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ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
WMO Global Cryosphere Watch Expert Team Meeting: Earlier this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress approved a feasibility study for a new program, the Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW). GCW will improve the global cryosphere (snow and ice) observing system, analogous to the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW). GCW grew out of the Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Cryosphere Theme and will be its primary implementation mechanism. GCW will be part of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS), which contributes to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). The first GCW Expert Team meeting was held December 4-5 at WMO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. J. Key, who led the development of the IGOS Cryosphere Theme, gave a presentation on the Theme's relevance to GCW. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu)
Significance: As an implementation mechanism for the IGOS Cryosphere
Theme and as a part of WIGOS, the WMO Global Cryosphere Watch will be a
solid contributor to GEOSS.
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:
Cryosphere Critical Design Review Material Submitted: The
GOES-R Algorithm Working Group (AWG) Cryosphere Team and the AWG
Integration Team have prepared a Critical Design Review (CDR) that was
delivered to the GOES-R Ground Segment Project (GSP) on Thursday,
December 4 for the following Cryosphere Team products: Snow Cover, Snow
Depth, and Sea and Lake Ice Concentration, Extent, Thickness/Age, and
Motion. The CDR is a major milestone in algorithm development
activities for the AWG teams. The CDR materials include the current
schedule, Algorithm Design Review risks and actions, requirements,
implementation concept, algorithm theoretical basis, system
architecture, algorithm design, quality assurance, and risks associated
with the six products. The 603 slide presentation contained the
information and content that the GSP required regarding the Cryosphere
Team activities. The CDR will be presented to the GSP on Thursday,
January 8th, 2009. (W. Wolf, Walter.Wolf@noaa.gov, E/RA2, 301-316-5003;
J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu; L. Zhou,
Lihang.Zhou@noaa.gov, E/RA2, 301-316-5002)
ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:
2008 NOAA Direct Readout Conference: The 2008 NOAA Direct Readout Conference was held in Miami, Florida December 8-12, 2008. T. Schmit gave a talks titled "Current and Near-term Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Operations and Applications, GOES-10" and "GOES-R Instruments and Products", the former during an international luncheon panel. In addition, overviews were given of the showcase and poster sessions. The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) was also represented at the conference with respect to Man Computer Interactive Data Access System (McIDAS)-V, direct readout processing, VISITview (Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training View), and education. Twenty-five countries were represented at the conference. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov)VISITORS:
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