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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 17, 2006

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ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR

Cryosphere and Aviation Algorithm Working Group Team Kickoff Meeting: The first meeting of the Cryosphere and Aviation Algorithm Teams of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) Algorithm Working Group (AWG) was held in Camp Springs, MD, November 16-17, 2006.  M. Pavolonis, J. Key, and W. Feltz (Cooperative Istitute for Meteorological Satellite Studies) attended.  Feltz is the co-chair of the Aviation Team; Key is the chair of the Cryosphere Team. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jeff.key@noaa.gov; M. Pavolonis, E/RA2, 608-263-9597, mpav@ssec.wisc.edu; W. Feltz, CIMSS, 608-265-6283)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP

Numerical Forecasts for South America Use GOES-12 Imager Cloud Product:  The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Regional Assimilation System (CRAS) is now generating 72-hour forecast imagery, both for the 11 micron band (window) and the 6.7 micron band (water vapor sensitive band), covering South America.  Initial cloud fields are created on the model 48 kilometer grid using cloud-top pressure and effective cloud amount retrieved from the GOES-12 imager, which provides hourly, near-full coverage, single field-of view retrievals at 4 kilometer resolution. The accuracy of the forecast imagery will be monitored using standard validation procedures and by objectively comparing them to real GOES-12 imagery.  Forecasts can be viewed on a website at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/model/realtime/cras48_SA/daily.html. (R.Aune, E/RA2, 608-262-1071, robert.aune@noaa.gov)

Four G-PSDI presentations: On November 13, T. Schmit presented four Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) - Product Services Development and Improvement (G-PSDI) topics. These possible FY07 tasks include the intercalibration of GOES and polar prbiting satellites, GOES Sounder and Imager spectral response functions and transmittance file generation and implementation", GOES-N routine check-out and data archive, and derived products from the GOES-10 Sounder. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov)

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