Menzel, Monica M. Coakley, Tony
Mostek, Kevin Schrab, Anthony Wimmers, and Mathew M. Gunshor. (T.
Schmit, E/RA2,
608-263-0291)
VISITORS:
NEXT WEEK:
E. Prins, J. Key, A. Heidinger and T. Schmit will
participate at the 13th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Satellite
and Oceanography conference in Norfolk, VA. Presentations cover a
variety of subjects, including: smoke effects on air quality, fire
monitoring, polar winds, clear-sky inversions, dust, clouds, climate,
upper-level sulfuric dioxide, temperature and moisture retrievals,
calibration, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
(GOES)-R,
Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES)
and data compression. E. Prins is the conference chair.
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