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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 4, 2014

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Manuscript on GOES-R LAP Product Validation Published: A manuscript titled "Evaluation of the GOES-R ABI LAP retrieval algorithm using GOES-13 Sounder" has been published in the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. Co-authors are Yong-Keun Lee, Zhenglong Li, Jun Li (CIMSS) and Timothy J. Schmit (STAR). (Jun Li, Jun.Li@ssec.wisc.edu, 608-262-3755) 

WMO Meeting on Observing System Design: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) held its first meeting of the Inter-Programme Expert Team on Observing System Design and Evolution (IPET-OSDE), 31 March 2014. Jeff Key participated via phone to provide a summary of recent activities of the Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW; http://globalcryospherewatch.org) and, more importantly, to provide feedback on cryosphere observational requirements for a variety of application areas such as climate monitoring and numerical weather prediction. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu) 

Warn-on-Forecast Workshop: The Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB) and Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) participated in the 2014 Warn-on-Forecast and High-Impact Weather Workshop at the National Weather Center, in Norman, OK. The two presentations given were "A near real time regional Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R/ Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) data assimilation system for high impact weather applications" and "Using GOES-14 1 minute Rapid Scan Information to Prepare for the GOES-R Era". More information on the workshop will be posted at http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/wof/workshops.php. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov) 

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31st AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology: Several scientists from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) participated in the American Meteorological Society's 31st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology from 31 March - 4 April 2014 in San Diego, CA. CIMSS and affiliated NOAA scientists presented or were coauthors on over 35 oral and poster presentations. The conference featured three sessions on tropical cyclone remote sensing techniques, which were very well attended and received. (C. Velden, CIMSS, 608-262-9168; C. Rozoff, CIMSS)

FRAPPE Science Planning Meeting: Brad Pierce, Nadia Smith, and Jonathan Gero attended the Front Range Air Pollution and Photochemistry Experiment (FRAPPÉ) Science Planning Meeting in Boulder CO. FRAPPE is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the State of Colorado to characterize and understand summer air quality in the Northern Front Range Metropolitan Area (NFRMA). The FRAPPÉ mission will be conducted in coordination with the NASA Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality (DISCOVER-AQ) Earth Venture mission, which focuses on a better understanding of the relationship between space based measurements of column abundances and near-surface concentrations of ozone, ozone precursors, and aerosol properties. Under support from the State of Colorado, the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) will deploy the Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI) and High Spectral Resolution LIDAR (HSRL) ground based remote sensing instruments at the central FRAPPÉ ground site near Erie, Colorado. In addition to contributing to the science objectives of FRAPPE, the AERI and HSRL deployments during FRAPPE will help to develop ground-based cal/val capabilities for post-launch validation of the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) (R.B. Pierce, E/RA2, 608-890-1892, brad.pierce@noaa.gov, N. Smith, CIMSS, Jonathan Gero, SSEC)

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