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Operational Use of Polar Winds Data by Meteo France: Meteo France began using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) polar winds product in their operational global weather forecast system on June 22, 2006. Eight other numerical weather prediction centers currently use the MODIS winds in operational forecast system: the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), the European Centre for Medium-Range Forecasts (ECMWF), the NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC), the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) of the Naval Research Lab, the UK Met Office, and Deutscher Wetterdienst (the German weather service). The winds are generated in NESDIS operations (OSDPD) and produced experimentally in real-time at the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS). (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, D. Santek, CIMSS, 608-263-7410, C. Velden, CIMSS, 608-262-9168, J. Daniels, E/RA2, K. Turner, OSDPD)ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:
Dust Climatology Paper Published: Amato Evan of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) and Andrew Heidinger published a paper in the June issue of the Journal of Geographic Research. The paper dealt with a new dust climatology derived within the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Pathfinder Atmospheres Extended (PATMOS-x) project. PATMOS-x is a reprocessing effort that generates climate records from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data and has been funded by NOAA/NESDIS/ORA. The results of the climatology have been verified against Aerosol Network (AERONET) observations and by comparisons to other recent climatologies with shorter record lengths. This data-set is currently being used to study effects of dust on hurricanes. (A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757, andrew.heidinger@noaa.gov, A. Evan, CIMSS)
ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP
June 2006 SHyMet Activities: During
the final month of the initial 3-month "live teletraining" component of
the Satellite Hydrology and Meteorology (SHyMet) course, six lessons
were conducted (three "Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite (GOES) Sounder Data and Products" lessons, and three "GOES
High Density Winds" lessons), with 23 National Weather Service (NWS)
interns participating. Recorded audio playback versions of these
lessons have been placed on the NOAA eLearning Management System
(LMS), for other NWS interns to utilize on an as-needed basis.
(S. Bachmeier,
CIMSS, 608-263-3958)
Other Meetings and Telecons:
(None)
VISITORS:
NWS staff from Sullivan visits CIMSS: In conjunction with an invited talk presented at a workshop for high school science teachers, J. Craven, the new Science and Operations Officer (SOO) at the local National Weather Service (NWS) office in Sullivan, WI, visited the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), accompanied by K. Rizzo, Meteorologist in Charge (MIC), on June 27, 2006. Application and data access were demonstrated and discussed by numerous CIMSS scientists on a number of topics in which CIMSS is strongly engaged, including Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and CIMSS Regional Assimilation System (CRAS) endeavors. The CIMSS in-house capability to work with real-time data, including MODIS, on a NWS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) workstation was shown to be particularly relevant and useful, both for this visit as well as for future collaborations. (G.S. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743, gary.s.wade@noaa.gov, K. Rizzo, NWS, 414-297-3243)
Demonstration and Tour for High School Sophomores: Twenty-two high school sophomores visited the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) this week. They are part of PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence), administered by the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (http://www.peopleprogram.wisc.edu). The program is focused on encouraging kids from disadvantaged backgrounds and/or under represented groups. The demonstration focused on hurricanes – their formation, monitoring and forecasts. The presentation is available upon request. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov, R.Aune, E/RA2, 608-262-1071, robert.aune@noaa.gov)
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