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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 25, 2005
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THE PRESS:
ITEMS
FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:
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FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS
FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, ORA
ITEMS
FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD
Annual Inventory
Completed:
As scheduled to be done by NESDIS units within the first quarter of the
year, the annual physical inventory of federal equipment was completed
on March 16, 2005 for the Advanced Satellite Products Team (ASPT) in
Madison, WI. The Personal Property Physical Inventory Report
for ASPT was provided to the Kansas City Regional Operations Center,
following full resolution of the 55 assets for which ASPT is
responsible per the “Sunflower Assets” Management
Report of Inventory Assets. (G.S. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743;
G. Elsea, CASC, 816-426-7456x273)
GOES-N and -R
Seminar
Given at the NOAA Science Center:
T. Schmit gave a seminar at the NOAA Science Center in Camp Springs,
MD, on March 21st. The title was "The Next Two Geostationary
Steps: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
(GOES)-N and GOES-R. An overview was given of the GOES-N improvements,
along with a summary of the GOES-R baseline instruments, select
products and possible scan scenarios. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)
Retrieval Meeting:
As part of the Temperature and Moisture Profiles Retrievals from
Current and Future Sounders meeting to summarize the various retrieval
systems, T. Schmit and J. Li (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological
Satellite Studies (CIMSS)) gave a talk on the Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite (GOES) retrieval status on March 22 in Camp
Springs, MD at the NOAA Science Center. The talk was entitled "GOES
Retrievals." Both current and future plans were discussed.
(T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)
Manuscript on Cloud
Microphyiscal Property Retrieval Using Hyperspectral Data Accepted:
A manuscript titled "Retrieval of cloud microphysical properties from
MODIS and AIRS" was accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied
Meteorology.
Co-authors are Jun Li, Allen Huang, Chian-Yi Liu, Ping Yang, Timothy J.
Schmit. Heli Wei, Elisabeth Weisz, Li Guan and W. Paul Menzel. (J. Li,
CIMSS, 608-262-3755)
Other Meetings and Telecons:
(None)
VISITORS:
NEXT WEEK:
LOOKING AHEAD:
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ASPB:
(R. Aune, E/RA2,
608-262-1071)
(A. Heidinger, E/RA2,
608-263-6757)
(J. Key, E/RA2,
608-263-2605)
(E. Prins, E/RA2,
530-271-2256)
(T. Schmit, E/RA2,
608-263-0291)
(G.S. Wade, E/RA2,
608-263-4743)
STAR (ORA):
(W. P. Menzel, E/RA2,
608-263-4930)
CIMSS and SSEC:
(T. Achtor, CIMSS,
608-263-4206)
(S. Ackerman, CIMSS,
608-263-3647)
(L. Avila, CIMSS,
608-262-0783)
(S. Bachmeier,
CIMSS, 608-263-3958)
(G. Dengel, CIMSS,
608-265-2322)
(W. Feltz, CIMSS,
608-265-6283)
(J. Feltz, CIMSS,
608-263-3434)
(M. Gunshor, CIMSS,
608-263-1146)
(A. Huang, CIMSS,
608-263-5283)
(B. Huang, CIMSS,
608-265-2231)
(J. Jung, CIMSS, 301-763-8204)
(J. Li, CIMSS, 608-262-3755)
(C.-Y. Liu, CIMSS,
608-262-1023)
(J. Nelson, CIMSS,
608-263-6013)
(T. Olander, CIMSS, 608-265-8005)
(M. Pavolonis, CIMSS,
608-263-9597)
(R. Rabin, NOAA/NSSL and
CIMSS, 608-264-5325/405-366-0583)
(D. Santek, CIMSS,
608-263-7410)
(C. Schmidt, CIMSS,
608-262-7973)
(T. Schreiner,
CIMSS,
608-263-6754)
(D. Stettner, CIMSS,
608-262-8850)
(K. Strabala, CIMSS,
608-263-8752)
(P. van Delst, CIMSS,
301-763-8000)
(C. Velden, CIMSS,
608-262-9168)
(D. Wade, SSEC,
608-263-0527)
(T. Whittaker, CIMSS)
(T. Zapotocny, CIMSS,
608-262-0800)
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