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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 10, 2004

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ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, ORA

NOAA International Polar Year Meeting: J. Key participated in a meeting of scientists and managers from most NOAA line offices to discuss NOAA projects for the International Polar Year (IPY).  The IPY will be an intense, internationally coordinated campaign of research in the 2007-2008 time frame.  It was formally established by the International Council for Science (ICSU).  IPY activities are being coordinated internationally by the IPY Program Group (http://www.ipy.org) and nationally by the U.S. IPY Committee (http://www.us-ipy.org).  The NOAA meeting participants agreed to submit Expressions of Intent to the international IPY on 6-8 topics. The meeting was hosted by the Arctic Research and Weather and Air Quality Offices (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research). (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)

THORPEX Science Symposium: The first THORPEX (THe Observing system Research and Prediction EXperiment) Science Symposium was held in Montreal this past week. Almost 200 scientists from 30 countries were in attendance to discusss issues related to THORPEX objectives. The emergence of satellite data as the primary input of importance to global numerical weather prediction (NWP) models was highlighted by several of the major  NWP centers. The latest THORPEX Science and Implementation plans were approved, and discussions were held on potential involvement with the International Polar Year community. (C. Velden, CIMSS, 608-262-9168)

Satellite Direct Readout Conference: T. Schmit participated in the 2004 Satellite Direct Readout Conference. The conference was December 6-10 in Miami, Florida.  Schmit gave two talks and was part of an expert panel team. The talks were entitled "Expected Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) N, O, P Performance" and "GOES R Products". Schmit also gave a seminar at the National Hurricane Center entitled "20 years of GOES measurements -- 2005 to 2025 -- from GOES N/O/P to GOES-R+". (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD

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

MODIS Imagery on the NOAA Great Lakes CoastWatch Web Site: The NOAA Great Lakes CoastWatch site at http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov is now distributing real-time Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) products created at University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC). Individual true color images of each Great Lake are produced at 250 meter resolution automatically every day, and stored in GeoTIFF format. (L. Gumley, CIMSS)

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