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ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
US-Canada GEO Workshop on Water and Ice: A two and a half day workshop on water and ice was convened as part of a Canada/United States (US) bilateral meeting to determine where the two countries can collaborate to advance the water and ice-related goals of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) within the frameworks of their national GEO efforts. The workshop was held October 28-30, 2008 at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Virginia. The workshop included presentations and discussions aimed at (1) identifying observational and analysis activities where the US and Canada can collaborate within the GEO framework to accelerate progress towards common goals, (2) developing a plan for how Canada and the US will work together to achieve significant advances in the areas of water and ice monitoring, modeling, and societal benefit assessment, and (3) clarifying how the US and Canada can jointly approach international GEO activities to ensure that the capabilities, interests and concerns of both countries are effectively addressed. After the workshop the US and Canadian GEO leadership met to review outcomes and recommendations from the workshop and consider future bi-lateral cooperation. J. Key (NESDIS/STAR) was a co-organizer of the workshop. More information is available at http://geo-cryosphere.org/meetings/uscanada08/. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu)
Significance:
For
the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) to succeed,
countries must work together. This workshop brought together
scientists, program managers, and administrators from the US and
Canada for the sole purpose of identifying mutually beneficial,
collaborative efforts to improve the Earth observing system. NOAA plays
a leading role in GEO.
NOAA Mission Goal:
Understand Climate Variability and Change to Enhance Society's Ability
to Plan and Respond Serve Society's Needs for Weather and Water
Information; Support the Nation's Commerce with Information for Safe,
Efficient, and Environmentally Sound Transportation
NOAA Cross-Cutting Priorities:
Sound, Reliable State-of-the-Art Research; Integrating Global
Environmental Observations and Data Management
ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:
ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:
Paper Published on the ABI and Continuation of Current Sounder Products: After the decision was made to not include a high spectral resolution infrared sounder on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R series, the question was raised regarding additional legacy sounders or producing continuation products via the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) information until an advanced sounder could be procured. The paper “The GOES-R ABI (Advanced Baseline Imager) and the continuation of current sounder products” addresses these issues. The authors are Schmit, Li, Gurka, Goldberg, Schrab, Li, and Feltz. It was published in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. More information is posted at: http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-toc&issn=1558-8432&volume=47&issue=10. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov)VISITORS:
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