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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 12, 2008

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CIMSS Visit to NWS Office in Green Bay: On 10 January 2008, seven staff of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) and the Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB) visited the Green Bay, WI Forecast Office (FO) of the National Weather Service (NWS). A dozen NWS personnel, including three from the Marquette, MI FO, participated in the day-long meeting where presentations on the following topics were given: satellite data usage and practices at the Green Bay and Marquette FOs (G. Brusky, A. Just), MODIS (MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) applications (K. Strabala, S. Bachmeier), current GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) Sounder applications (G. Wade), satellite applications for aviation needs (W. Feltz), synthetic forecast imagery from the CRAS (CIMSS Regional Assimilation System) (R. Aune), and dynamic “nearcasting” of GOES Sounder data (R. Petersen). J. Gerth provided details and coordination for the continuation and enhancement of experimental CIMSS satellite products in the NWS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS). Interest was high for numerous products, including high resolution MODIS SSTs (sea surface temperature), CRAS forecast cloud and water vapor images, and dynamic nearcasts of instability utilizing data from the GOES Sounder. (G.S. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743, gary.s.wade@noaa.gov; G. Brusky, NWS(KGRB), 920-494-5845, gene.brusky@noaa.gov)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

VIIRS Cloud Product Review Conducted: Andrew Heidinger, at the request of the Integrated Program Office, participated in a review of the state of maturity and performance of the VIIRS (Visible/Infrared Imaging/Radiometer Suite) cloud algorithms. Several members of the VIIRS Operational Algorithm Team also contributed to this review. (A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757)

Assimilating Moisture from GOES-10 in South America Forecast: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Studies (CIMSS) is using the CIMSS Regional Assimilation System (CRAS) to assimilate 3-layer precipitable water and cloud-top pressure retrieved from the GOES-10 sounder to initialize a real-time forecast for South America. The hourly observations are assimilated in a 12-hour spin-up cycle to adjust the water vapor mixing ratio and build 3-dimensional initial cloud field and is followed by a 72-hour forecast. Products generated from the spin-up cycle and the forecast can be viewed at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/model/realtime/cras48_SA/daily.html. (R. Aune, E/RA2, 608-262-1071, robert.aune@noaa.gov)

Assistance with GOES-10 Ingest at CONAE: Via a series of e-mail exchanges, Tim Schmit assisted M. E. Colazo of the Argentina National Commission on Space Activities (CONAE) with their reception of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-10 GOES VARiable (GVAR) broadcast. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov)

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