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ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:
WMO Polar Observations, Research, and Services Panel Meeting: The
fourth meeting of the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO)
Executive Council Panel of Experts on Polar Observations, Research, and
Services (EC-PORS) was held in Lanzhou, China, 13-15 March 2013. The
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute
(CAREERI) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences hosted the meeting. The
Panel provides guidance in the development of the WMO Strategic Plan,
facilitates the acquisition, exchange, and archiving of observational
data, and makes recommendations on research and operations related to
the polar regions. The Panel has representatives from 17 countries; Jeff
Key (NESDIS/STAR) is one of three U.S. representatives, none of whom
were able to attend due to sequestration budget cuts. Key participated
via Webex. This meeting focused on the status and implementation of the
Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW), which Key co-leads, and the development of various services.
The day before the EC-PORS meeting a planning meeting was held for a
"Third Pole" (Himalaya) region GCW workshop later this year. The workshop is being supported by U.S. State Department. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605,
jkey@ssec.wisc.edu)
CEOS Lecture Given to African Educators: Andrew
Heidinger gave a lecture and ran a laboratory session for a Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)
course titled "Introduction of Remote Sensing Technology for Educators". CEOS runs this course
which offers introductory material for professionals and educators who
work in the environmental sciences. This particular course was open
only to Africans; roughly 30 students registered for the course. Heidinger's lecture and lab focused on the spectral, spatial and
temporal characteristics of current imagery data. (A. Heidinger, E/RA2,
608-263-6757, andrew.heidinger@noaa.gov)
WMO International Volcanic Ash Workshop: Mike
Pavolonis (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR) remotely gave a talk on the
NOAA/NESDIS/STAR volcanic cloud satellite remote sensing techniques at
the 6th World Meteorological Organization (WMO) International Workshop
on Volcanic Ash being held in Citeko (West Java) Indonesia during the
week of March 11, 2013. United States Geological Survey (USGS)
colleagues in attendance later conveyed that the talk, which in part
highlighted the need for an integrated multi-sensor based approach to
volcanic cloud remote sensing, was discussed at length during a
subsequent remote sensing breakout session. (Remote access to the
workshop was only available during Pavolonis’ 30 minute time slot.) The
workshop report, including a summary of the breakout sessions, should
be available in the coming weeks. (M. Pavolonis, E/RA2, 608-263-9597,
Mike.Pavolonis@noaa.gov)
ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:
Presentations at Intergovernmental Hurricane Conference: Chris Velden (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, CIMSS), Jim Kossin (NCDC at CIMSS) and Tom Greenwald (CIMSS) presented (remotely) at the 67th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference. Velden's talk was titled "Computing Deep-Tropospheric Vertical Wind Shear Analyses for TC Applications: Does the Methodology Matter?" and was co-authored by John Sears (CIMSS/Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences). Kossin's presentation was titled "Eyewall Replacement Cycles: Forecasting Onset and Associated Intensity and Structure Changes" and was co-authored by Chris Rozoff, Will Lewis, and Matt Sitkowski (CIMSS). Greenwald's presentation was titled "Validation of HWRF Forecasts with Satellite Observations". Kossin's and Greenwald's talks were based on research funded through the NOAA Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT) project. Velden, Rozoff, and Kossin were also co-authors on the presentation "Improvement to the SHIPS Rapid Intensification Index: A Year-2 JHT Project Update" given by John Kaplan (NOAA). (J. Kossin, NCDC/RSAD, 608-265-5356)
GOES-R Aerosol Validation using Ground based LIDAR Data: A presentation entitled “Validation of MODIS based GOES-R ABI AOD retrievals using Ground based LIDAR Data” was given at the GOES-R Air Quality Proving Ground (AQPG) 3rd Annual Advisory Group Workshop in Baltimore, MD. The talk summarized results from a 2012 demonstration of the use of ground-based lidar to validate GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrievals through comparison with validation approaches using neighboring AEROsol Robotic Network (AERONET) measurements. These pre-launch demonstrations provide the foundation for post-launch ABI validation activities (R.B. Pierce, E/RA2, 608-890-1892, brad.pierce@noaa.gov, E. Eloranta, SSEC, 608-262-7327, R. Kuehn, SSEC, 608-263-0167)
Acting Secretary Blank visits the University of Wisconsin: On 13 March 2013, the University of Wisconsin-Madison held a "meet and greet" reception for Acting Department of Commerce Secretary R. Blank, who is one of four finalists for the position of Chancellor. At the reception, Bob Aune and Gary Wade (ASPB) were successful in alerting Dr. Blank to NOAA's presence on campus at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS). They were impressed with her knowledge of satellites and satellite programs. In addition, Aune and Wade emphasized the active role that CIMSS plays in the transfer of research into operations for NESDIS, and expressed concern over potential negative effects on the cooperative institutes due to federal budget woes, most recently the sequestration. (R. Aune, E/RA2, 608-262-1071, robert.aune@noaa.gov; G. S. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743, gary.s.wade@noaa.gov)
(Click image to enlarge)Participation in the CI Director's meeting: Steve Ackerman, Wayne Feltz, and Soniya Patel attended the Cooperative Institute Directors and Administration meeting on March 12-13, 2013 at the NOAA College Park facility. This is an opportunity for the cooperative institute and NOAA personnel to discuss what is going well and what needs to be improved. A summary of the meeting will be forthcoming from the executive committee of that group. Steve and Wayne also meet with STAR managers and scientists to discuss topics that are relevant to the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) and STAR. (S. Ackerman, CIMSS, 608-263-3647; W. Feltz, CIMSS, 608-265-6283)
Global Cryosphere Watch Website: The Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW) website is now live at http://globalcryospherewatch.org.
The website is hosted at the Space Science and Engineering Center
(SSEC) on behalf of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In
addition to background information on the GCW program, the website
contains a number of dynamic features that are automatically updated
daily, including plots of sea ice, snow cover, and satellite data, a
news feed that pulls together cryosphere news from a variety of sources,
and a community calendar that combines calendars from a number of
groups with polar interests. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605,
jkey@ssec.wisc.edu; B. Bellon, SSEC)
Manuscript on Stratosphere Troposphere Transport Submitted: A manuscript entitled “Airborne observations and modeling of springtime stratosphere-to-troposphere transport over California” by Emma L. Yates, Laura T. Iraci, Matthew C. Roby, R. Bradley Pierce, Matthew S. Johnson, Patrick J. Reddy, Jovan M. Tadic, Max Loewenstein, and Warren Gore was submitted to Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP). The manuscript describes the use of the Real-time Air Quality Modeling System (RAQMS) to interpret airborne in situ measurements of ozone and other trace gases during two stratosphere troposphere transport (STT) events observed over California during 2012. The implications of the two STT events are discussed in terms of the impact on the total tropospheric ozone budget and the impact on air quality and policy-making (R.B. Pierce, E/RA2, 608-890-1892, brad.pierce@noaa.gov)
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